Question

In a village three different crops are cultivated in four successive years. The profit (in rupees) on the crops, per acre is shown in the table below-

Crop	Year
	2005	2006	2007	2008
Groundnuts	7000	8000	7500	7500
Jawar	6000	1000	8000	1000
Millets	9000	5000	3000	4000

(i) Calculate the mean profit for each crop over the 4 years. 

(ii) Based on your answers, which crop should be cultivated in the next year? 

Answer 1

(i) Average = \(\frac {Sum}{Number}\)

(ii) As the mean profit on Groundnuts is more than the other two crops, Groundnuts may be cultivated for the next year.