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ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.3

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Question 1.
Find the mode of the following sets of numbers ;
(i) 3, 2, 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 3
(ii) 5, 7, 6, 8, 9, 0, 6, 8, 1, 8
(iii) 9, 0, 2, 8, 5, 3, 5, 4, 1, 5, 2, 7
Solution:
(i) ∵ The number 3 occurs maximum times
Mode = 3
(ii) ∵ The number 8 occurs maximum times
Mode = 8
(iii) ∵ The number 5, occurs maximum times
Mode = 5

Question 2.
Calculate the mean, the median and the mode of the numbers : 3, 2, 6, 3, 3, 1, 1, 2
Solution:
Arranging in ascending order 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 6
(i) Mean = \(\frac { \sum { { x }_{ i } } }{ n } \)
= \(\frac { 1+1+2+2+3+3+3+6 }{ 8 } \)
= \(\\ \frac { 21 }{ 8 } \)
= 2.625
(ii) Here n = 8 which is even

Question 3.
Find the mean, median and mode of the following distribution : 8, 10, 7, 6, 10, 11, 6, 13, 10
Solution:
Mean = \(\\ \frac { 8+10+7+6+10+11+6+13+10 }{ 2 } \)
= \(\\ \frac { 81 }{ 9 } \) = 9
Given nos. in ascending order are as follows:
6, 6, 7, 8, 10, 10, 10, 11, 13
Median = \(\\ \frac { n+1 }{ 2 } \) th term = \(\\ \frac { 9+1 }{ 2 } \) = 5th term = 10
Mode = 10 (having highest frequency 3 times)

Question 4.
Calculate the mean, the median and the mode of the following numbers : 3, 1, 5, 6, 3, 4, 5, 3, 7, 2
Solution:
Arranging in ascending order 1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7
(i) Mean = \(\frac { \sum { { x }_{ i } } }{ n } \)
= \(\frac { 1+2+3+3+3+4+5+5+6+7 }{ 8 } \)
= \(\\ \frac { 39 }{ 10 } \)
= 3.9

Question 5.
The marks of 10 students of a class in an examination arranged in ascending order are as follows: 13, 35, 43, 46, x, x +4, 55, 61,71, 80
If the median marks is 48, find the value of x. Hence, find the mode of the given data. (2017)
Solution:
Given marks are 13, 35, 43, 46, x, x + 4, 55, 61, 71, 80
n = 10 (even), median = 48

Question 6.
A boy scored the following marks in various class tests during a term each test being marked out of 20: 15, 17, 16, 7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 19, 12, 16
(i) What are his modal marks ?
(ii) What are his median marks ?
(iii) What are his mean marks ?
Solution:
Arranging in ascending order 7, 10, 12, 12, 14, 15, 16, 16, 16, 17, 19
(ii) Here n = 11 which is odd

Question 7.
Find the mean, median and mode of the following marks obtained by 16 students in a class test marked out of 10 marks : 0, 0, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8
Solution:
Here, n = 16

Question 8.
Find the mode and median of the following frequency distribution :

Solution:

Question 9.
The marks obtained by 30 students in a class assessment of 5 marks is given below:

Calculate the mean, median and mode of the above distribution.
Solution:

Question 10.
The distribution given below shows the marks obtained by 25 students in an aptitude test. Find the mean, median and mode of the distribution.

Solution:

Question 11.
At a shooting competition, the scores of a competitor were as given below :

(i) What was his modal score ?
(ii) What was his median score ?
(iii) What was his total score ?
(iv) What was his mean ?
Solution:
Writing the given distribution in cumulative frequency distribution:

Question 12.
(i) Using step-deviation method, calculate the mean marks of the following distribution.
(ii) State the modal class.

