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# Marks Obtained by 40 Students in a Short Assessment is Given Below, Where a and B Are Two Missing Data. If the Mean of the Distribution is 7.2, Find a and B. - ICSE Class 10 - Mathematics

ConceptMeasures of Central Tendency - Mean, Median, Mode for Raw and Arrayed Data

#### Question

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

 Marks 5 6 7 8 9 Number of Students 6 a 16 13 b

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

#### Solution 1

 Marks (x) Number of students (f) fx 5 6 30 6 a 6a 7 16 112 8 13 104 9 b 9b sumf = 34 + a + b sumfx = 246 + 6a + 9b

It is given that the number of students is 40.

∴ 35 + a + b = 40

⇒ a + b – 5 = 0      ....(1)

Mean = (sum fx)/(sum f)

=> (246 + 6a + 9b)/(35 + a + b) = 7.2

=> 246 + 6a + 9b = 7.2(35 + a + b)

=> 246 + 6a + 9b = 252 + 7.2a  + 7.2b

=> 0 = 252 - 246 + 7.2a - 6a + 7.2b - 9b

=> 6 + 1.2a - 1.8b = 0

=> 10 + 2a - 3b = 0    .... (2)

Solving equations (1) and (2), we have

5a - 5 = 0

=> a = 1

From (1), we have b = 4

Hence, the values of a and b are 1 and 4 respectively.

#### Solution 2

Mean=(∑ fx)/(∑f)

⇒7.2=(6xx5+axx6+16xx7+13xx8+bxx9)/(6+a+16+13+b)

⇒7.2=(246+6a+9b)/(35+a+b)

⇒1.2-1.8b=-6..............(i)

Total number of students= 6+a+16+13+b

⇒40=35+a+b

⇒a+b=5..............(ii)

Multiple equation (ii) by 1.8 and add it to equation (i)

1.8a + 1.8b =  91.2a - 1.8b = -6  3a        =  3

⇒ a = 1

Substituting = 1 in equation (ii) we get,

1+b =5

⇒ b = 4

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Selina Solution for Selina ICSE Concise Mathematics for Class 10 (2018-2019) (2017 to Current)
Chapter 24: Measure of Central Tendency(Mean, Median, Quartiles and Mode)
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Solution Marks Obtained by 40 Students in a Short Assessment is Given Below, Where a and B Are Two Missing Data. If the Mean of the Distribution is 7.2, Find a and B. Concept: Measures of Central Tendency - Mean, Median, Mode for Raw and Arrayed Data.
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