Step deviation method of finding mean - class-VIII

Practice problems on finding arithmetic mean from grouped frequency distributions using the step deviation method

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The mean weight of 9 students is 24 kg. If one more student is joined in the group the mean is unaltered, then the weight of the 10th student is

  1. 25 kg
  2. 24 kg
  3. 26 kg
  4. 23 kg
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The arithmetic mean in a measure of central tedency and is popularlyknown as mean. Arithmetic mean is obtained by dividing the sum of the values of all items of a series by the number of items of that series. Normally, arithmetic mean is denoted by $\bar X$ which is red as  '$X$ bar'. It can be computed for unclassified or ungrouped data or individual series as well as classified or grouped data or discrete or continuous series.

From the following data calculate arithmentic mean.

Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
No. of students 10 20 30 50 40 30


  1. $25$
  2. $40$
  3. $15$
  4. $35$
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Following table gives frequency distribution of trees planted by different housing societies in a particular locality.
Find mean number of trees planted by housing society by using 'step deviation method'.

No. of tress 10 - 15 15 - 20 20 - 25 25 - 30 30 - 35 35 - 40
No. of Societies 2 7 9 8 6 4
  1. $25.42$ trees
  2. $27.42$ trees
  3. $29.42$ trees
  4. $31.42$ trees
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Following table gives age groupwise distribution of people suffering from 'Asthama' due to air pollution in certain city. Find mean age of person suffering from 'Asthama' .

Age (in years) 7 - 11 11 - 15 15 - 19 19 - 23 23 - 27 27 - 31 31 - 35 35 - 39
No. of People  5  9  13  21  16  15  12   9
  1. $23.88$years
  2. $24.88$ years
  3. $25.88 $years
  4. $26.88$ years
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the arithmetic mean for the following grouped frequency distribution:

Class-intervals$ $6-10$ $10-14$ $14-18$ $18-22$  $22-26$  $26-30$
Frequency  $ 4$   $ 6$   $9$   $ 12$    $ 7 $    $2$

  1. $15.8$
  2. $16.8$
  3. $17.8$
  4. None of these
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Following table shows frequency distribution of advertisement on T.V. by shift of origin ans scale method.

Duration (in sec.) 25 - 30 30 - 35 35 - 40 40 - 45 45 - 50 50 - 55
No. of advertisements 10 32 15 9 7 2

Obtain mean duration of advertisement on T.V. by shift of origin and scale method.

  1. $31.97$ seconds
  2. $32.97$ seconds
  3. $34.97$ seconds
  4. $35.97$ seconds
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Number of calories (in' 00) consumed daily by a sample of 15 years old boys are given below.

Calories 1000 - 1500 1500 - 2000 2000 - 2500 2500 - 3000 3000 - 3500 3500 - 4000 4000 - 4500
No. of boys 5 13 16 18 27 10 4

Obtain mean calories consumed daily by a boy by step deviation method.

  1. $2222$ calories
  2. $2548$ calories
  3. $2563$ calories
  4. $2761$ calories
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the table given below

Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
Number of Students 12 18 27 20 17 6

The arithmetic mean of the marks given above is

  1. $18$
  2. $28$
  3. $27$
  4. $6$
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The marks obtained by $20$ students of Class $X$ of a certain school in a English paper consisting of $100$ marks are presented in table below. Find the mean of the marks obtained by the students using step deviation method.

  1. $61$
  2. $62$
  3. $63$
  4. $64$
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the arithmetic mean using step deviation method for the following data shows distance covered by $40$ passengers to perform their work. (Round off your answer to the nearest whole number).

Distance (km) 1-5 5-9 9-13 13-17 17-21 21-25 25-29
Number of passengers 2 4 6 8 10 5 5

  1. $15$
  2. $16$
  3. $17$
  4. $19$
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a study on a certain population, the following data was given.

Population (X) 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007
Number of people 10 20 30 40 50 60 70


Find the average number of population using step deviation method.

  1. $2002$
  2. $2003$
  3. $2004$
  4. $2005$
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The frequency distribution of marks in English are given in the table:

Marks 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90
Number of students 12 24 14 10

Find the mean by step deviation method.

  1. $58$
  2. $48$
  3. $69$
  4. $71$
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Using step deviation method find the mean.

X 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100
frequency 4 8 12 16

  1. $40$
  2. $50$
  3. $60$
  4. $70$
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
 Marks 0-10  10-20  20-30  30-40  40-50  50-60  60-70  70- 80 80-90  90-100 
 Frequency  9  10  12  6

Find the mean mark using step deviation method:
  1. $54$
  2. $55$
  3. $56$
  4. $57$
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
 Marks 0-5  5-10  10-15  15-20  20-25  25-30  30-35  35-40  40-45  45-50 
Frequency  10  11  14  19  15  13 
For the following distribution, find the mean using step deviation method. (Round off your answer to the nearest whole number)
  1. $29$
  2. $31$
  3. $35$
  4. $37$