JAMB 1998 · UME · Q48

The bar chart shows the distribution of marks scored by 60 pupils in a test in which the maximum score was 10. If the pass mark was 5, what percentage of the pupils failed the test?

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Worked solution (try it first)
  1. The pass mark is 5, so the pupils who failed scored 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4.
  2. Read those bars: 1+3+4+7+10=251 + 3 + 4 + 7 + 10 = 25 pupils failed.
  3. As a percentage of 60: 2560×100=41.7%\frac{25}{60} \times 100 = 41.7\%, option C.

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