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4MA1/1HR Jun 2022, Question 13: Finding the Median and Quartiles

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics A 4MA1 · Paper 1HR (Higher) · Calculator · 2 marks

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The question, in short

From 15 ordered baseball run totals, work out the interquartile range of the runs scored.

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Solution · 2 marks

  1. 1Identify the median position: (15 + 1) / 2 = 8th value, which is 7
  2. 2Lower quartile position: (15 + 1) / 4 = 4th value, which is 3
  3. 3Upper quartile position: 3 × (15 + 1) / 4 = 12th value, which is 12
  4. 4Interquartile range = upper quartile − lower quartile = 12 − 3
  5. 59

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