The body weighs ( in kg) of 12 children are given below :-
$15, 18, 12, 16, 20, 16, 15, 20, 18, 16, 14, 17$
The lightest child weighs -

$15 k g$

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$11 k g$

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$12 k g$

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$14 k g$

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Solution

The correct option is C
$12 k g$

Explanation:- First we will Arrange this given data in Ascending order i.e.
$12, 14, 15, 15, 16, 16, 16, 17, 18, 18, 20, 20$
Therefore, the lightest weight of the child among all these 12 children is $= 12 k g$
So, $o p t i o n (C)$ is the correct answer of this question.

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