Math Problem Statement

Given the data below are the number of students in each age group.

Ages Number of students 15-18 3 19-22 7 23-26 2 27-30 5 31-34 2 35-38 4 Based on the frequency distribution above, find the relative frequency for the class with lower class limit 27. Give your answer as a percent, rounded to one decimal place.

Relative Frequency = %

Solution

To calculate the relative frequency for the class with the lower class limit of 27 (which corresponds to the age group 27-30), you can use the following steps:

Step 1: Calculate the total number of students.

Add up the number of students in all age groups:

Total number of students=3+7+2+5+2+4=23\text{Total number of students} = 3 + 7 + 2 + 5 + 2 + 4 = 23

Step 2: Determine the number of students in the age group 27-30.

From the table, the number of students in the age group 27-30 is 5.

Step 3: Calculate the relative frequency.

Relative frequency is calculated as:

Relative Frequency=(Number of students in the age groupTotal number of students)×100%\text{Relative Frequency} = \left(\frac{\text{Number of students in the age group}}{\text{Total number of students}}\right) \times 100\%

Substitute the values:

Relative Frequency=(523)×100%21.7%\text{Relative Frequency} = \left(\frac{5}{23}\right) \times 100\% \approx 21.7\%

So, the relative frequency for the class with the lower class limit 27 is 21.7%.

Would you like more details or have any questions? Here are five related questions:

  1. How do you find the relative frequency for a different class interval?
  2. What is the cumulative frequency for the age group 27-30?
  3. How would you create a frequency distribution table from raw data?
  4. What is the percentage of students in the 19-22 age group?
  5. How do you interpret relative frequency in the context of data analysis?

Tip: Relative frequency helps in understanding the proportion of occurrences in a dataset, making it easier to compare different groups.

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Statistics
Frequency Distribution
Relative Frequency

Formulas

Relative Frequency = (Number of students in the class / Total number of students) * 100%

Theorems

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Suitable Grade Level

Grades 6-8