Solution:

Question 13.
The following table gives the weekly wages (in Rs.) of workers in a factory :

Calculate:
(i) The mean.
(ii) the modal class
(iii) the number of workers getting weekly wages below Rs. 80.
(iv) the number of workers getting Rs. 65 or more but less than Rs. 85 as weekly wages.
Solution:
Representing the given distribution in cumulative frequency distribution

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ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.2

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Question 1.
A student scored the following marks in 11 questions of a question paper : 3, 4, 7, 2, 5, 6, 1, 8, 2, 5, 7 Find the median marks.
Solution:
Arranging in the ascending order, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8
Here, n = 11 i.e. odd,
The middle term = \(\\ \frac { n+1 }{ 2 } \) = \(\\ \frac { 11+1 }{ 2 } \) = \(\\ \frac { 12 }{ 2 } \) = 6th term
Median = 5

Question 2.
(a) Find the median of the following set of numbers : 9, 0, 2, 8, 5, 3, 5, 4, 1, 5, 2, 7 (1990)
(b)For the following set of numbers, find the median: 10, 75, 3, 81, 17, 27, 4, 48, 12, 47, 9, 15.
Solution:
(a) Arranging in ascending order :
0, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 7, 8, 9
Here, n = 12 which is even

Question 3.
Calculate the mean and the median of the numbers : 2, 1, 0, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 5
Solution:
Writing in ascending order 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5
Here, n = 10 which is even

Question 4.
The median of the observations 11, 12, 14, (x – 2), (x + 4), (x + 9), 32, 38, 47 arranged in ascending order is 24. Find the value of x and hence find the mean.
Solution:
Observation are :
11, 12, 14, (x – 2), (x + 4), (x + 9), 32, 38, 47
n = 9
Median = \(\\ \frac { 9+1 }{ 2 } \) th term
i.e, 5th term = x + 4

Question 5.
The mean of the numbers 1, 7, 5, 3, 4, 4, is m. The numbers 3, 2, 4, 2, 3, 3, p have mean m – 1 and median q. Find
(i) p
(ii) q
(iii) the mean of p and q.
Solution:
(i) Mean of 1, 7, 5, 3, 4, 4 is m.
Here n = 6

Question 6.
Find the median for the following distribution:

Solution:
Writing the distribution in cumulative frequency table:

Question 7.
Find the median for the following distribution.

Solution:
Writing the distribution in cumulative frequency table :

Question 8.
Marks obtained by 70 students are given below :

Calculate the median marks.
Solution:
Arranging the variates in ascending order and in c.f. table.

Question 9.
Calculate the mean and the median for the following distribution :

Solution:
Writing the distribution in c.f. table :

Question 10.
The daily wages (in rupees) of 19 workers are
41, 21, 38, 27, 31, 45, 23, 26, 29, 30, 28, 25, 35, 42, 47, 53, 29, 31, 35.
Find
(i) the median
(ii) lower quartile
(iii) upper quartile range,
(iv) interquartile range.
Solution:
Arranging the observations in ascending order
21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 29, 30, 31, 31, 35, 35, 38, 41, 42, 45, 47, 53
Here n = 19 which is odd.
(i) Median = \(\\ \frac { n+1 }{ 2 } \) th term = \(\\ \frac { 19+1 }{ 2 } \) = \(\\ \frac { 20 }{ 2 } \) = 10th term = 31

Question 11.
From the following frequency distribution, find :
(i) the median
(ii) lower quartile
(iii) upper quartile
(iv) inter quartile range

Solution:
Writing frequency distribution in c.f. table :

Question 12.
For the following frequency distribution, find :
(i) the median
(ii) lower quartile
(iii) upper quartile

Solution:
Writing the distribution in cumulative frequency (c.f.) table :

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ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.1

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Question 1.
(a) Calculate the arithmetic mean of 5.7, 6.6, 7.2, 9.3, 6.2.
(b) The weights (in kg) of 8 new born babies are 3, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 4, 3.6, 4.1, 3.2. Find the mean weight of the babies.
Solution:
(a) Sum of 5 observations = 5.7 + 6.6 + 7.2 + 9.3 + 6.2 = 35.0
∴ Mean = \(\\ \frac { 35.0 }{ 5 } \) = 7
(b) Weights of 8 babies (in kg) are 3, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 4, 3.6, 4.1, 3.2
∴ Total weights of 8 babies
= 3 + 3.2 + 3.4 + 3.5 + 4 + 3.6 + 4.1 + 3.2 = 28.0 kg
Mean weight = \(\frac { \sum { { x }_{ i } } }{ n } \)
= \(\\ \frac { 28.0 }{ 8 } \) (Here n = 8)
= 3.5 kg

