The median of the following data is 50. Find the values of ā€˜p’ and ā€˜q’, if the sum of all frequencies is 90. Also find the mode of the data.

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Number of students

20 - 30

p

30 - 40

15

40 - 50

25

50 - 60

20

60 - 70

q

70 - 80

8

80 - 90

10

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The median of the following data is 50. Find the values of ā€˜p’ and ā€˜q’ - CBSE Class 10 Sample Paper for 2024 Boards - Maths Standard

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Now, Median = l + (š‘µ/šŸ āˆ’š’„š’‡)/š’‡ Ɨ h Since Median = 50 50 – 60 is Median Class Where N = āˆ‘ā–’š‘“š‘– l = h = cf = f = Putting values in formula Median = l + (š‘µ/šŸ āˆ’š’„š’‡)/š’‡ Ɨ h 50 = 50 + (šŸ’šŸ“ āˆ’ (š’‘ + šŸ’šŸŽ))/šŸšŸŽ Ɨ 10 50 = 50 + (5 āˆ’š‘)/2 50 – 50 = (5 āˆ’š‘)/2 0 = (5 āˆ’š‘)/2 5āˆ’š‘ = 0 p = 5 Also, āˆ‘ā–’š’‡š’Š = 78 + p + q Putting values 90 = 78 + 5 + q 90 = 83 + y 90 – 83 = q 7 = q q = 7 Hence p = 5, q = 7 Finding Mode Mode = l + (š’‡šŸ āˆ’š’‡šŸŽ)/(šŸš’‡šŸ āˆ’š’‡šŸŽ āˆ’š’‡šŸ) Ɨ h Modal class = Interval with highest frequency = 40 – 50 Here l = lower limit of modal class = 40 h = class-interval = 50 āˆ’ 40 = 10 f1 = frequency of the modal class = 25 f0 = frequency of the class before modal class = 15 f2 = frequency of the class after modal class = 20 Putting these values in formula ∓ Mode = l + ((š’‡_šŸ āˆ’ š’‡_šŸŽ)/(šŸš’‡_šŸ āˆ’ š’‡_šŸŽ āˆ’ š’‡_šŸ )) Ɨ h = 40 + {(šŸšŸ“ āˆ’šŸšŸ“)/(šŸ Ć—šŸšŸ“ āˆ’šŸšŸ“ āˆ’šŸšŸŽ)} Ɨ 10 = 40 + 10/(50āˆ’35) Ɨ 10 = 40 + 100/15 = 40 + 6.67 = 46.67

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