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Consider the frequency… (Class 10 Maths SQP 2024-25, Q9)

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MathsCBSE Class 10 · Standard · Sample paper, session 2024-25 · 1 mark · MCQ

CBSE Class 10 Mathematics Standard sample paper 2024-25: question 9

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2024-25, section A, question 9, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q9 · 1 mark · MCQStatistics

Consider the frequency distribution of 45 observations.

Class0-1010-2020-3030-4040-50
Frequency5915106

The upper limit of median class is

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)

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Hints

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Hint 1

Find and the cumulative frequencies.

Hint 2

The median class is the first class whose cumulative frequency exceeds .

Step-by-step solution

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  1. . The cumulative frequencies are .

  2. The first cumulative frequency greater than is , so the median class is –. Its upper limit is . The answer is option (C).

    1 mark

Answer: , option (C)

Where the marks are

  • Uses cumulative frequency with to get median class –, upper limit (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

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