Marks Booster

Note- Red Marked Questions are not in Syllabus

Day – 1

[1 mark]

1. Find the class mark of the class 10 – 25.

2. Find the mean of the first five natural numbers.
3. The heights (in cm) of 100 students of a class is given in the following
distribution:
Height 150- 155- 160- 165- 170- 175-
(in cm) 155 160 165 170 175 180
Number 15 16 28 16 17 8
of
students
Find the number of students having height less than 160.

∑ "! #!
4. In the formula 𝑋 = 𝐴 + ℎ & ∑ "!
', for finding the mean of grouped
frequency distribution, what is the value of ui?
5. The times, in seconds, taken by 150 athletes to run a 110 m hurdle
race are tabulated below:
Class 13.8-14 14-14.2 14.2- 14.4- 14.6- 14.8-15
14.4 14.6 14.8
Frequency 2 4 5 71 48 20
Find the number of athletes who completed the race in less then 14.6
seconds.
6. In the following distribution:
Monthly More More More More More More
income than Rs than Rs than Rs than Rs than Rs than Rs
range (in 10000 13000 16000 19000 22000 25000
Rs)
Number 100 85 69 50 33 15
of
families
Find the number of families having income range Rs 16000 – 19000.
7. Consider the following distribution:
Marks Less than Less than Less than Less than Less than
obtained 10 20 30 40 50
Numbers 02 10 15 30 40
of
students
Find the number of students having marks in range 30-40.

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8. Consider the following distribution:
Marks obtained Number of students
More than or equal to 0 68
More than or equal to 10 53
More than or equal to 20 50
More than or equal to 30 45
More than or equal to 40 38
More than or equal to 50 25
Write the number of students having marks more than 20 but less
than 40.
9. Write the class for the following frequency distribution:
Classes 1-4 5-8 9-12 13-16 17-20 21-24
Frequency 3 9 1 12 8 9

[2 marks]

10. If xi’s are the mid points of the class intervals of a grouped data.
Fi’s are the corresponding frequencies and 𝑥 is the mean, then find
∑ 𝑓𝑖(𝑥$ − 𝑥) .
11. Consider the following distribution:
Monthly income range (in Rs) Number of families
More than or equal to 5,000 150
More than or equal to 10,000 132
More than or equal to 15,000 115
More than or equal to 20,000 85
More than or equal to 25,000 68
More than or equal to 30,000 42
Find the number of families having income range (in Rs) 15,000 –
20,000.
12. If the mean of the following distribution is 2.6, then the value of
k.
xi 1 2 3 4 5
fi K 5 8 1 2
13. Find the class marks of classes 15.5 – 18.5 and 50 – 75.
14. The following table shows the cumulative frequency distribution
of marks of 800 students in an examination:
Marks Number of Marks Number of
students students
Below 10 10 Below 60 570
Below 20 50 Below 70 670
Below 30 130 Below 80 740
Below 40 270 Below 90 780
Below 50 440 Below 100 800
Construct a frequency distribution table for the above data.

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 [3 marks]

15. If the mean of the following distribution is 6, find the value of p.

X 2 4 6 10 P+5
f 3 2 3 1 2
16. Find the mean of the following distribution:
X 4 6 9 10 15
f 5 10 10 7 8
17. If the mean of the following data is 18.75, find the value of p.
xi 10 15 P 25 30
fi 5 10 7 8 2
18. For the following distribution, calculate mean:
Classes 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 54-59
Frequency 14 22 16 6 5 3 4

19. Find the mean age of 100 residents of a town from the following
data:
Age 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
equal
and
above
(in
years)
No. of 100 90 75 50 25 15 5 0
persons
20. The following table gives the number of children of 250 families
in a town.
No. of 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
children
No. of 15 24 29 46 54 43 39
families
Find the average number of children per family.

21. If the mean of the following distribution is 27, find the value of
p.
Classes 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50
Frequency 8 P 12 13 10

22. The table below shows the daily expenditure on food of 25

households in a locality.
Daily 100-150 150-200 200-250 250-300 300-350
expenditure
(in Rs)
No. of 4 5 12 2 2
households

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 Find the mean daily expenditure on food by a suitable method.
23. An aircraft has 120 passenger seats. The number of seats
occupied during 100 flights is given in the following table:
Number of 100-104 104-108 108-112 112-116 116-120
seats
Frequency 15 20 32 18 15
Determine the mean number of seats occupied over the flights.

