Mathematics Part 2

Chapter 15 – Probability (Ex – 15.1)

Probability Question 1.Complete the statements: Solution: Question 2.Which of the following experiments have equally likely outcomes? Explain.(i) A driver attempts to start a car. The car starts or does not start.(ii) A player attempts to shoot a basketball. She/he shoots or misses the shot.(iii) A trial is made to answer a true-false question. The answer

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Chapter 14 – Statistics (Ex – 14.4)

Statistics Question 1.The following distribution gives the daily income of 50 workers of a factory : Convert the distribution above to a less than type, cumulative frequency distribution and draw its ogive. Solution:Converting the given distribution to a less than type cumulative frequency distribution, we get: Let us now plot the points corresponding to the

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Chapter 14 – Statistics (Ex – 14.3)

Statistics Question 1.The following frequency distribution gives the monthly consumption of electricity of 68 consumers of a locality. Find the median, mean and mode of the data and compare them. Solution:-Calculation of medianFirst, we prepare the table given below to compute the median: We have : n = 68 Now, n/2 = 68/2 = 34The cumulative frequency, just greater

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Chapter 13 – Surface Areas and Volumes (Ex – 13.3)

Surface Areas and Volumes Question 1.A metallic sphere of radius 4.2 cm is melted and recast into the shape of a cylinder of radius 6 cm. Find the height of the cylinder. Solution:Volume of the sphere = 4/3 πr³= 4/3 x π x (4.2)² cm³If h is the height of a cylinder of radius 6 cm. Then, its volume=

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