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June 2010 p61 q4
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The numbers of rides taken by two students, Fei and Graeme, at a fairground are shown in the following table.
Roller coaster
Water slide
Revolving drum
Fei
4
2
0
Graeme
1
3
6
(i) The mean cost of Fei’s rides is $2.50 and the standard deviation of the costs of Fei’s rides is $0. Explain how you can tell that the roller coaster and the water slide each cost $2.50 per ride. [2]
(ii) The mean cost of Graeme’s rides is $3.76. Find the standard deviation of the costs of Graeme’s rides. [5]
Solution
(i) Since the standard deviation is $0, all rides must cost the same, which is the mean of $2.50. Therefore, the roller coaster and the water slide each cost $2.50 per ride.
(ii) Let the cost of the revolving drum be $x. The equation for the mean cost is: