Important Question Papers ICSE Class XII Maths 2009 (Solved)

(Moving Average)

Q.1. The production of a soft drink company in thousands of litres during each month of a year
is as follows :

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. oct. Nov. Dec.
1.2 0.8 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.4 2.6 3.0 3.6 2.8 1.9 3.4

Calculate the five monthly moving averages and show these moving averages on a graph.

Solution :

Moving Averages
Jan. 1.2
Feb. 0.8
March 1.4 1.36
April 1.6 1.6
May 1.8 1.96
June 2.4 2.28
July 2.6 2.68
Aug. 3.0 2.88
Sept. 3.6 2.98
Oct. 2.8 2.24
Nov. 1.9
Dec. 3.4

Graph :

Q.2. The table below gives details of the electricity generated in million kilowatt hours in each

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quarter for the years 2002 to 2004.

Quarter →
Year 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
2002 8 7 6 9
2004 10 7 7 10
2005 11 7 8 10

Calculate the four quarterly moving averages and show these moving averages on a graph.
Comment on the general trend.

Solution :

Four Quarterly
Electricity in million Four Quarterly
Years moving Average
kwh moving average
centred
2002 Quarterly

1st 8

2nd 7 7.5

3rd 6 8.00 7.75

4td 9 8.00 8.00

2003 Quarterly 8.125

1st 10

2nd 7 8.25

3rd 7 8.5 8.375

4td 10 8.75 8.625

2004 Quarterly 8.75

1st 11

2nd 7 8.75

3rd 8 9.00 8.875

4td 10 9.00 9.00

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Q.3. The average number, in lakhs, of working days lost in strikes during each year of the period
1981-90 was :

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1990
1.5 1.8 1.9 2.2 2.6 3.7 2.2 6.4 3.6 5.4 2.8

Calculate the three-yearly moving average graph.

Solution :

Three Yearly Moving

Year Values Three Yearly Sum
Average
1981 1.5
1982 1.8 5.2 1.73
1983 1.9 5.9 1.97
1984 2.2 6.7 2.23
1985 2.6 8.5 2.83
1986 3.7 8.5 4.83
1987 2.2 12.3 4.10
1988 6.4 12.2 4.07
1989 3.6 15.4 5.13
1990 5.4

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Q.4. The number of letters in hundreds received in a town on each day of a fortnight is given
below :

Days of the week SUN MON TUE WED THR FRI SAT
1st Week 35 36 70 59 62 60 71

2nd Week 39 72 38 56 63 71 75

Calculate the seven day moving average and display it on a graph.

Solution :

Four Quarterly
Electricity in million Four Quarterly
Years moving Average
kwh moving average
centred
2002 Quarterly

1st 8

2nd 7 7.5

3rd 6 8.00 7.75

4td 9 8.00 8.00

2003 Quarterly 8.125

1st 10

2nd 7 8.25

3rd 7 8.5 8.375

4td 10 8.75 8.625

2004 Quarterly 8.75

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 1st 11

2nd 7 8.75

3rd 8 9.00 8.875

4td 10 9.00 9.00

Graph :

Q.5. The table given below shows the daily attendance in thousands at a certain exhibition over
a period of two weeks :

Week I 52 48 64 68 52 70 72
Week II 55 41 61 65 58 75 81

Calculate seven day moving averages and illustrate these and original information on the same
graph using the same scales.

Solution :

Four Quarterly
Electricity in million Four Quarterly
Years moving Average
kwh moving average
centred
2002 Quarterly

1st 8

2nd 7 7.5

3rd 6 8.00 7.75

4td 9 8.00 8.00

2003 Quarterly 8.125

1st 10

2nd 7 8.25

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 3rd 7 8.5 8.375

4td 10 8.75 8.625

2004 Quarterly 8.75

1st 11

2nd 7 8.75

3rd 8 9.00 8.875

4td 10 9.00 9.00

Graph :

Q.6. The number of traffic offences committed in a certain city over a period of 3 years is given
in the following table :

Year Jan. - March April - June July - Sept. Oct. - Dec.

1981 74 56 48 59
1982 83 52 49 81
1983 94 60 48 79

Calculate four monthly moving averages and illustrate these and original figures on one graph
using the same axes for both. Comment briefly on a local politician’s claim that traffic offences
were on the increase.

Solution :

Three Yearly Moving

Year Values Three Yearly Sum
Average
1981 1.5
1982 1.8 5.2 1.73
1983 1.9 5.9 1.97

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 1984 2.2 6.7 2.23
1985 2.6 8.5 2.83
1986 3.7 8.5 4.83
1987 2.2 12.3 4.10
1988 6.4 12.2 4.07
1989 3.6 15.4 5.13
1990 5.4

Graph :

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