QuestionWAECFurther Maths2022ObjectiveStatistics & correlationStatistics & correlation
WAEC 2022 · Paper 1 · Q23
The table shows the distribution of the distance (in km) covered by 40 hunters while hunting.
| Distance (km) |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
| Frequency |
5 |
4 |
x |
9 |
2x |
1 |
Find the mode of the distribution.
Worked solution (try it first)
Find
x first:
3x+19=40, so
x=7 and
2x=14.
The frequencies are 5, 4, 7, 9, 14 and 1.
The largest is 14, at 7 km.
So the mode is 7 km, option C.
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