[4 marks]

24. The following table gives the literacy rate (in percentage) of 35
cities. Find the mean literacy rate.
Literacy 45-55 55-65 65-75 75-85 85-95
rate (in %)
Number of 3 10 11 8 3
cities
25. The following distribution shows the daily pocket allowance of
children of a locality. The mean pocket allowance is Rs 18. Find the
missing frequency f.
Daily 11-13 13-15 15-17 17-19 19-21 21-23 23-25
pocket
allowance
(in Rs)
Number 7 6 9 13 F 5 4
of
children

26. The mean of the following frequency distribution is 62.8. Find

the missing frequency x.
Classes 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 100-120
frequency 5 8 X 12 7 8
27. A survey was conducted by a group of students as a part of
their environment awareness programme, in which they collected the
following data regarding the number of plants in 20 houses in a
locality. Find the mean number of plants per house.

Number 0-2 2-4 4-6 6-8 8-10 10-12 12-14

of
plants
Number 1 2 1 5 6 2 3
of
houses
Which method did you use for finding the mean and why?

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28. Find the mean of the following frequency distribution:
Class 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100
interval
Number of 15 18 21 29 17
workers
29. The mean of the following frequency distribution is 62.8 and the
sum of all the frequencies is 50. Compute the missing frequency f1
and f2.
Classes 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 100-120
Frequency 5 F1 10 F2 7 8

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 Day – 2

[1 mark]

1. If the mode of a distribution is 8 and its mean is also 8, then find

median.
2. Write the formula of mode and symbol notation.

3. Consider the following frequency distribution.

Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
Frequency 3 9 15 30 18 5
Determine the modal class.
4. For the following distribution, find the modal class.
Marks Below Below Below Below Below Below
10 20 30 40 50 60
Number 3 12 27 57 75 80
of
students
5. For the following distribution:
Monthly Below Below Below Below Below
income (in 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 1,00,000
Rs)
Number 16 25 32 38 45
of families
Find the modal class.

[3 marks]

6. The following data gives information on the observed lifetimes (in

hours) of 225 electrical components: Determine modal lifetimes.
Lifetimes 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 100-120
(in hours)
frequency 10 35 52 61 38 29
7. The following data gives the information on the observed lifetimes (in
hours) of 225 electrical components:
Lifetimes 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 100-
(in hours) 120
No. of 10 35 52 61 38 29
components

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 Determine the modal lifetimes of the components.
8. The weight of coffee in 70 packets are shown in the following table:
Weight 200- 201- 202- 203- 204- 205-
(in g) 201 202 203 204 205 206
No. of 12 26 20 9 2 1
packets
Determine the modal weight.

[4 marks]

9. The following table shows the ages of the patients admitted in a

hospital during a year:
Age (in 5-15 15-25 25-35 35-45 45-55 55-65
years)
No. of 6 11 21 23 14 5
patients
Find the mode and the mean of the data given above. Compare and
interpret the two measures of central tendency.

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 Day – 3

[1 mark]

1. A data has 13 observations arranged in descending order. Which

observation represents the median of data?
2. In an arranged series of an even number of 2n terms which term is
median?
3. What does the abscissa of the point of intersection of the less than
type and of the more than type cumulative frequency curves of a
grouped data represent?

4. Consider the following frequency distribution:

Class 0-5 6-11 12-17 18-23 24-29
Frequency 13 10 15 8 11
Find the upper limit of the median class.
5. What is the empirical relation between mean, median and mode?

6. Which measure of central tendency is given by the x-coordiante of the

point intersection of the more than ogive and less than ogive?

[2 marks]

7. Consider the following frequency distribution.

Class 0–5 6 – 11 12 – 17 18 – 23 24 – 29
Frequency 13 10 15 8 11
Find the upper limit of median class.
8. Find the median class of the following distribution:
Classes 0 – 10 10 – 20 – 30 – 40 – 50 – 60 –
20 30 40 50 60 70
Frequency 4 4 8 10 12 8 4
9. The mean, median and mode of grouped data are always different.
State True or False and justify your answer.
10. Consider the following frequency distribution of the heights of
60 students of a class.
Height 150- 155- 160- 165- 170- 175-
(in cm) 155 160 165 170 175 180
Number 15 13 10 8 9 5
of
students
What is the sum of the lower limit of the modal class and upper limit
of the median class?

