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Question
Use the data in the Table below that relate to monthly household expenditure (in Rs) on the food of 50 households and
| 1904 | 1559 | 3473 | 1735 | 2760 |
| 2041 | 1612 | 1753 | 1855 | 4439 |
| 5090 | 1085 | 1823 | 2346 | 1523 |
| 1211 | 1360 | 1110 | 2152 | 1183 |
| 1218 | 1315 | 1105 | 2628 | 2712 |
| 4248 | 1812 | 1264 | 1183 | 1171 |
| 1007 | 1180 | 1953 | 1137 | 2048 |
| 2025 | 1583 | 1324 | 2621 | 3676 |
| 1397 | 1832 | 1962 | 2177 | 2575 |
| 1293 | 1365 | 1146 | 3222 | 1396 |
Monthly Household Expenditure (in Rupees) on Food of 50 Households
Find the number of households whose monthly expenditure on food is
(b) more than Rs 3000
(c) between Rs 1500 and Rs 2500
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Solution
(a) Number of households whose monthly expenditure on food is less than Rs 2000
= 20 + 13 = 33
(b) Number of households whose monthly expenditure on food is more than Rs 3000
= 2 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 = 6
(c) Number of households whose monthly expenditure on food is between Rs 1500 and Rs 2500
= 13 + 6 = 19
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