The data given below shows the marks obtained by 10 different students in an examination:
36, 91, 80, 77, 64, 80, 45, 56, 41, 96
Find the median of the marks received by the 10 students.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Arrange the data in ascending order:
36, 41, 45, 56, 64, 77, 80, 80, 91, 96
Total observations = 10 (an even number)
Median = (5th term + 6th term) / 2
= (64 + 77) / 2
= 70.5