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6 Revisit The Pea Problem on page 484. a Use a frequency table for the Without fertiliser data to find the: i mean ii mode iii median number of peas per pod. b Use a frequency table for the With fertiliser data to find the: i mean ii mode iii median number of peas per pod. c Which of the measures of the centre is appropriate to use in a report on this data? d Has the application of fertiliser significantly improved the number of peas per pod? 7 The selling $146 400, $256 400, $131 400, prices of the last 10 houses sold in a certain district were as follows: $127 600, $211 000, $192 500, $132 400, $148 000, $129 500, $162 500

a Calculate the mean and median selling prices and comment on the results. b Which measure would you use if you were: i a vendor wanting to sell your house ii looking to buy a house in the district? 8 The table alongside compares the mass at birth of some guinea pigs with their mass when they were two weeks old. a What was the mean birth mass? b What was the mean mass after two weeks? c What was the mean increase over the two weeks? Guinea Pig A B C D E F G H Mass (g) at birth 75 70 80 70 74 60 55 83 Mass (g) at 2 weeks 210 200 200 220 215 200 206 230

9 15 of 31 measurements are below 10 cm and 12 measurements are above 11 cm. Find the median if the other 4 measurements are 10:1 cm, 10:4 cm, 10:7 cm and 10:9 cm. 10 Two brands of toothpicks claim that their boxes contain an average of 50 toothpicks per box. In a survey the Consumer Protection Society (C.P.S.) recorded the following results: Brand A number in a box 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 55 frequency Brand B number in a box frequency 1 48 3 1 49 17 2 50 30 7 51 7 10 52 2 20 53 1 15 54 1 3 1

a Find the average contents of Brands A and B. b Would it be fair for the C.P.S. to prosecute the manufacturers of either brand, based on these statistics? 11 Towards the end of season, a netballer had played 14 matches and had an average of 16:5 goals per game. In the final two matches of the season she threw 21 goals and 24 goals. Find the netballers new average. 12 The mean and median of a set of 9 measurements are both 12. If 7 of the measurements are 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 17 and 19, find the other two measurements.