PRACTICE QUESTIONS

CLASS X: CHAPTER - 14
STATISTICS
MEAN BASED QUESTIONS

1. Is it true to say that the mean, mode and median of grouped data will always be different. Justify
your answer.

2. The mean of ungrouped data and the mean calculated when the same data is grouped are always
the same. Do you agree with this statement? Give reason for your answer.

3. Find the mean of the distribution:

Class 1-3 3-5 5-7 7-9
Frequency 9 22 27 17

4. Daily wages of 110 workers, obtained in a survey, are tabulated below:

Daily wages (in Rs.) 100 - 120 120 - 140 140 - 160 160 - 180 180 - 200 200 - 220
No. of workers 15 18 25 22 18 12
Determine the mean wages of workers.
5. Calculate the mean of the scores of 20 students in a mathematics test :
Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50
No. of Students 2 4 7 6 1

6. Calculate the mean of the following data :

Class 4-7 8-11 12-15 16-19
Frequency 5 4 9 10

7. The following table gives the number of pages written by Sarika for completing her own book
for 30 days :
No. of pages written per day 16-18 19-21 22-24 25-27 28-30
No. of days 1 3 4 9 13
Find the mean number of pages written per day.

8. The daily income of a sample of 50 employees are tabulated as follows :

Income(in Rs.) 1-200 201-400 401-600 601-800
No. of employees 14 15 14 7

9. The weights (in kg) of 50 wrestlers are recorded in the following table :
Weight(in kg) 100-110 110-120 120-130 130-140 140-150
No. of wrestlers 4 14 21 8 3
Find the mean weight of the wrestlers.

10. An aircraft has 120 passenger seats. The number of seats occupied during 100 flights is given
below:
No. of seats 100-104 104-108 108-112 112-116 116-120
Frequency 15 20 32 18 15
Determine the mean number of seats occupied over the flights

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11. The mileage (km per litre) of 50 cars of the same model was tested by a manufacturer and details
are tabulated as given below :
Mileage(km/l) 10-12 12-14 14-16 16-18
No. of cars 7 12 18 13
Find the mean mileage. The manufacturer claimed that the mileage of the model was 16 km/litre.
Do you agree with this claim?

12. The following table shows the cumulative frequency distribution of marks of 800 students in an
examination:
Below Below Below Below Below Below Below Below Below Below
Marks
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
No. of Students 8 17 32 62 80 80 80 80 80 80
Find the mean marks.

13. The following is the cumulative frequency distribution (of less than type) of 1000 persons each
of age 20 years and above. Determine the mean age.
Age Below(in years) 30 40 50 60 70 80
No. of persons 100 220 350 750 950 1000

14. Find the mean marks of students for the following distribution :
Marks Above 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
No. of Students 80 77 72 65 55 43 28 16 10 8 0

15. Determine the mean of the following distribution :

Marks Below 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
No. of Students 5 9 17 29 45 60 70 78 83 85
16. Find the mean age of 100 residents of a town from the following data :
Age equal and above(in years) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
No. of Persons 100 90 75 50 25 15 5 0
17. Find the mean weights of tea in 70 packets shown in the following table :
Weight(in gm) 200-201 201-202 202-203 203-204 204-205 205-206
No. of packets 13 27 18 10 1 1

18. Find the mean of the following distribution :

Class 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 100-120 120-140
Frequency 12 18 15 25 26 15 9

19. Find the mean age from the following distribution :

Age(in years) 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59
No. of persons 4 14 22 16 6 5 3

20. Find the mean age of the patients from the following distribution :
Age(in years) 5-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64
No. of patients 6 11 21 23 14 5

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 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
CLASS X: CHAPTER - 14
STATISTICS
MEDIAN BASED QUESTIONS
1. The median of an ungrouped data and the median calculated when the same data is grouped are
always the same. Do you think that this is a correct statement? Give Reason.

2. The percentage of marks obtained by 100 students in an examination are given below:
Marks 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50 50-55 55-60 60-65
No. of Students 14 16 18 23 18 8 3
Determine the median percentage of marks.

