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Consider the… (Class 10 Maths Basic SQP 2025-26, Q13)

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MathsCBSE Class 10 · Basic · Sample paper, session 2025-26 · 1 mark · MCQ

CBSE Class 10 Mathematics Basic sample paper 2025-26: question 13

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2025-26, section A, question 13, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q13 · 1 mark · MCQStatistics

Consider the following frequency distribution

Class0 – 55 – 1010 – 1515 – 2020 – 25
Frequency111213911

The upper limit of median class is

  1. (A)10
  2. (B)13
  3. (C)15
  4. (D)20

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Hints

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Hint 1

Find .

Hint 2

Make a cumulative frequency column.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. , so . Cumulative frequencies are 11, 23, 36, 45, 56.

  2. 28 first falls in the cumulative frequency 36, so the median class is 10–15. Its upper limit is 15, option (C).

    1 mark

Answer: 15, option (C)

Where the marks are

  • Finds the median class 10–15 from cumulative frequencies (1 mark)

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