Question 2.
The marks obtained by 15 students in a class test are 12, 14, 07, 09, 23, 11, 08, 13, 11, 19, 16, 24, 17, 03, 20 find
(i) the mean of their marks.
(ii) the mean of their marks when the marks of each student are increased by 4.
(iii) the mean of their marks when 2 marks are deducted from the marks of each student.
(iv) the mean of their marks when the marks of each student are doubled.
Solution:
Sum of marks of 15 students.
= 12 + 14 + 07 + 09 + 23 + 11 + 08 + 13 + 11 + 19 + 16 + 24 + 17 + 03 + 20
= 207
(i) Mean = \(\\ \frac { 207 }{ 15 } \)
= 13.8

Question 3.
(a) The mean of the numbers 6, y, 7, x, 14 is 8. Express y in terms of x.
(b) The mean of 9 variates is 11. If eight of them are 7, 12, 9, 14, 21, 3, 8 and 15 find the 9th variate.
Solution:
(a) Sum of numbers = 6 + y + 7 + x + 14
= 27 + x + y …(i)
But mean of 5 numbers = 8
∴ Sum = 8 × 5 = 40 …(ii)
From (i) and (ii)
27 + x + y = 40
⇒ x + y = 40 – 27 = 13
∴ y = 13 – x
(b) Mean of 9 variates = 11
∴ Total sum =11 × 9 = 99
But sum of 8 of these variates
= 7 + 12 + 9 + 14 + 21 + 3 + 8 + 15 = 89
∴ 9th variate = 99 – 89 = 10

Question 4.
(a) The mean age of 33 students of a class is 13 years. If one girl leaves the class, the mean becomes \(12 \frac { 15 }{ 16 } \) years. What is the age of the girl ?
(b) In a class test, the mean of marks scored by a class of 40 students was calculated as 18.2. Later on, it was detected that marks of one student was wrongly copied as 21 instead of 29. Find the correct mean.
Solution:
(a) Mean age of 33 students = 13 years
Total age = 13 × 33 = 429 years
After leaving one girl, the mean of 32

Question 5.
Find the mean of 25 given numbers when the mean of 10 of them is 13 and the mean of the remaining numbers is 18.
Solution:
Mean of 10 numbers = 13
Sum = 13 × 10 = 130
and mean of remaining 15 numbers = 18
Sum = 18 × 15 = 270
Total sum of 25 numbers = 130 + 270 = 400
Mean of 25 numbers = \(\\ \frac { 400 }{ 25 } \) = 16

Question 6.
Find the mean of the following distribution:

Solution:

Question 7.
The contents of 100 match boxes were checked to determine the number of matches they contained

(i) Calculate, correct to one decimal place, the mean number of matches per box.
(ii) Determine how many extra matches would have to be added to the total contents of the 100 boxes to; bring the mean upto exactly 39 matches. (1997)
Solution:

Question 8.
Calculate the mean for the following distribution :
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Solution:

Question 9.
Six coins were tossed 1000 times, and at each toss the number of heads were counted and the results were recorded as under :

Calculate the mean for this distribution.
Solution:

Question 10.
Find the mean for the following distribution

Solution:

Question 11.

(i) Calculate the mean wage correct to the nearest rupee (1995)
(ii) If the number of workers in each category is doubled, what would be the new mean wage ?
Solution:

Question 12.
If the mean of the following distribution is 7.5, find the missing frequency ” f “.

Solution:

Question 13.
Find the value of the missing variate for the following distribution whose mean is 10

Solution:
Let missing variate be x, then

Question 14.
Marks obtained by 40 students in a short assessment are given below, where a and b are two missing data.

If the mean of the distribution is 7.2, find a and b.
Solution:

Question 15.
Find the mean of the following distribution

Solution:

Question 16.
Calculate the mean of the following distribution:

Solution:
Consider the following distribution :

Question 17.
Calculate the mean of the following distribution using step deviation method:

Solution:

Question 18.
Find the mean of the following frequency distribution:

Solution:

Question 19.
The following table gives the daily wages of workers in a factory:

Calculate their mean by short cut method.
Solution:

Question 20.
Calculate the mean of the distribution given below using the short cut method.

Solution:

Question 21.
A class teacher has the following absentee record of 40 students of a class for the whole term. Find the mean number of days a students was absent.

Solution:

Question 22.
The mean of the following distribution is 23.4. Find the value of p.

