Question

The number of cars in 25 families is shown in the table. Calculate the mean number of cars in a family.

No of cars Frequency
1 5
2 10
3 7
4 2
5 1

Answer 1

Mean = 11.8

Explanation:

Given the following data;

Total number of cars (n) = 5

Number of cars (x) = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Frequency (F) = 5, 10, 7, 2, 1

F(x) = (1*5) + (2*10) + (3*7) + (4*2) + (5*1)

F(x) = 5 + 20 + 21 + 8 + 5

F(x) = 59

To find the mean;

Mean = F(x)/n

Mean = 59/5

Mean = 11.8