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What is the value of (5x + 3y), if the mean of the following distribution is 66? Class 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 Total Frequency 7 20 x 8 y 85
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141 Question ID : 441009623503 Option 1 ID : 4410092448144 Option 2 ID : 4410092448146 Option 3 ID : 4410092448145 Option 4 ID : 4410092448147 Status : Answered Chosen Option : A
156
Use the total sum of frequencies: 7+20+x+8+y=85тЯ╣x+y=50. Since 5x+3y is required, test values or solve the linear system derived from the mean equation.
Frequency distribution with classes 0-20, 20-40, 40-60, 60-80, 80-100; frequencies 7, 20, x, 8, y; total frequency = 85; Mean = 66.
Mean=тИСfiтАЛтИСfiтАЛxiтАЛтАЛ
Use the total sum of frequencies: 7+20+x+8+y=85тЯ╣x+y=50. Since 5x+3y is required, test values or solve the linear system derived from the mean equation.
Confusing class marks (xiтАЛ) with frequencies or calculating the total sum of frequencies incorrectly by forgetting to add all given terms.
Calculate total frequency sum
Sum of all given frequencies must equal 85: 7+20+x+8+y=85.
x+y=50
Calculate class marks (xiтАЛ) and weighted sum
Class marks for 0-20, 20-40, 40-60, 60-80, 80-100 are 10, 30, 50, 70, 90 respectively. The sum of fiтАЛxiтАЛ is 7(10)+20(30)+x(50)+8(70)+y(90).
тИСfiтАЛxiтАЛ=70+600+50x+560+90y=1230+50x+90y
Apply mean formula
Substitute values into the mean formula тИСfiтАЛтИСfiтАЛxiтАЛтАЛ=66: 851230+50x+90yтАЛ=66.
1230+50x+90y=5610тЯ╣50x+90y=4380тЯ╣5x+9y=438
Solve the system of linear equations
We have x+y=50 (Equation 1) and 5x+9y=438 (Equation 2). From Eq 1, x=50тИТy. Substituting into Eq 2: 5(50тИТy)+9y=438тЯ╣250+4y=438тЯ╣4y=188тЯ╣y=47. Then x=3.
x=3,y=47
Calculate 5x + 3y
Substitute x=3 and y=47 into 5x+3y.
5(3)+3(47)=15+141=156
A is correct because the system of equations yields x=3 and y=47, resulting in 5(3)+3(47)=156.
Similar systems of equations frequently appear in missing frequency problems for Mode or Median, where the process for finding variable sums remains consistent.