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4MA1/2HR Jan 2019, Question 12: Finding the Median and Quartiles

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics A 4MA1 · Paper 2HR (Higher) · Calculator · 3 marks

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The question, in short

From Freddie's 11 cricket scores (4, 0, 21, 32, 51, 6, 102, 69, 17, 9, 42), find the interquartile range of the results.

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Solution · 3 marks

  1. 1Order the 11 results: 0, 4, 6, 9, 17, 21, 32, 42, 51, 69, 102
  2. 2Lower quartile is the 3rd value: 6
  3. 3Upper quartile is the 9th value: 51
  4. 4IQR = 51 − 6 = 45

Answer45

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