3. Weekly income of 600 families is as under:

Income(in Rs.) 0-1000 1000-2000 2000-3000 3000-4000 4000-5000 5000-6000
No. of Families 250 190 100 40 15 5
Compute the median income.

4. Find the median of the following frequency distribution:

Marks 0–5 5 – 10 10 – 15 15 – 20 20 – 25 25 – 30 30 – 35 35 – 40
Number of students 8 12 20 12 18 13 10 7

5. The following table gives the distribution of the life time of 500 neon lamps:
Life time (in hrs) 1500 – 2000 2000 – 2500 2500 – 3000 3000 – 3500 3500 – 4000 4000 – 4500 4500 – 5000
Number of Lamps 24 86 90 115 95 72 18
Find the median life time of a lamp.

6. The lengths of 40 leaves of a plant are measured correct to the nearest millimetre, and the data
obtained is represented in the following table. Find the median length of the leaves.
Length(in mm) 118-126 127-135 136-144 145-153 154-162 163-171 172-180
No. of leaves 3 5 9 12 5 4 2

7. Find the median of the following frequency distribution:

Class 75-84 85-94 95-104 105-114 115-124 125-134 135-144
Frequency 8 11 26 31 18 4 2

8. Find the median marks from the following data:

Marks Below 10 Below 20 Below 30 Below 40 Below 50
Number of students 15 45 90 102 120

9. The following is the cumulative frequency distribution (of less than type) of 1000 persons each
of age 20 years and above. Determine the median age.
Age Below(in years) 30 40 50 60 70 80
No. of persons 100 220 350 750 950 1000

10. Find the median age from the following distribution :

Age(in years) 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59
No. of persons 4 14 22 16 6 5 3

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11. Find the median marks for the following distribution:
Marks Below 10 Below 20 Below 30 Below 40 Below 50 Below 60
No. of Students 6 15 29 41 60 70

12. Find the median marks for the following distribution:

Marks below 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
No. of Students 12 32 57 80 92 116 164 200

13. Find the median wages for the following frequency distribution:
Wages per day 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100 101-110 111-120
No. of workers 5 15 20 30 10 8

14. Find the median marks for the following distribution:

Marks 11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 46-50
No. of Students 2 3 6 7 14 12 4 2

15. Find the median age of the patients from the following distribution :
Age(in years) 5-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64
No. of patients 6 11 21 23 14 5

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 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
CLASS X: CHAPTER - 14
STATISTICS
MODE BASED QUESTIONS
1. Will the median class and modal class of grouped data always be different? Justify your answer.
2. The frequency distribution table of agriculture holdings in a village is given below:
Area of land(in ha) 1-3 3-5 5-7 79 9-11 11-13
No. of families 20 45 80 55 40 12
Find the modal agriculture holdings of the village.

3. The weight of coffee in 70 packets is shown below:

Weight (in gm): 200-201 201-202 202-203 203-204 204-205 205-206
No. of packets: 12 26 20 9 2 1
Determine the modal weight.
4. Find the mode marks from the following data:
Marks Below 10 Below 20 Below 30 Below 40 Below 50
Number of students 15 45 90 102 120

5. Find the mode of the following frequency distribution:

Marks 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60
Number of students 15 30 45 12 18

6. Find the mode of the following frequency distribution:

Marks Less than 20 Less than 40 Less than 60 Less than 80 Less than 100
Number of students 4 10 28 36 50

7. The following table show the marks of 85 students of a class X in a school. Find the modal
marks of the distribution:
Marks(Below) 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Number of Students 5 9 17 29 45 60 70 78 83 85

8. Find the mode of the following frequency distribution:

Class 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50 50-55
Frequency 25 34 50 42 38 14
9. Find the average height of maximum number of students from the following distribution:
Height(in cm) 160-162 163-165 166-168 169-171 172-174
No. of students 15 118 142 127 18
10. Compare the modal ages of two groups of students appearing for an entrance examination:
Age(in years) 16-18 18-20 20-22 22-24 24-26
Group A 50 78 46 28 23
Group B 54 89 40 25 17
11. Find the mode age of the patients from the following distribution :
Age(in years) 6-15 16-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65
No. of patients 6 11 21 23 14 5

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12. 100 surnames were randomly picked up from a local telephone directory and the frequency
distribution of the number of letters in the English alphabets in the surnames was obtained as
follows:
Number of letters 1-4 4-7 7 - 10 10 - 13 13 - 16 16 - 19
Number of surnames 6 30 40 16 4 4
Determine the median number of letters in the surnames. Find the mean number of letters in the
surnames? Also, find the modal size of the surnames.

