Igcse Model Questions Vol1 2022 Mathematics Question 9

Practice objective / multiple choice question 9 from the 2022 Igcse Model Questions Vol1 Mathematics examination.

Igcse Model Questions Vol1 2022 Mathematics Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 9 IGCSE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2022 • MATHEMATICS • objective

The following table shows the number of books read in a month by a class of 30 students. \[\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Books read} & \text{Frequency} \\\hline 0 & 4 \\ 1 & a \\ 2 & 7 \\ 3 & 5 \\ 4 & b \\ 5 & 3 \\ 6 & 2 \end{array}\] The mean number of books read is \(2.57\) (to two decimal places) and the mode is \(2\) books. Find the missing frequencies \(a\) and \(b\) and state the median number of books read.

Answer Options

A. a = 5, b = 4; median = 3
Correct Answer B. a = 5, b = 4; median = 2
C. a = 4, b = 5; median = 2
D. a = 6, b = 3; median = 2
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
a = 5, b = 4; median = 2

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This is Igcse Model Questions Vol1 2022 Mathematics Question 9. It is one of the objective questions from the 2022 Igcse Model Questions Vol1 Mathematics examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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