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The mean mass of 13 textbooks is 875 grams, and n novels have a total mass of 13706 grams. Find the mean mass of a novel, given that the textbooks and novels together have a mean mass of 716.6 grams.

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Important Questions on Measures of Central Tendency

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Nine values are 7, 13, 28, 36, 13, 29, 31, 13 and x.

Write down the value of the measure of central tendency that can be found without knowing the value of x.

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AS and A Level
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Nine values are 7, 13, 28, 36, 13, 29, 31, 13 and x.

If it is known that x is greater than 40, which measure of central tendency other than mode can be found and what is its value?

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AS and A Level
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Nine values are 7, 13, 28, 36, 13, 29, 31, 13 and x. If the remaining measure of central tendency is 25, find the value of x.

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AS and A Level
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For the data shown in the following table, x has a mean of 7.15.

x 3 6 10 15
Frequency a b c d

Find the mean value of y given in the following table.

y 11 14 18 23
Frequency a b c d
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AS and A Level
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For the data shown in the following table, x has a mean of 7.15.

x 3 6 10 15
Frequency a b c d

Find a calculated estimate of the mean value of z given in the following table.

z 2- 8- 14- 24-34
Frequency a b c d
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AS and A Level
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The table below shows the number of books read last month by a group of children.

No. books 2 3 4 5
No. children 3 8 15 q

If the mean number of books read is exactly 3.75, find the value of q.

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AS and A Level
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The table below shows the number of books read last month by a group of children.

No. books 2 3 4 5
No. children 3 8 15 q

Find the greatest possible value of q if: the modal number of books read is 4

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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

The table below shows the number of books read last month by a group of children.

No. books 2 3 4 5
No. children 3 8 15 q

Find the greatest possible value of q if: the median number of books read is 4.