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If the mean of the following data is 45, then what is the value of x?

Class10-2020-3030-4040-5050-60
Frequency 23303145X

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The correct answer is

160

To find the value of \(x\) when the mean of the given frequency distribution is 45, we proceed as follows:

  1. First, identify the midpoints of each class interval, which are necessary for calculating the weighted average (mean). These are computed by averaging the boundaries of each class.
    • For class 10-20, midpoint = \(\frac{10+20}{2} = 15\)
    • For class 20-30, midpoint = \(\frac{20+30}{2} = 25\)
    • For class 30-40, midpoint = \(\frac{30+40}{2} = 35\)
    • For class 40-50, midpoint = \(\frac{40+50}{2} = 45\)
    • For class 50-60, midpoint = \(\frac{50+60}{2} = 55\)
  2. Next, calculate the sum of the products of frequencies and their respective midpoints.
ClassFrequencyMidpointFrequency × Midpoint
10-202315345
20-303025750
30-4031351085
40-5045452025
50-60X5555X
  1. Given that the mean of the data is 45, we use the formula for the mean of grouped data:

\bar{x} = \frac{\Sigma f_ix_i}{\Sigma f_i}

  1. where \(x_i\) are the midpoints and \(f_i\) are frequencies.
  2. Substitute the values into this formula:

45 = \frac{345 + 750 + 1085 + 2025 + 55X}{23 + 30 + 31 + 45 + X}

  1. Simplifying,

45 = \frac{4205 + 55X}{129 + X}

  1. Multiply both sides by \(129 + X\):

45(129 + X) = 4205 + 55X

5805 + 45X = 4205 + 55X

  1. Rearrange to find \(X\):

5805 - 4205 = 55X - 45X

1600 = 10X

X = 160

Therefore, the value of \(X\) that satisfies the condition is 160.

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