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This document contains 10 questions about calculating averages from sets of data. The questions include calculating the mean, median, and mode of data sets; determining which item to restock based on inventory numbers; adjusting averages based on new data points; constructing frequency tables; and explaining why a given average is incorrect. The data sets range from test scores to salaries to numbers of emails and include both raw data and frequency tables.

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This document contains 10 questions about calculating averages from sets of data. The questions include calculating the mean, median, and mode of data sets; determining which item to restock based on inventory numbers; adjusting averages based on new data points; constructing frequency tables; and explaining why a given average is incorrect. The data sets range from test scores to salaries to numbers of emails and include both raw data and frequency tables.

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VocationalTrainingDevelopmentInstitute

MA122CCollegeMathematics3

StatisticsAverages

Worksheet#1

1. Calculatethemean,modeandmedianofthefollowingrawdata
(a) 3,4,5,9,7,8,4
(b) 3,4,5,5,4,6
(c) 1,3,4,5,5,6,6,7,8,10
2. Calculatethemean,modeandmedianofthefollowing

(a) 14,18,12,18,14,25,32,18,16

(b) $10000,$10000,$10000,$12000,$58000

3. Thelocaldressrackstoreconductedaninventoryoftheirsalestodeterminewhichsizes
toorder.Thefollowingdatarepresentsthenumberofdressessoldthismonthbysize.

Size NumberofDresses
4 8
6 23
8 12
10 35
12 3

Whatsize/sdressshouldthestorerestock?

4. TanyareceivedthefollowingscoresonherfirstfiveMathematicstest.
75,75,80,77,82,65

(a) Calculatehermeanscore.
(b) Calculatehermedianscore.
(c) Calculatehernewmeanscoreifshegotanothertestandhermarkwas25.

5. Thepostcardcompanywantstoensurethattheaveragesalarycontainedinan
advertisementaccuratelyreflectwhatthenewemployeecanexpecttoearn.What
averageshouldsheusegiventhefollowingsalariesfortheexistingworkers?

Position Salary
CEO $120000
VicePresident $80000
Productionworkers(byseniority) $30000
$28000
$25000
$20000
$20000
$15000
$15000

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$10000

6. Playersonabasketballteamwereaskedtorecordtheirheightincentimetersonachart.
Thedataobtainedwasusedtorepresenttheheightoftheteam.

155 153 150 167


164 182 170 159
185 190 182 174

(a)Calculatethemean,modeandmedianheightofthebasketballplayers.
(b)Whichofthecentraltendencieswouldyouusetorepresenttheheightoftheteam?

7. Adicewasrolled30timesyieldingthefollowingresults

5 4 4 5 6 1 2 1 6 4
3 3 4 2 2 5 6 4 1 2
3 5 5 3 3 4 2 6 3 4

(a)Constructafrequencytabletoshowthisinformation.
(b)Calculatethemean,modeandmedianscore.

8. Herearethespellingmarksof20students

Gender Marks
Female 5 3 10 2 7 3 5 7 4 5 10 1
Male 2 5 9 3 6 8 5 9

(a) Howmanygirlswereintheclass?
(b) Calculatethemodalmarkofthe20students.
(c) Calculatethemedianmarkofthe20students.
(d) Constructafrequencytabletoshowthemarksofthe20students.
(e) Calculatethemeanmarkofthe20students.

9. Michelledidasurveyofthenumberofemailssomepupilsinherschoolhadreceived
yesterday.Thefrequencytableshowsherresults.

NumberofEmails Frequency
2 1
3 3
4 5
5 8

6 5

(a) Howmanypersonswereinthesurvey?

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(b) Michellethinksthattheaveragenumberofemailsreceivedwas7.Explainwhyshe
cannotbecorrect.
(c) Calculatethemeannumberofemailsreceived.
10. Calculatethemean,modeandmedianofthefollowingrawdata.
(a) 5,3,2,1,4,6,9
(b) 20,10,50,60,40,30,90,70

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