(DATA HANDLING)
WORKSHEET
Q1. The mean of the first five whole numbers is .
(a). 2 (b). 5 (c). 3 (d). 4
Q2. In a school, only 2 out of 5 students can participate in a quiz. What is the chance that a
student picked at random makes it to the competition?
(a) 20% (b) 40% (c) 50% (d) 30%
Q3. Anika earned scores of 97, 73 and 88 respectively in her first three examinations. If she
scored 80 in the fourth examination, then her average score will be
(a) increased by 1 (b) increased by 1.5 (c) decreased by 1 (d) decreased by
1.5
Q4. If a, b, c be three observations. The mean of these observations is
abc a+ b+ c a− b− c
(a) 3
(b) 3 (c) 3 (d) none of these
Q5. If the arithmetic mean of 8, 4, x, 6, 2, 7 is 5, then the value of x is
(a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4.5 (d) 6
Q6. The median of the data : 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3, 4 is
(a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6
Q7. The mode of the data 2 , 2 , 2 , 3 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 5 , 5, 6 , 6 , 8 is .
(a) 2 (b). 5 (c). 8 (d). 2 & 5 both
Q8. A coin is flipped to decide which team starts the game. What is the probability of your
team will start?
(a) 1/4 (b). 1/2 (c). 1 (d). 0
Q9. Which measure of central tendency best represents the data of the most popular
politician after a debate?
(a) Mean (b). Median (c). Mode (d). Any of these
Q10. Two dice are thrown, find the number of outcomes
(a) 12 (b). 6 (c). 36 (d). none of these
Q11. Find the mean of first five multiples of 5.
Q12. Find the range of the given integers: 15, - 4, 6, - 17, 17, -11.
Q13. Find the median of the given data: 5, 7, 9, 8, x, 5, 4, 1, 3, if the mean is 4.
Q14. A letter is chosen at random from the word
M A T H E M A T I C S
What is the probability of getting
(a) a vowel (b) a word M (c) a consonant (c) a word H ?
Q15. There are five cards in a box with number 1 to [Link] the probability of getting a card
with
(a) odd number (b) even number (c) prime number
Q16. Examine the range of the data 2, -5, 4, 3, 7, 6 would change, if 2 was subtracted from
each value in the data.
Q17. (i) A bag contains 5 red,8 white ,7 black balls .a ball is drawn at random from bag, find
the probability that the ball drawn is (1) red or white , (2) not black , (3) white.
(ii) A coin is tossed 50times and head is obtained 31 times. If tossing of coin is random,
what is the probability of getting a tail?
Q18. Numbers 50, 42, 2x+10, 35, 2x – 8, 12, 11, 8, 6 are written in descending order and
then median is 20. Find x.
Q19. Age(in years) of 6 persons of two groups are recorded as below:
Age(in years)
Group A Group B
10 10
10 15
15 18
12 35
30 35
30 35
(a) Draw the double bar graph of the given data.
(b) Find the mode and range of each group.
Q 20: Study the double bar graphs given below and answer the following questions:
(a) Which sport is liked the most by class VIII students?
(b) How many students of class VII like Hockey and Tennis in all?
(c) How many students are there in class VII?
(d) For which sport is the number of students of class VII less than that of class VIII?
(e) For how many sports students of class VIII are less than class VII?
(f) Find the ratio of students who like Badminton in class VII to students who like Tennis
in class VIII.
