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MathsCBSE Class 10 · Basic · Sample paper, session 2026-27 · 1 mark · MCQ

CBSE Class 10 Mathematics Basic sample paper 2026-27: question 10

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2026-27, section A, question 10, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q10 · 1 mark · MCQStatistics

For the following distribution

Class0-55-1010-1515-2020-25
Frequency101512209

The lower limit of the median class is

  1. (A)5
  2. (B)10
  3. (C)15
  4. (D)20

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2026-27.

Hints

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Hint 1

Find N/2.

Hint 2

Use cumulative frequencies to see which class contains the N/2-th value.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Total frequency , so . The cumulative frequencies are 10, 25, 37, 57, 66.

  2. The first cumulative frequency exceeding 33 is 37, so the median class is 10–15 and its lower limit is 10. Option (B).

    1 mark

Answer: 10, option (B)

Where the marks are

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

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