3A06 - Exercise - E - Full Solution
3A06 - Exercise - E - Full Solution
3A06 - Exercise - E - Full Solution
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6 Measures of Central Tendency
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6 Measures of Central Tendency
1 925 000 1 700 000 6.5 × 20% + 4.8 × 25% + 7 × 40% + 5.7 × 15%
− =$
= 3 3 × 100% 20% + 25% + 40% + 15%
1 700 000 = $6.155
3
= 13.2% (cor. to 3 sig. fig.) (c) No. If the passenger usages of the 4 routes are taken
into consideration, the bus fares have increased after
24. From the question, we have adjustment.
p+q+r+s
m= 28. Consider the set of data: 1, 2, 5, 6, 6
4
1+ 2 + 5 + 6 + 6
i.e. p + q + r + s = 4m Arithmetic mean = =4
5
The required arithmetic mean
p+q+r+s+0 Median = 5
= Mode = 6
5
∴ One possible set is 1, 2, 5, 6, 6.
4m + 0
= (or 0, 3, 5, 6, 6)
5 (or any other reasonable answers)
4m
=
5 29. Consider the set of data: −4, −4, −4, −2, 0, 2
−4 + (−4) + (−4) + (−2) + 0 + 2
Arithmetic mean = = −2
25. (a) ∵ There are 8 data in the set. 6
∴ Median −4 + (−2)
Median = = −3
2
= (the 4th datum + the 5th datum )
1
2 Mode = −4
s+t ∴ One possible set is −4, −4, −4, −2, 0, 2.
= (or −5, −4, −4, −2, 1, 2)
2
(or any other reasonable answers)
(b) ∵ The data in (b) can be obtained by multiplying a Challenging Questions (p. 6.70)
to each of the data in (a).
s + t a( s + t ) 1. Arrange the data in ascending order:
∴ New median = a =
2 2 63, 64, 66, 67, 68, 69
(c) ∵ The data in (c) can be obtained by adding k Since mode = median, we guess that the mode should be
66 or 67.
to each of the data in (b).
If the mode is 66, then 67 is the wrong data which should
a(s + t )
∴ New median = +k be 66 originally.
2 Then, arithmetic mean of the data
63 + 64 + 66 + 66 + 68 + 69
=
26. From the question, we have 6
72 × 30% + 63 × 50% + p × 20% = 66
64.1 =
30% + 50% + 20% In this case, arithmetic mean = median = mode = 66.
53.1 + 0.2 p = 64.1 ∴ The datum ‘67’ is wrong.
p = 55
sum of data
2. (a) Arithmetic mean =
27. (a) Arithmetic mean of the bus fares before adjustment number of data
sum of data
6 + 4 + 6.5 + 7.5 p=
=$ 8
4
Sum of data = 8 p
= $6
Arithmetic mean of the bus fares after adjustment
6.5 + 4.8 + 7 + 5.7 (b) New arithmetic mean
=$
4 8p + 0
=
= $6 8 +1
∴ There is no change in the arithmetic mean of the 8p
=
bus fares after adjustment. 9
8p + 9 + 9 − 8 − 8 − 8
=
8
8p − 6
=
8
4p − 3
=
4
Since the original median
1
= ( the 4th datum + the 5th datum) , the
2
changes in (c)(ii) do not affect the 4th and the
5th data.
∴ Median remains unchanged, i.e. q.
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