Solution:

Question 23.
The following distribution shows the daily pocket allowance fo children of a locality. The mean pocket allowance is Rs. 18. Find the value of f

Solution:
Mean = Rs. 18

Question 24.
The mean of the following distribution is 50 and the sum of all the frequencies is 120. Find the values of p and q.

Solution:
Mean = 50, Total number of frequency = 120

Question 25.
The mean of the following frequency distribution is 57.6 and the sum of all the frequencies is 50. Find the values of p and q.

Solution:
Mean = 57.6
and sum of all frequencies = 50

Question 26.
The following table gives the life time in days of 100 electricity tubes of a certain make :

Find the mean life time of electricity tubes.
Solution:

Question 27.
Using the information given in the adjoining histogram, calculate the mean correct to one decimal place.
Solution:
From the histogram given, we represent the information in the following table :

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ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Chapter Test

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Question 1.
The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point A (on the ground) is 30°. On walking 50 m towards the tower, the angle of elevation is found to be 60°. Calculate
(i) the height of the tower (correct to one decimal place).
(ii) the distance of the tower from A.
Solution:
Let TR be the tower and A is a point on the ground
and angle of elevation of the top of tower = 30°
AB = 50 m
and from B, the angle of elevation is 60°
Let TR = h and AR = x
BR = x – 50

Question 2.
An aeroplane 3000 m high passes vertically above another aeroplane at an instant when the angles of elevation of the two aeroplanes from the same point on the ground are 60° and 45° respectively. Find the vertical distance between the two planes.
Solution:
Let A and B are two aeroplanes
and P is a point on the ground such that
angles of elevations from A and B are 60° and 45° respectively.
AC = 3000 m
Let AB = x
∴ BC = 3000 – x
Let PC = y

Question 3.
A 7m long flagstaff is fixed on the top of a tower. From a point on the ground, the angles of elevation of the top and bottom of the flagstaff are 45° and 36° respectively. Find the height of the tower correct to one place of demical.
Solution:
Let TR be the tower and PT is the flag on it such that PT = 7m
Let TR = h and AR = x
Angles of elevation from P and T are 45° and 36° respectively.
Now in right ∆PAR

Question 4.
A boy 1.6 m tall is 20 m away from a tower and observes that the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 60°. Find the height of the tower.
Solution:
Let AB be the boy and TR be the tower
∴ AB = 1.6 m
Let TR = h
from A, show AE || BR
∴ ER = AB = 1.6 m
TE = h – 1.6
AE = BR = 20 m

h = 36.24
∴ Height of tower = 36.24 m

Question 5.
A boy 1.54 m tall can just see the sun over a wall 3.64 m high which is 2.1 m away from him. Find the angle of elevation of the sun.
Solution:
Let AB be the boy and CD be the wall which is at a distance of 2.1 m

Question 6.
In the adjoining figure, the angle of elevation of the top P of a vertical tower from a point X is 60° ; at a point Y, 40 m vertically above X, the angle of elevation is 45°. Find
(i) the height of the tower PQ
(ii) the distance XQ
(Give your answer to the nearest metre)

Solution:
Let PQ be the tower and let PQ = h
and XQ = YR = y
XY = 40 m
∴ PR = h – 40

Question 7.
An aeroplane is flying horizontally 1 km above the ground is observed at an elevation of 60°. After 10 seconds, its elevation is observed to be 30°. Find the speed of the aeroplane in km/hr.
Solution:
A and D are the two positions of the aeroplane ;
AB is the height and P is the point
∴ AB = 1 km,
Let AD = x and PB = y
and angles of elevation from A and D at point P are 60° and 30° respectively.

Question 8.
A man on the deck of a ship is 16 m above the water level. He observes that the angle of elevation of the top of a cliff is 45° and the angle of depression of the base is 30°. Calculate the distance of the cliff from the ship and the height of the cliff.
Solution:
Let A is the man on the deck of a ship B and CE is the cliff.
AB = 16 m and angle of elevation from the top of the cliff in 45°
and the angle of depression at the base of the cliff is 30°.
Let CE = h, AD = x, then
CD = h – 16, AD = BE = x
Now in right ∆CAD

Question 9.
There is a small island in between a river 100 metres wide. A tall tree stands on the island. P and Q are points directly opposite to each other on the two banks and in the line with the tree. If the angles of elevation of the top of the tree from P and Q are 30° and 45° respectively, find the height of the tree.
Solution:
The width of the river (PQ) = 100 m.
B is the island and AB is the tree on it.

