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The mean daily wage of all 50 workers at a Rajkot workshop is ₹560. The 30 skilled workers among them have a mean daily wage of ₹620. Find the mean daily wage of the 20 unskilled workers.

Class 10Mean of Grouped DataStatistics and Probability
  • A500
  • B470
  • C940
  • D313.33

Step-by-Step Solution

Total wage bill ; the skilled workers account for , leaving for the 20 unskilled workers, so their mean is . "500" assumes the two group means sit symmetrically about 560 (560 - 60); "940" divides 9400 by 10 (the difference 30 - 20) instead of by 20; "313.33" divides the remaining 9400 by 30 instead of 20.
Answer: B) 470

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