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Topic: frequency distribution

Jamb Mathematics Questions - frequency distribution

Question 11:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Class Interval} & 1 - 5 & 6 - 10 & 11 - 15 & 16 - 20 & 21 - 25 \\ \hline Frequency & 6 & 15 & 20 & 7 & 2\end{array}\)
Estimate the median of the frequency distribution above
  • A 10\(\frac{1}{2}\)
  • B 11\(\frac{1}{2}\)
  • C 12
  • D 13
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Question 12:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} x & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 \\ \hline f & 2 & 1 & 2 & 1 & 2\end{array}\)
Find the variance of the frequency distribution above
  • A \(\frac{3}{2}\)
  • B \(\frac{9}{4}\)
  • C \(\frac{5}{2}\)
  • D 3
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Question 13:
In a survey, it was observed that 20 students read newspapers and 35 read novels. If 40 of the students read either newspapers or novels, what is the probability of the students who read both newspapers and novels?
  • A \(\frac{1}{2}\)
  • B \(\frac{2}{3}\)
  • C \(\frac{3}{8}\)
  • D \(\frac{3}{11}\)
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Question 14:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Age in years} & 13 & 14 & 15 & 16 & 17 \\ \hline \text{No. of students} & 3 & 10 & 30 & 42 & 15\end{array}\)
The frequency distribution above shows the ages of students in a secondary school. In a pie chart constructed to represent the data, the angles corresponding to the 15 years old is
  • A 27<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>o</sup>
  • B 30<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>o</sup>
  • C 54<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>o</sup>
  • D 108<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>o</sup>
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Question 15:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Age in years} & 13 & 14 & 15 & 16 & 17 \\ \hline \text{No. of students} & 3 & 10 & 30 & 42 & 15\end{array}\)
The frequency distribution above shows the ages of students in a secondary school. In a pie chart constructed to represent the data, the angles corresponding to the 15 years old is
  • A 27<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>o</sup>
  • B 30<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>o</sup>
  • C 54<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>o</sup>
  • D 108<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>o</sup>
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