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 [3 marks]

11. The distribution below gives the weight of 30 students of a

class. Find the median weight of the students.
Weight 40-45 45-50 50-55 55-60 60-65 65-70 70-75
(in kg)
Number 2 3 8 6 6 3 2
of
students

12. The lengths of 40 leaves of a plant are measured correctly to the

nearest millimeter, and the data obtained is represented in the
following table:Find the median length of the leaves
Length 18- 127- 136- 145- 154- 163- 172-
(in mm) 126 135 144 153 162 171 180
Number 3 5 9 12 5 4 2
of
leaves
13. Find the unknown entries a, b, c, d, e, f in the following
distribution of heights of students in a class.
Heights (in cm) Frequency Cumulative
frequency
150-155 20 a
155-160 18 b
160-165 c 59
165-170 24 d
170-175 e 94
175-180 6 f
total 100

14. Calculate the median from the following data:

Rent (in Rs) Number of Tenants
1500-2500 8
2500-3500 10
3500-4500 15
4500-5500 25
5500-6500 40
6500-7500 20
7500-8500 15
8500-9500 7

15. Calculate the missing frequency from the following distribution,

it being given that the median of the distribution is 24.
Age (in 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50
years)

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 Number of 5 25 F 18 7
persons

16. If the median of the following distribution is 28.5, find the

missing frequencies.
Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 Total
interval
frequency 5 F1 20 15 F2 5 60

[4 marks]

17. A life insurance agent found the following data for distribution
of ages of 100 policy holders. Calculate the median age, if policies are
given only to persons having age 18 years onwards but less than 60
years.
Age (in year) Number of Age (in years) Number of
policy holders policy holders
Below 20 2 Below 45 89
Below 25 6 Below 50 92
Below 30 24 Below 55 98
Below 35 45 Below 60 100
Below 40 78
18. Find the mean, mode and median of the following distribution:
Classes 100-120 120-140 140-160 160-180 180-200
Frequency 12 14 8 6 10

19. The following is the frequency distribution of duration for 100

calls made on a mobile phone:
Duration 95-125 125-155 155-185 185-215 215-245
(in seconds)
Number of 14 22 28 21 15
calls
Calculate the average duration (in sec.) of a call and also find the
median from a cumulative frequency curve.
20. Size of agricultural holding in a survey of 200 families is given
in the following table:
Size of 0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35
agricultural
holding (in
ha)
Number of 10 15 30 80 40 20 5
day
Compute median and mode size of the holdings.

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 Day – 4

[1 mark]

1. Name the graphical representation from which the mode of a

frequency distribution is obtained?
2. Which graphical representation helps in determining the median of a
given frequency distribution?
3. What is the value of the median of the data represented by the
following graph of less than Ogive and more than ogive?

[3 marks]

4. The following are the ages of 300 patients getting medical treatment in
a hospital on a particular day:
Age (in 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70
years)
No. of 60 42 55 70 53 20
patients
Form:
(i) Less than type cumulative frequency distribution.
(ii) More than type cumulative frequency distribution.

[4 marks]

5. The following distribution gives the daily income of 50 workers of a

factory.
Daily income 100-120 120-140 140-160 160-180 180-200
(in rs)
Number of 12 14 8 6 10
workers
Convert the distribution above to a less than type cumulative
frequency distribution, and draw its ogive.
6. The annual rainfall record of a city of 66 days is given in the following
table:
Rainfall 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
(in cm)
Number 22 10 8 15 5 6
of days
Calculate the median rainfall using ogive (of more than type and of
less than type).
7. During the medical check-up of 35 students of a class, their weights
were recorded as follows:
Weight (in kg) Number of Weight (in kg) Number of
students students

