Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 9th Maths Chapter 8 Solutions Statistics Ex 8.

Question 1.
In a week, temperature of a certain place is measured during winter are as follows 26°C, 24°C, 28°C,
31°C, 30°C, 26°C, 24°C. Find the mean temperature of the week.
Solution:

Mean temperature of the week = 27°C

Question 2.
The mean weight of 4 members of a family is 60kg. Three of them have the weight 56kg, 68kg and
72kg respectively. Find the weight of the fourth member.

Solution:

∴ The weight of the fourth member = 44 kg

Question 3.
In a class test in mathematics, 10 students scored 75 marks, 12 students scored 60 marks, 8 students
scored 40 marks and 3 students scored 30 marks. Find the mean of their score.
Solution:
Total number of students = 10 + 12 + 8 + 3 = 33
Total score of 33 students = 10 × 75 + 12 × 60 + 8 × 40 + 3 × 30
= 750 + 720 + 320 + 90 = 1880

= 56.96 or 57 approximately

Question 4.
In a research laboratory scientists treated 6 mice with lung cancer using natural medicine. Ten days
later, they measured the volume of the tumor in each mouse and given the results in the table.
Find the mean.
Solution:

x = 142.5 mm3

Question 5.
If the mean of the following data is 20.2, then find the value of p

Solution:

(30 +p) 20.2 = 610+20p

606 +20.2p = 610+20p
20.2 p – 20p = 610 – 606 = 4
0.2 = 4
⇒

Question 6.
In the class, weight of students is measured for the class records. Calculate mean weight of the class
students using Direct method.
Solution:

Question 7.
Calculate the mean of the following distribution using Assumed Mean Method:

Solution:
Let Assumed mean be 25

Question 8.
Find the Arithmetic Mean of the following data using Step Deviation Method
Solution:
Standard Deviation Method

Statistics Ex 8.2
Question 1.
Find the median of the given values : 47, 53, 62, 71, 83, 21, 43, 47, 41.
Solution:
47, 53, 62, 71, 83, 21, 43, 47, 41
Ascending order = 21, 41, 43, 47, 47, 53, 62, 71, 83
The number of values 9, which is odd

Question 2.
Find the Median of the given data: 36, 44, 86, 31, 37, 44, 86, 35, 60, 51.
Solution:
36, 44, 86, 31, 37, 44, 86, 35, 60, 51
Ascending order 31, 35, 36, 37, 44, 44, 51, 60, 86, 86
The number of values = 10, which is an even number

Question 3.
The median of observation 11, 12,14, 18, x + 2, x + 4, 30, 32, 35, 41
arranged in ascending order is 24. Find the values of x.
Solution:
11, 12, 14, 18, x + 2, , x + 4, 30, 32, 35, 41
The number of values = 10, which is an even number

Question 4.
A researcher studying the behaviour of mice has recorded the time (in
seconds) taken by each mouse to locate its food by considering 13
different mice as 31, 33, 63, 33, 28, 29, 33, 27, 27, 34, 35, 28, 32. Find
the median time that mice spent in searching its food.
Solution:
31, 33, 63, 33, 28, 29, 33, 27, 27, 34, 35, 28, 32 Writing in ascending
order we get 27, 27, 28, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 33, 33, 34, 35, 63
Number of values = 13 which is an odd number
Question 5.
The following are the marks scored by the students in the Summative
Assessment exam

Calculate the median.

Solution:

Question 6.
The mean of five positive integers is twice their median. If four of the
integers are 3, 4, 6, 9 and median is 6, then find the fifth integer.
Solution:
The five integers are 3, 4, 6, 9, x
Statistics Ex 8.3
Question 1.
The monthly salary of 10 employees in a factory are given below : ₹
5000, ₹ 7000, ₹ 5000, ₹ 7000, ₹ 8000, ₹ 7000, 17000, ₹ 8000, ₹ 7000, ₹
5000 Find the mean, median and mode.
Solution:
The monthly salary of 10 employees are ₹ 5000, ₹ 7000, ₹ 5000, ₹
7000, ₹ 8000, ₹ 7000, ₹ 7000, ₹ 8000, ₹ 7000, ₹ 5000.
Writing in ascending order ₹ 5000, ₹ 5000, ₹ 5000, ₹ 7000, ₹ 7000, ₹
7000, ₹ 8000, ₹ 8000
Number of values =10 which is an even number.
In this given data ₹ 7000 occurs maximum number of 5 times
∴ Mode = ₹ 7000/-
∴ Mean = ₹ 6600/-
Mode = ₹ 7000/-

Question 2.
Find the mode of the given data : 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 2.1,1.3, 3.3, 3.1
Solution:
3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 2.1, 1.3, 3.3, 3.1
In this given data 3.1, 3.3 occurs twice
₹ Mode = 3.1 and 3.3 (bimodal)

Question 3.
For the data 11, 15, 17, x + 1, 19, x – 2, 3 if the mean is 14 , find the
value of x. Also find the mode of the data.
Solution:
The data given is 11, 15, 17, x + 1, 19, x – 2, 3
The data 11, 15, 17, 17 + 1, 19, 17 – 2, 3 = 11, 15, 17, 18, 19, 15, 3
In this given data 15 occurs twice. Hence the mode is 15.

