Mathematics
A student scored the following marks in 11 questions of a question paper:
7, 3, 4, 1, 5, 8, 2, 2, 5, 7, 6.
Find the median marks.
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Answer
Given,
Marks scored in 11 questions of a question paper by the student are:
7, 3, 4, 1, 5, 8, 2, 2, 5, 7, 6
Arranging it in ascending order, we have
1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8
Here, n = 11 which is odd.
∴ Median = th term
= = 6th term.
6th term = 5.
Hence, median marks = 5.
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