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 Less than 38 0 Less than 46 14
Less than 40 3 Less than 48 28
Less than 42 5 Less than 50 32
Less than 44 9 Less than 52 35
Draw a less than type ogive for the given data. Hence, obtain the
median weight form the graph and verify the result by using the
formula.
8. Draw ‘less than’ ogive and ‘more than’ ogive for the following
distribution and hence find its median.
Classes 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90
Frequency 10 8 12 24 6 25 15
9. 50 students enter for a school javelin throw competition. The distance
(in metres) thrown are recorded below:
Distance 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100
(in m)
Number of 6 11 17 12 4
calls
(i) Construct a cumulative frequency table.
(ii) Draw a cumulative frequency (less than type) curve and
calculate the median distance thrown by using this curve.
(iii) Calculate the median distance by using the formula for median.
(iv) Are the median distance calculate in (ii) and (iii) same?
10. The annual profits earned by 30 shops of a shopping complex in
locality give rise to the following distribution:
Profit (in lakhs in Rs) Number of shops (frequency)
More than or equal to 5 30
More than or equal to 10 28
More than or equal to 15 16
More than or equal to 20 14
More than or equal to 25 10
More than or equal to 30 7
More than or equal to 35 3
Draw both ogives for the above data and hence obtains the median.
11. The following distribution gives the daily income of 50 workers
of a factory:
Daily 100-120 120-140 140-160 160-180 180-200
income (in
Rs.)
Number of 12 14 8 6 10
workers
Convert the distribution above to a less than type cumulative
frequency distribution and draw its ogive. Find the median from this
ogive.

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 Answers
Day – 1

1. Ans-17.5 8. Ans. 7
2. Ans-3 9. Ans. 12.5-16.5
3. Ans-31 10. Ans.0
!! "# 11. Ans. 30
4. Ans.
$
12. Ans-4
5. Ans-82
13. Ans-17, 625
6. Ans-19
7. Ans. 15
14. Ans.
Marks 0- 10- 20- 30- 40- 50- 60- 70- 80- 90-
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
No. of 10 40 80 140 170 130 100 70 40 20
students
15. Ans- 7 23. Ans- 109.92
16. Ans- 9 24. Ans- 69.43%
17. Ans- 20 25. Ans- 20
18. Ans. 36.36 26. Ans- 10
19. Ans- 31 years 27. Ans-8.1
20. Ans-3.54 28. Ans-53
21. Ans. p=7 29. Ans-F1 = 8, f2 = 12
22. Ans-Rs. 211

Day – 2

1. Ans-8
" %"
" #
2. Ans- 𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑒 = 𝑙 + &&" %" %"
'×ℎ
" # $
3. Ans-30-40 6. Ans- 65.625
4. Ans-30-40 7. Ans-65.63 hours
5. Ans- 0-20,000 8. Ans- 201.7 kg.
9. Ans-mode = 36.8years, Mean = 35.38 years.

Day – 3

1. Ans-7th
2. Ans-nth and (n + 1)th
3. Ans-Median.
4. Ans-17.5
5. Ans-3 median = mode + 2 mean
6. Ans-median
7. Ans-17.5
8. 30 – 40

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 9. Ans-False, it depends on the data
10. Ans-315
11. Ans- 56.67 kg
12. Ans-146.75 mm
13. Ans. a=20, b=38, c=21, d=83, e=11, f=100
14. Ans-Rs. 5,800
15. Ans- F=25
16. Ans-f1 = 8, f2 = 7
17. Ans-35.76 years
18. Ans. mean = 145.20, median = 138.57, mode = 125
19. Ans- Average = 170.3 sec, Median = 170 sec.
20. median = 17.81 hectares, Mode = 17.78 hectares

Day – 4

1. Ans-Histogram.
2. Ans-Ogive
3. Ans- 8
4. Ans. (i) less than type
(i) Less than type (ii) More than type
Age (in years) Number of Age (in years) Number of
students students
Less than 20 60 More than or equal to 10 300
Less than 30 102 More than or equal to 20 240
Less than 40 157 More than or equal to 30 198
Less than 50 227 More than or equal to 40 143
Less than 60 280 More than or equal to 50 73
Less than 70 300 More than or equal to 60 20
5.
6. Ans- 21.25 cm
7. Ans-46.5
8. Ans- 58.33
9. Ans. (i)
Distance (in m) Number of students Cumulative frequency
Less than 20 6 6
Less than 40 11 17
Less than 60 17 34
Less than 80 12 46
Less than 100 4 50
(i) 49.41 m (iii) Yes

10. Ans-median = Rs 17.5

lakh
11. Ans- Rs 138

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