13. Find the mean, mode and median for the following frequency distribution.
Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 Total
Frequency 8 16 36 34 6 100

14. A survey regarding the heights (in cms) of 50 girls of a class was conducted and the following
data was obtained.
Height(in cm) 120-130 130-140 140-150 150-160 160-170 Total
No. of girls 2 8 12 20 8 50
Find the mean, median and mode of the above data.

15. Find the mean, mode and median marks for the following frequency distribution.
Less than Less than Less than Less than Less than Less than
Marks
10 20 30 40 50 60
No. of Students 2 3 6 7 14 20

16. Find the mean, mode and median for the following frequency distribution.
Class 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59
Frequency 14 22 16 6 5 3 4

17. Find the mean, mode and median for the following frequency distribution.
Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70
Frequency 5 10 18 30 20 12 5

18. Find the mean, mode and median for the following frequency distribution.
Class 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49
Frequency 3 13 21 15 5 4 2

19. Find the mean, mode and median for the following frequency distribution.
Class 500-520 520-540 540-560 560-580 580-600 600-620
Frequency 14 9 5 4 3 5

20. Find the mean, mode and median age in years for the following frequency distribution.
Age in years 10 – 19 20 – 29 30 – 39 40 – 49 50 – 59 60 – 69
No. of persons 8 8 10 14 28 32

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 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
CLASS X: CHAPTER - 14
STATISTICS
MISSING FREQUENCY BASED QUESTIONS
1. The mean of the following distribution is 18. The frequency f in the class interval 19-21 is
missing. Determine f.
Class 11-13 13-15 15-17 17-19 19-21 21-23 23-25
Frequency 3 6 9 13 f 5 4
2. The mean of the following distribution is 24. Find the value of p.
Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
No. of Students 15 20 35 P 10 42

3. Find the missing frequencies f1 and f2 in table given below; it is being given that the mean of the
given frequency distribution is 50.
Class 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 Total
Frequency 17 f1 32 f2 19 120

4. Find the missing frequencies f1 and f2 in table given below; it is being given that the mean of the
given frequency distribution is 145.
Class 100-120 120-140 140-160 160-180 180-200 Total
Frequency 10 f1 f2 15 5 80

5. The mean of the following frequency distribution is 57.6 and the sum of the observations is 50.
Find f1 and f2.
Class 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 100-120
Frequency 7 f1 12 f2 8 5

6. The mean of the following frequency distribution is 28 and the sum of the observations is 100.
Find f1 and f2.
Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
No. of Students 12 18 f1 20 f2 6

7. The mean of the following frequency distribution is 53. But the frequencies a and b in the classes
20-40 and 60-80 are missing. Find the missing frequencies.
Age (in years) 0 - 20 20 - 40 40 - 60 60 - 80 80 - 100 Total
Number of people 15 a 21 b 17 100

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8. Compute the missing frequencies x and y in the following data if the mean is 166 and the
26
sum of the frequencies is 52:
Class Interval 140 – 150 150 – 160 160 – 170 170 – 180 180 – 190 190 – 200
Frequency 5 x 20 y 6 2

9. If the median of the distribution given below is 28.5, find the values of x and y.
C. I. 0 - 10 10 - 20 20 - 30 30 - 40 40 - 50 50 - 60
F 5 x 20 15 y 5

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10. The median of the following data is 525. Find the values of x and y, if the total frequency is 100.
C.I 0-100 100-200 200-300 300-400 400-500 500-600 600-700 700-800 800-900 900-1000
F 2 5 x 12 17 20 y 9 7 4

11. The median of the following data is 28. Find the values of x and y, if the total frequency is 50.
Marks 0-7 7-14 14-21 21-28 28-35 35-42 42-49
No. of Students 3 x 7 11 y 16 9