Question 4.
The demand of track suit of different sizes as obtained by a survey is
given below:

Which size is in greater demand ?

Solution:

∴ Size 40 has maximum frequency 37.

∴ 40 is the mode.

Question 5.
Find the mode of the following data:

Solution:
Question 6.
Find the mode of the following distribution:

Solution:
Probability Ex 9.1
Question 1.
You are walking along a street. If you just choose a stranger crossing
you, what is the probability that his next birthday will fall on a Sunday?
Solution:
Days in a week (S) = {Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, Saturday}
n( S) = 7
∴ No. of days in week = 7
Event of selecting Sunday (A) = {Sunday}
n(A) = 1
∴ Probability of selecting Sunday = n(A)n(S)=17
Question 2.
What is the probability of drawing a King or a Queen or a Jack from a
deck of cards?
Solution:
Number of cards n(S) = 52
No. of King cards n(A) = 4
No. of Queen cards n(B) = 4
No. of Jack cards n(C) = 4
Probability of drawing a King card
=n(A)n(S)=452
Probability of drawing a Queen card
=n(B)n(S)=452
Probability of drawing a Jack card
=n(C)n(S)=452
The Probability of drawing a King or a Queen or a Jack from a deck of
cards
=P(A)+P(B)+P(C)=452+452+452=4+4+452=1252=313

Question 3.
What is the probability of throwing an even number with a single
standard dice of six faces?
Solution:
Faces of a dice (S) = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
n(S) = 6
Event of throwing an even number
A = {2, 4, 6}, n(A) = 3

Question 4.
There are 24 balls in a pot. If 3 of them are Red, 5 of them are Blue
and the remaining are Green then, what is the probability of picking
out
(i) a Blue ball,
(ii) a Red ball and
(iii) a Green ball?
Solution:
n(S) = 24
Red – n(R) = 3
Blue – n(B) = 5
Green – n(G) = 16

Question 5.
When two coins are tossed, what is the probability that two heads are
obtained?
Solution:
Sample space when two coins are tossed (S) = {HH, TT, HT, TH}
n(S) = 4
Event of getting two heads (A) = {HH}
n(A) = 1
Probability of getting two heads P(A) = n(A)n(S)=14

Question 6.
Two dice are rolled, find the probability that the sum is
(i) equal to 1
(ii) equal to 4
(iii) less than 13
Solution:
When two dice are rolled Sample space
Question 7.
A manufacturer tested 7000 LED lights at random and found that 25
of them were defective. If a LED light is selected at random, what is
the probability that the selected LED light is a defective one.
Solution:
n(S) = 7000 S – Total no. of lights.
n(A) = 25 A – Defective ones.

Question 8.
In a football match, a goalkeeper of a team can stop the goal, 32 times
out of 40 attempts tried by a team. Find the probability that the
opponent team can convert the attempt into a goal.
Solution:
Total no. of attempts n(S) = 40
Total no. of attempts by A team n(A) = 32
Total no. of attempts by the opponent team B = n(B) = 40 – 32 = 8

Question 9.
What is the probability that the spinner will not land on a multiple of
3?
Solution:
Total no. of choices n(S) = 8
Total no. of multiples of 3 A = {3, 6}
n(A) = 2
Event of non-multiples of 3B = {1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8}
n(B) = 6

Question 10.
Frame two problems in calculating probability, based on the spinner
shown here.

Solution:
(i) What is the probability that the spinner will land on an even
number?
(ii) What is the probability that the spinner will not land on a prime
number.

Probability Ex 9.2
Question 1.
A company manufactures 10000 Laptops in 6 months. Out of which 25
of them are found to be defective. When you choose one Laptop from
the manufactured, what is the probability that selected Laptop is a
good one.
Solution:
Total n(S) = 10,000
Defective n( A) = 25

No. of good laptops = 1000 – 25

n(B) = 9975

Question 2.
In a survey of 400 youngsters aged 16-20 years, it was found that 191
have their voter ID card. If a youngster is selected at random, find the
probability that the youngster does not have their voter ID card.
Solution:
No. of youngsters n(S) = 400
No. of youngsters having voter id n(A) = 191
No. of youngsters do not have their voter id n(B) = 400 – 191 = 209
Question 3.
The probability of guessing the correct answer to a certain question
is x3. If the probability of not guessing the correct answer is x5, then
find the value of x.
Solution:

Question 4.
If a probability of a player winning a particular tennis match is 0.72.
What is the probability of the player loosing the match?
Solution:
P(A) = 0.72
P(A’) = 1 – 0.72 = 0.28

Question 5.
1500 families were surveyed and following data was recorded about
their maids at homes

A family is selected at random. Find the probability that the family

selected has
(i) Both types of maids
(ii) Part time maids
(iii) No maids
Solution:
n(S) = 1500 (Total families)
n(A) = 860 (Part time maids)
n(B) = 370 (Only full time)
n(A∩B) = 250 (Both)
Total families n(S) = 1500
No. of families have maids = 860 + 250 + 370 = 1480
No. of families do not have maids = 1500 – 1480
n( A) = 20