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Calculate the median mark and the 60th percentile mark using linear interpolation from the provided data.

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Part b· 6 steps

Using the data (as a graph is not available, we use linear interpolation)

b)(i) The median mark:
The median is the 50th50^{th} percentile.

  1. Determine the position of the median.

    Position=N2=802=40th\text{Position} = \frac{N}{2} = \frac{80}{2} = 40^{th}
  2. Identify the median class.

    The 40th40^{th} student falls in the 50-59 class, as the cumulative frequency goes from 37 (for 40-49) to 57 (for 50-59).

  3. Apply the median formula.

    The lower class boundary (LL) for the 50-59 class is 49.5.
    The cumulative frequency before the median class (CfC_f) is 37.
    The frequency of the median class (fmf_m) is 20.
    The class width (cc) is 59.5−49.5=1059.5 - 49.5 = 10.

    Median=L+(N2−Cffm)×c\text{Median} = L + \left(\frac{\frac{N}{2} - C_f}{f_m}\right) \times c Median=49.5+(40−3720)×10\text{Median} = 49.5 + \left(\frac{40 - 37}{20}\right) \times 10 Median=49.5+(320)×10\text{Median} = 49.5 + \left(\frac{3}{20}\right) \times 10 Median=49.5+1.5\text{Median} = 49.5 + 1.5 Median=51 marks\text{Median} = \boxed{\text{51 marks}}

    b)(ii) The 60th60^{th} percentile mark:

  4. Determine the position of the 60th60^{th} percentile.

    Position=60100×N=60100×80=48th\text{Position} = \frac{60}{100} \times N = \frac{60}{100} \times 80 = 48^{th}
  5. Identify the percentile class.

    The 48th48^{th} student falls in the 50-59 class, as the cumulative frequency goes from 37 to 57.

  6. Apply the percentile formula.

    The lower class boundary (LL) for the 50-59 class is 49.5.
    The cumulative frequency before this class (CfC_f) is 37.
    The frequency of this class (fpf_p) is 20.
    The class width (cc) is 10.

    P60=L+(60N100−Cffp)×cP_{60} = L + \left(\frac{\frac{60N}{100} - C_f}{f_p}\right) \times c P60=49.5+(48−3720)×10P_{60} = 49.5 + \left(\frac{48 - 37}{20}\right) \times 10 P60=49.5+(1120)×10P_{60} = 49.5 + \left(\frac{11}{20}\right) \times 10 P60=49.5+5.5P_{60} = 49.5 + 5.5 P60=55 marksP_{60} = \boxed{\text{55 marks}}

Part c· 2 steps

If the pass mark was 50%, what percentage of students passed?

  1. Identify the number of students who scored 50% or more.

    Students scoring 50% or more are those in the classes 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-89, and 90-99.
    Number of students passed = 20+11+7+3+2=4320 + 11 + 7 + 3 + 2 = 43.

  2. Calculate the percentage of students who passed.

    Total number of students = 80.

    Percentage passed=Number of students passedTotal number of students×100%\text{Percentage passed} = \frac{\text{Number of students passed}}{\text{Total number of students}} \times 100\% Percentage passed=4380×100%\text{Percentage passed} = \frac{43}{80} \times 100\% Percentage passed=0.5375×100%\text{Percentage passed} = 0.5375 \times 100\% Percentage passed=53.75%\text{Percentage passed} = \boxed{\text{53.75\%}}
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