WAEC - Further Mathematics (2014 - No. 20)

Age in years 10 - 14 15 - 19 20 - 24 25 - 29 30 - 34
Frequency 6 8 14 10 12

Find the mean of the distribution.

23.4
23.6
24.3
24.6

Explanation

Age in years

Classmark

(x)

Frequency

(f)

fx
10 - 14 12 6 72
15 - 19 17 8 136
20 - 24 22 14 308
25 - 29 27 10 270
30 - 34 32 12 384
Total   50 1170

\(Mean = \frac{\sum fx}{\sum f}\)

= \(\frac{1170}{50} = 23.4\)

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