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Class 10 Statistics & Probability Exam

This document is a Class 10 Mathematics paper focused on Statistics and Probability, consisting of various sections with questions of varying difficulty. It includes very short answer questions, short answer questions, and long answer questions, covering topics such as probability, mean, mode, and frequency distribution. The total marks for the paper are 20, and students are instructed to show all working steps clearly.

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Class 10 Statistics & Probability Exam

This document is a Class 10 Mathematics paper focused on Statistics and Probability, consisting of various sections with questions of varying difficulty. It includes very short answer questions, short answer questions, and long answer questions, covering topics such as probability, mean, mode, and frequency distribution. The total marks for the paper are 20, and students are instructed to show all working steps clearly.

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Class 10 Mathematics Paper (Ch.

13 & 14: Statistics & Probability)

Total Marks: 20Time: 45 Minutes

Instructions:

All questions are compulsory.

Show all working steps clearly.

Use appropriate formulae where required.

Marks are indicated against each question.

Section A: Very Short Answer (1 mark each) [1 × 4 = 4 marks]

1. A dice is thrown once. What is the probability of getting a prime number less than 5? __________

2. If the mean of 5 observations is 20, and four of the observations are 16, 18, 20, and 24, find the fifth observation.

__________

3. If P(E) = 0.68, find the probability of the event E not happening. __________

4. In a data set of mode 30 and mean 25, suggest whether the data is positively skewed, negatively skewed, or

symmetric. Justify briefly. __________

Section B: Short Answer (2 marks each) [2 × 4 = 8 marks]

5. Find the mean of the following frequency distribution:

| Class | 0-10 | 10-20 | 20-30 | 30-40 | 40-50 |

|-------|------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

| Freq | 5 |8 | 15 | 16 |6 |

6. A card is drawn from a well-shuffled pack of 52 cards. What is the probability that it is:

a) A red king

b) Not a face card

7. The mean of the following data is 18. Find the missing frequency f:

|x | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 |

|-------|----|----|----|----|

|f |3 |f |7 |5 |

8. Two coins are tossed simultaneously. Write all possible outcomes. Find the probability of:

a) Getting at least one head

b) Getting no head

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Class 10 Mathematics Paper (Ch. 13 & 14: Statistics & Probability)

Total Marks: 20Time: 45 Minutes

Section C: Long Answer (3 marks) [1 × 3 = 3 marks]

9. The following table gives the marks obtained by 50 students in a Math test:

| Marks | 0-20 | 20-40 | 40-60 | 60-80 | 80-100 |

|---------------|------|--------|--------|--------|---------|

| No. of Students | 5 | 10 | 20 | 10 |5 |

a) Compute the mean using the assumed mean method.

b) Estimate the modal class and calculate the mode using the mode formula.

Section D: Long Answer (5 marks) [1 × 5 = 5 marks]

10. A bag contains 4 red balls, 6 black balls, and 5 white balls. A ball is drawn at random and not replaced, then another

ball is drawn.

a) What is the probability that both balls are black? __________

b) What is the probability that first is white and second is red? __________

c) What is the probability that both are of the same colour? __________

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The events are sequential and without replacement, meaning the total number of balls decreases after the first draw. For example, to calculate the probability both balls are black, first determine the probability of drawing a black ball (6 black out of 15 total), then the second probability considers the reduced total (5 black out of 14 remaining). Multiply these probabilities for P(both black): (6/15) × (5/14). Similar logic applies to other scenarios.

To find the fifth observation, first calculate the total sum of all observations using the given mean: Total sum = Mean × Number of observations = 20 × 5 = 100. Then, sum the given observations: 16 + 18 + 20 + 24 = 78. Subtract this sum from the total sum to find the fifth observation: 100 - 78 = 22. Therefore, the fifth observation is 22.

To use the assumed mean method, select a mid-point from the class intervals as the assumed mean (A). Calculate the deviation (d) of each mid-point from A and multiply by the frequency to find fd. Sum the frequencies (2) and fd values. Calculate the mean using the formula: Mean = A + (Σfd/Σf). For instance, choose 40 as the assumed mean and compute deviations for the given intervals. Complete calculations to find the final mean value.

To find the probability of drawing a red king, note there are 2 red kings in a 52-card deck. The probability is the ratio of red kings to the total card count: 2/52 = 1/26. For not drawing a face card, calculate total non-face cards (52 minus 3 face cards per suit, giving 36 non-face cards) and divide by total cards: 36/52 = 9/13.

To find the mode from a frequency distribution, identify the class interval with the highest frequency, called the modal class. Use the mode formula: Mode = L + [(f1 - f0) / (2f1 - f0 - f2)] × h. Where L is the lower boundary of the modal class, f1 is the frequency of the modal class, f0 is the frequency preceding the modal class, f2 is the frequency after the modal class, and h is the class width. Apply this formula to calculate the mode using the given frequency data.

Finding the missing frequency is crucial for accurate mean calculation and reflects data integrity. Computing the mean involves complete frequencies to ensure sum and division accuracy (Σxf = Mean × Total frequency). A missing frequency impacts mean centrality and could mislead analysis, making its discovery essential through balancing known equations or contrasting with given data.

The prime numbers less than 5 that can appear on a dice are 2 and 3. Since a standard dice has six faces, the probability of getting a prime number less than 5 is calculated by dividing the number of favorable outcomes by the total number of possible outcomes: P(prime number less than 5) = 2/6 = 1/3.

A data set is considered positively skewed if the mean is greater than the mode, negatively skewed if the mean is less than the mode, and symmetric if the mean and mode are equal. In this case, since the mean (25) is less than the mode (30), the data is negatively skewed.

Two coins can have outcomes: HH, HT, TH, or TT. For at least one head, outcomes are HH, HT, or TH. Probability calculation involves summing probabilities of these separate events, dividing 3 favorable outcomes by 4 total (3/4). For no heads, consider TT, which is 1/4 or 25%.

To analyze probability in this context, examine each event's conditions. For instance, to find a probability of at least one outcome, compile all favorable possibilities (each unique card draw). Consider individual probabilities, including full event and sub-event sets, to evaluate aggregates through addition of distinct favorable events, ensuring no overlap in consideration.

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