Frequency Distributions….

Grade 10

Range
The range of the data set = highest mark – lowest mark

Mid value of a class interval

8+12
Ex :- 8 – 12 Mid value = = 10
2

Size of the class interval

( Upper limit – lower limit ) + 1
Ex :- 8 – 12 ; ( 12 – 8 ) + 1 = 4 +1
=5
Upper boundary – lower boundary
Ex :- 8 – 12 ; 12.5 – 7.5 = 5

Mean
∑ 𝑓𝑥
𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛 = ∑𝑓

∑ 𝑓𝑑
𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛 = 𝐴 + ∑𝑓

Deviation
Deviation = mid value – assumed mean
 01. Marks obtained by grade 10 students in a class in a test is given below.
i. Find the number of students in the class
marks students
ii. Find the modal class 0–6 3
iii. Calculate the mean mark obtained by a student by 7 – 13 7
getting the mid value of the modal class as assumed 14 - 20 9
mean. 21- 27 11
iv. It is said that the total marks obtained by the students 28- 34 10
in the class is 1200. Is this true or false? Give 35- 41 8
42 - 48 2
reasons.
02. The following frequency distribution shows the data obtained about the number of motor cars
that entered to the southern express way from Kottawa – Mathara from 8.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.
in a certain month.
Number of 100 - 110 110 - 120 120 - 130 130 - 140 140 - 150 150 – 160 160 - 170
motor car
Number of 3 2 6 9 5 3 2
days
i. Write the class interval which belongs to the maximum number of days?
ii. By taking the mid value of the class interval 130 – 140 as the assumed mean, find the mean
number of motor cars which entered to the express way to the nearest whole number.
iii. A worker states that the number of motor cars entered to the express way exceeds 49 000
within a year. Do you agree with him? Give reasons.

03. A study conducted on an infectious disease revealed the following information. ( class
intervals in the above table have been selected as, 2 years or more but less than 6 years; 6
years or more but less than 10 years; and so on.) Age of a patient at the Number of
i. Based on the above data, calculate the mean age time of diagnosis (year) patients
of a patient at the time of diagnosis. Take the mid 2 – 6 1
value of modal class as the assumed mean. 6 – 10 12
ii. Find the probability of a person 18 years old or 10 – 14 20
14 – 18 47
more become a victim of this disease. 18 – 22 55
iii. “ More than half of the patients who are infected 22 – 26 34
with this disease are between the age limit 14 – 26 26 – 30 18
Is this statement true? Give reasons. 30 – 34 3

04. The frequency distribution given below shows information about the number of one day
matches that the cricket team of a certain sports club played and the scores collected.
Score 51 – 75 76 – 100 101 – 125 126 – 150 151 - 175 176 – 200
No. of matches 1 3 6 12 10 8

i. What is the modal class?

ii. Express the number of matches in which more than 150 scores were collected as a
percentage of the total number of matches.
iii. Calculate the mean score collected in a one day match taking the mid value of the modal
class as the assumed mean.
iv. Find the total score that would be expected to be collected in 6 such one day matches they
are scheduled to play in the coming days.
 05. A frequency distribution containing the information on the income gained by selling ice-
cream during 20 days in a certain ice-cream shop is shown in the table below. ( The income
greater than 2000 but equal or less than 2500 belong to the class interval 2000 – 2500 )
Income 2000 - 2500 - 3000 - 3500 - 4000 - 4500 - 5000 - 5500 -
( Rs ) 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 5500 6000
Number of days 1 2 4 6 3 2 1 1
i. What is the median class of the above frequency distribution?
ii. What could be considered as the maximum income gained in a day?
iii. Calculate the mean income in a day, taking the mid value of the class interval 3500 – 4000
as the assumed mean.
iv. If it is intended to buy a refrigerator worth Rs.113 250 with the income gained by selling ice
– cream. Find the number of days for which ice – cream should be sold assuming that the ice
cream sale goes on in the same manner as shown in the above frequency table.
v. A shop owner states that the above refrigerator can be bought with the maximum income
gained in these 20 days including another Rs.31 750. Determine with reasons whether his
statement is correct.

06. Susil goes to a certain bank every day, for his financial needs. He has a habit of recording the
time he had to wait for his turn at the bank in each day. The following table shows the times
that he marked and the number of days in which that time is spent. Spent time Number
i. What is the class interval which shows the time that he spent (minutes) of days
in the bank in most of the days? 0–6 1
ii. What can be the longest time that Susil waited at the bank? 6 – 12 3
iii. Calculate the mean time he waits in the bank using a suitable 12 – 18 3
assumed mean. 18 – 24 4
iv. Find the time that he has wasted by waiting in the bank in 60 24 – 30 10
days and show that it exceeds 24 hours. Give reasons for your 30 – 36 6
36 – 42 2
answer.
42 – 48 1

07. The following frequency distribution shows the information about the amounts of paddy
which are sold by farmers of village to a paddy collection center in the “ Yala” season.
Amount of paddy 1 – 3 3 – 5 5 – 7 7 – 9 9 – 11 11 – 13 13 – 15
( in metric tons )
Number of farmers 2 6 13 14 11 3 1
i. Find the maximum amount of paddy which is expected to be collected by the paddy
collection center.
ii. What is the mean amount of paddy that is received from one farmer to this paddy collection
center in this season
iii. If there are 140 registered farmers in the paddy collection center area, find the amount of
paddy expected to be collected at the center in this season
iv. If it is expected to increase the harvest in the next season by 10% by cultivating the
abandoned fields also, what is the amount of the harvest that can be expected?
v. By assuming that 1 ton of paddy gives 700kg of rice after cleaning, show that the amount of
rice which can be expected after increasing the harvest is 814.968 tons
08. On a tree planting day, a particular Education Zone has distributed plants to the schools as
follows. ( The class interval 70 – 90 represents, the values 70 or greater than 70, but less than
90)
Number of 50 - 70 70 – 90 90 – 110 110 - 130 130 - 150 150 -170 170 - 190
plants
Number of 3 6 16 20 12 8 5
schools
i. Find the maximum number of plants given to a school.
ii. Calculate the mean number of plants given to a school to the nearest whole number, by
selecting the mid value of the modal class as the assumed mean.
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iii. If only 3 of the number of plants brought to the center is distributed to the schools,
calculate the total number of plants which was brought to the center.

09. The details collected in a certain month, from 30 houses of a housing scheme, the
consumption of electric units is given below. Class interval Frequency
i. According to the given information what Electrical units number of houses
is the maximum number of electricity 61 – 67 2
units used in a month? 68 – 74 3
ii. Find to the nearest whole number, the 75 – 81 6
mean number of units used in a house in a 82 – 88 10
month. 89 – 95 4
iii. Electricity board charges Rs.7 for units 1 96 – 102 3
to 60 Rs.10 for units 61 to 90. If by using 103 – 109 2
LED bulbs there can be a drop of 20% of electrical charge, what is the reduced amount of
electricity bill for a house using a mean electricity units?

10. The following frequency distribution contains information about the amounts of rice sold in
each day at a certain retail shop in 30 days. Amount of rice sold Number of days
i. What is the modal class of this (kg) (f)
distribution? 0–8 1
ii. The storekeeper assumes that the total 8 – 16 2
2500kg of rice he has in the store would 16 – 24 6
be sufficient for the upcoming 3 months 24 – 32 10
( 90 days). Using the mean value of rice 32 – 40 5
sold in a day, find whether the 40 – 48 4
conclusion of the storekeeper is correct 48 – 56 2
or incorrect.