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1) c
2) b
3) a
4) d
5) b
6) a
7) c
8) d
9) b
10) a
11) a
12) a
13) a
14) a
15) c
16) d
17) b
18) a
19) a
20) d
Problem Solving:
3)
Given:
Age of Father 19 21 27 20 25 31 32 38
No. of
1 2 3 0 1 4 3 4
Children
Solution:
No. of
Age of Father
Children
n x y x2 xy
1 19 1 361 19
2 21 2 441 42
3 27 3 729 81
4 20 0 400 0
5 25 1 625 25
6 31 4 961 124
7 32 3 1024 96
8 38 4 1444 152
Total 213 18 5985 539
y bx a
( y )( x 2 ) ( x)( xy )
a
n( x 2 ) ( x ) 2
18(5985) 213(539)
a
8(5985) 2132
a 2.8184
n( xy ) x( y )
b
n( x 2 ) ( x ) 2
8(539) 213(18)
b
8(5985) 2132
b 0.1904
If x 40, then
y 0.1904(40) 2.8184
y 4.8, say 5 children
Therefore, if the father is 40 years old, most likely, he has 5 children.