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Following is the distribution of the long jump competition in which 250 students participated. Find the median distance jumped by the students. Interpret the medianDistance (in m)0 - 11 - 22 - 33 - 44 - 5Number of Students4080623830 |
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\(\frac{n}{2}=\frac{250}{2}\) = 125 ⇒ median class is 2 - 3, l = 2, h = 1, cf = 120, f = 62 median = \(l+\frac{\frac{n}{2}-cf}{f}\times i\) = 2 + \(\frac{5}{62}\) = \(\frac{129}{62}=2\frac{5}{62}\)m or 2.08 m 50% of students jumped below \(2\frac{5}{62}\)m and 50% above it. |
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