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Edexcel IGCSE Math A 6.2.HA median from cumulative frequency

Practise median-from-graph questions by locating half the total frequency, reading across to the curve and down to the axis.

Syllabus
First assessment 2018
Course
Math A 4MA1
Level
Higher

Exam points

  • Find half the total frequency before reading the median from a cumulative frequency curve.
  • Read across and down accurately to estimate a median time, height or distance.

6.2.HA The median from a cumulative frequency diagram question 1

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A group of 60 students each sat an algebra test and a geometry test.
Each test was marked out of 110
The cumulative frequency graph gives information about the marks gained by the 60 students in the algebra test.

Cumulative frequency

Figure for Question 6.2.HA The median from a cumulative frequency diagram question 1 — Edexcel IGCSE Math A Higher

Use the graph to find an estimate for the median mark in the algebra test.

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