The following table gives the life time of 200 bulbs. Calculate the mean life time of a bulb by step deviation method : Life time in hrs No. of bulbs 400 - 499 24 500 - 599 47 600 - 699 39 700 - 799 42 800 - 899 34 900 - 999 14 Share with your friends Share 2 Rishabh Mittal answered this Here , a=749.5 , h=100∑fi=200∑fiui=-143Mean , x=a+h∑fiui∑fi=749.5+100-143200=749.5-71.5=678.Mean life time of a bulb is 678 hours. 11 View Full Answer