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Question
Show the following data by a frequency polygon:
| Electricity bill (₹) | Families |
| 200 – 400 | 240 |
| 400 – 600 | 300 |
| 600 – 800 | 450 |
| 800 – 1000 | 350 |
| 1000 – 1200 | 160 |
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Solution
To draw frequency Polygon, we first prepare the following table
| Class | Mid | Frequency |
| 0 – 200 | 100 | 0 |
| 200 – 400 | 300 | 240 |
| 400 – 600 | 500 | 300 |
| 600 – 800 | 700 | 450 |
| 800 – 1000 | 900 | 350 |
| 1000 – 1200 | 1100 | 160 |
| 1200 – 1400 | 1300 | 0 |

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