12. Find the missing frequencies in the following frequency distribution table, if the total frequency
is 100 and median is 32.
Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
No. of Students 10 x 25 30 y 10

13. Find the missing frequencies in the following frequency distribution table, if the total frequency
is 70 and median is 35.
Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
No. of Students 6 9 x y 19 10

14. The median of the following data is 167. Find the values of x.
Height(in cm) 160-162 163-165 166-168 169-171 172-174
Frequency 15 117 x 118 14

15. The mode of the following data is 36. Find the values of x.
Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70
Frequency 8 10 x 16 12 6 7

16. Find the missing frequencies in the following frequency distribution table, if the total frequency
2
is 100 and mode is 46 .
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Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
Frequency 5 8 7 x 28 20 10 y

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 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
CLASS X: CHAPTER - 14
STATISTICS
OGIVE BASED QUESTIONS

1. Is it correct to say that an ogive is a graphical representation of a frequency distribution? Give

reason.

2. Which measure of central tendency is given by the x – coordinate of the point of intersection of
the more than ogive ad less than ogive?

3. The following is the distribution of weights (in kg) of 40 persons:

Weight(in kg) 40-45 45-50 50-55 55-60 60-65 65-70 70-75 75-80
No. of persons 4 4 13 5 6 5 2 1
Construct a cumulative frequency distribution (of less than type) table for the data above.

4. Find the unknown entries a, b, c, d, e, f in the following distribution of heights of students in a

class:
Height(in cm) 150-155 155-160 160-165 165-170 170-175 175-180
Frequency 12 b 10 d e 2
Cumulative Frequency a 25 c 43 48 f

5. Following is the age distribution of a group of students. Draw the cumulative frequency curve
less than type and hence obtain the median from the graph.
Age(in years) 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16
No. of students 36 42 52 60 68 84 96 82 66 48 50 16

6. For the following distribution, draw the cumulative frequency curve more than type and hence
obtain the median from the graph.
Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70
Frequency 5 15 20 23 17 11 9

7. Draw less than ogive for the following frequency distribution:

Marks 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60
Number of students 5 8 6 10 6 6
Also find the median from the graph and verify that by using the formula.
8. The table given below shows the frequency distribution of the cores obtained by 200 candidates
in a BCA examination.
Score 200-250 250-300 300-350 350-400 400-450 450-500 500-550 550-600
No. of students 30 15 45 20 25 40 10 15
Draw cumulative frequency curves by using (i) less than type and (ii) more than type. Hence find
median

9. Draw less than and more than ogive for the following frequency distribution:
Marks 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60
Number of students 8 5 10 6 6 6
Also find the median from the graph and verify that by using the formula.

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10. The following table gives production yield per hectare of wheat of 100 farms of a village.
production yield (in kg/ha) 50 - 55 55 - 60 60 - 65 65 - 70 70 - 75 75 - 80
Number of farms 2 8 12 24 38 16
Change the distribution to a more than type distribution, and draw its ogive.

11. The following table gives the heights (in meters) of 360 trees:
Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less
Height (in m)
than 7 than 14 than 21 than 28 than 35 than 42 than 49 than 56
No. of trees 25 45 95 140 235 275 320 360
From the above data, draw an ogive and find the median
12. From the following data, draw the two types of cumulative frequency curves and determine the
median from the graph.
Height(in cm) Frequency
140-144 3
144-148 9
148-152 24
152-156 31
156-160 42
160-164 64
164-168 75
168-172 82
172-176 86
176-180 34

13. For the following distribution, draw the cumulative frequency curve more than type and hence
obtain the median from the graph.
Marks Below 10 Below 20 Below 30 Below 40 Below 50 Below 60
No. of Students 6 15 29 41 60 70

14. For the following distribution, draw the cumulative frequency curve less than type and hence
obtain the median from the graph.
Age equal and above(in years) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
No. of Persons 100 90 75 50 25 15 5 0

15. During the medical check-up of 35 students of a class, their weights were recorded as follows:
Draw a less than type ogive for the given data. Hence obtain the median weight from the graph
and verify the result by using the formula.
Weight Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less
(in kg) than 38 than 40 than 42 than 44 than 46 than 48 than 50 than 52
No. of 0 3 5 9 14 28 32 35
students

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