Question

Question 69(ii)
Given below are heights of 15 boys of a class measured in centimetres:
128, 144, 146, 143, 136, 142, 138, 129, 140, 152, 144, 140, 150, 142, 154.
Find the height of the shortest boy

Answer 1

Given, height (data) of 15 boys of a class are
128, 144, 146, 143, 136, 142, 138, 129, 140, 152, 144, 140, 150, 142, 154.
Arranging the given data in ascending order, we have
128, 129, 136, 138, 140, 140, 142, 142, 143, 144, 144, 146, 150, 152, 154.
By observing the data, the height of the shortest boy = 128 cm