Question

Given data: Weight of 20 students in kgs = [35, 35, 40, 40, 40, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 60, 65, 65, 70, 70, 72, 75, 75, 78, 78] Find the mode.

• A. 50
• B. 55
• C. 57.4
• D. 57

Hint:

Mean = average, Median = middle value, Mode = most frequent value.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Define Mode.
The mode is the most frequent value in a dataset.
Step 2: Tally Frequencies.
- 35: 2 occurrences
- 40: 3 occurrences
- 50: 5 occurrences
- 60: 1 occurrence
- 65: 2 occurrences
- 70: 2 occurrences
- 72: 1 occurrence
- 75: 2 occurrences
- 78: 2 occurrences

Step 3: Identify Highest Frequency.
The value 50 has the highest frequency with 5 occurrences.
Final Answer: \[\boxed{50}\]