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Median=16
February 15, 2016
The weekly salaries in pesos of 10 workers of a construction firm are 2400, 2450,
2450, 2500, 2500, 4200, 3100, 3500, 2950, and 3050. What is the average of their
salary?
ANSWER:
Mean=
10
10
88
92
87
96
90
58
73
89
91
90
71
77
96
96
92
93
66
55
59
94
69
43
84
65
40
77
63
63
58
71
93
85
70
86
55
86
75
83
81
71
ANSWER:
Range= 96-40=56
Class size=56/10= 5.6 or 6
Class interval
Class mark (x)
94-99
96.5
88-93
90.5
82-87
84.5
76-81
78.5
70-75
72.5
64-69
66.5
58-63
60.5
52-57
54.5
46-51
48.5
40-45
42.5
67
42
43
56
58
76
81
88
50
40
Tally
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IIIII-I
IIIII-I
IIII
IIIII-I
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I
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Frequency (f)
4
10
6
6
6
4
6
3
1
5
7. The data below show the score of 39 students in the 2016 Division Achievement
Test (DAT). Make a frequency distribution table for the following data.
35
18
16
16
32
35
17
15
22
28
20
38
18
22
23
43
18
23
20
16
22
ANSWER:
Range= 42-14=29
Class size=29/10= 2.9 or 3
Class interval
Class mark (x)
41-43
42
38-40
39
35-37
36
32-34
33
29-31
30
26-28
27
23-25
24
20-22
21
17-19
18
14-16
15
21
25
32
22
23
20
Tally
I
II
III
III
I
0
IIIII-I
IIIII-IIIII
IIIII-I
IIIII-II
17
22
18
36
24
14
15
33
25
22
15
39
Frequency (f)
1
2
3
3
1
0
6
10
6
7
March 2, 2016
8. Grade 8 students of CPPNHS had finished their quarterly exam last Friday. The
following are the test scores of the students.
Complete the table and find the mean of grouped data using CODED DEVIATION.
Scores
Frequency(f
Class
fx
d
fd
)
mark(x)
91-95
18
93
2
86-90
17
88
1
81-85
22
83
0
76-80
7
78
-1
71-75
15
73
-2
66-70
6
68
-3
61-65
5
63
-4
56-60
8
58
-5
51-55
5
53
-6
46-50
2
48
-7
TOTAL
ANSWER:
fd
f
( )
Mean=A . M +
Mean=835.047619048
5
( 106
105 )
Mean=83+
Mean=83+ (1.00952381) 5
Mean=77.95
March 3, 2016
9. DSWD conducted a survey about the employees in a manufacturing company.
The following are the ages of the employees.
Complete the table and find the mean of grouped data.
Age (years) Frequency(f
Class
fx
d
fd
)
mark(x)
61-65
56-60
51-55
46-50
41-45
36-40
31-35
26-30
21-25
TOTAL
ANSWER:
Mean=
fx
f
2
5
12
16
18
20
30
26
27
Mean=
63
58
53
48
43
38
33
28
23
5072
129
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
-1
-2
Mean=39.32
March 4, 2016
10. SM City Rosales had launched a giant candy machine for the children. The candy
machine has 50 different colored candies (10red, 6yellow, 9green, 5white, 9blue,
and 11violet). What is the probability that the children will get:
a. red candies
b. white and blue candies
c. NOT green candies
*expressed it in fraction, decimal, and percent
ANSWER:
a.
b.
c.
P ( candies )=
10 1
= =0.2=20
50 5
P ( candies ) =
14 7
= =0.28=28
50 25
NOT
41
P ( ) = =0.82=82
50
March 7, 2016
11. A new restaurant has opened and they offer lunch combos for P165.00. With the
combo meal you get 1 main dish, 1 side dish, and 1 drink. The choices are below.
Main dish: Kare-Kare, Lechon Paksiw, Adobo, Sinigang na Baboy, Sisig
Side dish: Mashed Potato, Buttered Corn, Fruit Cup, Vegetable Salad
Drinks: Iced Tea, Pineapple Juice, Soda, Water
Find the total number of possible outcomes.
ANSWER:
5 main dish*4 side dish*3 drinks= 60 ways
March 9, 2016
12. Thracian tossed a coin 35 times. He recorded whether the coin showed heads or
tails. Use the result in the table to find each experimental probability.
HEADS
TAILS
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IIIII-IIIII-IIIII-IIIII-II
a. P(heads)
b. P(tails)
c. What is the theoretical probability of throwing heads? throwing tails?
ANSWER:
13
a. P(heads)= 35
b. P(tails)=
22
35
c. P(heads)= 2
P(tails)= 2