The weights (in kg) of 15 students of a class are: 38, 42, 35, 37, 45, 50, 32, 43, 43, 40, 36, 43, 38, 47
Find the mode of this data.
A
38
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B
43
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C
36
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D
35
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Solution
The correct option is B 43 Given data: 38, 42, 35, 37, 45, 50, 32, 43, 43, 40, 36, 43, 38, 47
Arranging the given data in ascending order, we get:
32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 38, 40, 42, 43, 43, 43, 45, 47, 50
Here 43 occurs the most, i.e., 3 times
Thus, the mode is 43.