The numbers 3, 2, 8, 5, 7, 12, 9 and 14 are the marks scored by a group of students in a class test. If P is scored by an group of students in a class test....

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 1987 Subject: General Mathematics

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The numbers 3, 2, 8, 5, 7, 12, 9 and 14 are the marks scored by a group of students in a class test. If P is scored by an group of students in a class test. If P is the mean and Q the median, the P + Q is
Answer Details
Re-arranging them 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14
Mean = P and median = Q
P =  2 + 2 + 5 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 12 + 14 8
60 8  = 7.5
median (Q) =  7 + 8 2
15 2  = 7.5
P + Q = 7.5 + 7.5 = 15

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