Question

The marks scored by two students in five different subjects out of 100 is shown below.

The student having the median marks 86 is .

• A. student 1
• B. student 2
• C. Both of them

Answer 1

The correct option is A student 1

The given data is:

Finding median of student 1:
Step 1: Arranging marks in increasing order
$\Rightarrow$ 76,81,86,89,91
Step 2: Finding the middle value (median).
$\therefore$ Median = 86

Finding median of student 2:
Step 1: Arranging marks in increasing order
$\Rightarrow$ 71,72,80,86,92
Step 2: Finding the middle value (median).
$\therefore$ Median = 80

Hence, student who scores marks of median of 86 is Student 1.