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The table shows the scores obtained when a fair die was thrown a number of times. If ...

The table shows the scores obtained when a fair die was thrown a number of times.
Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency 2 5 x 11 9 10



If the probability of obtaining a 3 is 0.26, find the (a) median
(b) standard deviation of the distribution.
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    Correct Answer: Option n
    Explanation:
    Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
    Frequency 2 5 x 11 9 10



    P(3) = 0.26
    \(\frac{x}{37 + x} = 0.26\)
    \(x = 0.26(37 + x) \implies x = 9.62 + 0.26x\)
    \(x - 0.26x = 9.62 \implies 0.74x = 9.62\)
    \(x = \frac{9.62}{0.74} = 13\)
    Total toss frequency = 37 + x
    = 37 + 13
    = 50.
    (a) Median = \(\frac{n + 1}{2}\)
    = \(\frac{50 + 1}{2}\)
    = 25.5
    From the table, 25.5 occurs at 4 which is the median.
    (b) Standard deviation = \(\sqrt{\frac{\sum fd^{2}}{\sum f}}\)
    \(x\) \(f\) \(\fx\) \(d = |x - \bar{x}|\) \(d^{2}\) \(fd^{2}\)
    1 2 2 -3 9 18
    2 5 10 -2 4 20
    3 13 39 -1 1 13
    4 11 44 0 0 0
    5 9 45 1 1 9
    6 10 60 2 4 40
    \(\sum\) 50 200 100



    \(Mean(\bar{x}) = \frac{\sum fx}{\sum f}\)
    = \(\frac{200}{50}
    = 4
    S.D = \(\sqrt{\frac{100}{50}}\)
    = \(\sqrt{2}\)
    = 1.4142

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