Question 10.
A man standing on the deck of the ship which is 20 m above the sea-level, observes the angle of elevation of a bird as 30° and the angle of depression of its reflection in the sea as 60°. Find the height of the bird
Solution:
Let P is the man standing on the deck of a ship
which is 20 m above the sea level and B is the bird.
Now angle of elevation of the bird from P = 30°
and angle of depression from P to the shadow of the bird in the sea

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ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances MCQS

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Choose the correct answer from the given four options (1 to 9):

Question 1.
In the given figure, the length of BC is
(a) 2 √3 cm
(b) 3 √3 km
(c) 4 √3 cm
(d) 3 cm

Solution:
In the given figure, \(\\ \frac { BC }{ AC } \) = sin 30°
⇒ \(\\ \frac { BC }{ 6 } \) = \(\\ \frac { 1 }{ 2 } \)
⇒ BC = \(\\ \frac { 6 }{ 2 } \) = 3cm (d)

Question 2.
In the given figure, if the angle of elevation is 60° and the distance AB = 10 √3 m, then the height of the tower is
(a) 20 √3 cm
(b) 10 m
(c) 30 m
(d) 30 √3 m

Solution:
In the given figure,
∠A = 60°, AB = 10 √3 m
Let BC = h
tan 60° = \(\frac { h }{ 10\sqrt { 3 } } \)
⇒ \(\sqrt { 3 } =\frac { h }{ 10\sqrt { 3 } } \)
⇒ h = 10 √3 × √3 = 10 × 3 = 30 m (c)

Question 3.
If a kite is flying at a height of 40 √3 metres from the level-ground, attached to a string inclined at 60° to the horizontal, then the length of the string is
(a) 80 m
(b) 60 √3 m
(c) 80 √3 m
(d) 120 m
Solution:
Let K is kite
Height of KT = 40 √3 m
Angle of elevation of string at the ground = 60°
Let length of string AK = x m

Question 4.
The top of a broken tree has its top touching the ground (shown in the given figure) at a distance of 10 m from the bottom. If the angle made by the broken part with ground is 30°, then the length of the broken part is
(a) 10 √3 m
(b) \(\frac { 20 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } \)
(c) 20 m
(d) 20 √3 m

Solution:
From the figure, AC is the height of tree and from B, it was broken
AB = A’C
Angle of elevation = 30°
A’C = 10 m
Let AC = hm’
and A’B = x m
BC = h – x m
\(cos\theta =\frac { A’C }{ A’B } \)
\(cos{ 30 }^{ o }=\frac { 10 }{ x } \)

Question 5.
If the angle of depression of an object from a 75 m high tower is 30°, then the distance of the object from the tower is
(a) 25 √3 m
(b) 50√ 3 m
(c) 75 √3 m
(d) 150 m
Solution:
Height tower AB = 75 m
C is an object on the ground and angle of depression from A is 30°.

Question 6.
A ladder 14 m long rests against a wall. If the foot of the ladder is 7 m from the wall, then the angle of elevation is
(a) 15°
(b) 30°
(c) 45°
(d) 60°
Solution:
Length of a ladder AB = 14 m

Question 7.
If a pole 6 m high casts shadow 2 √3 m long on the ground, then the sun’s elevation is
(a) 60°
(b) 45°
(c) 30°
(d) 90°
Solution:
Height of pole AB = 6 m
and its shadow BC = 2√3 m

Question 8.
If the length of the shadow of a tower is √3 times that of its height, then the angle of elevation of the sun is
(a) 15°
(b) 30°
(c) 45°
(d) 60°
Solution:
Let height of a tower AB = h m
Then its shadow BC = √3 hm

Question 9.
In ∆ABC, ∠A = 30° and ∠B = 90°. If AC = 8 cm, then its area is
(a) 16 √3 cm²
(b) 16 m²
(c) 8 √3 cm²
(d) 6 √3 cm²
Solution:
In ∆ABC, ∠A = 30°, ∠B = 90°
AC = 8 cm

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