Median - Jamb Mathematics Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• JAMB 2013

\(\begin{array}{c|c}Age & 20 & 25 & 30 & 35 & 40 & 45 \\
\hline \text{No. of people} & 3 & 5 & 1 & 1 & 2 & 3 \end{array}\)
Calculate the median age of the frequency distribution in the table above

A. 25
B. 30
C. 35
D. 20

Question 7:

• JAMB 1978

In a soccer competition in one season, a club had scored the following goals: 2, 0, 3, 3, 2, 1, 4, 0, 0, 5, 1, 0, 2, 2, 1, 3, 1, 4, 1 and 1. The mean, median and mode are respectively

A. 1, 1.8 and 1.5
B. 1.8, 1.5 and 1
C. 1.8, 1 and 1.5
D. 1.51, 1 and 1.8
E. 1.5, 1.8 and 1

Question 8:

• JAMB 1980

The median of the set of numbers 4, 9, 4, 13, 7, 14, 10, 17 is

A. 13
B. 7
C. \(\frac{19}{2}\)
D. \(\frac{39}{4}\)
E. 10

Question 9:

• JAMB 1981

A group of 14 children children received the following scores in a reading test: 35, 35, 26, 26, 26, 29, 29, 29, 12, 25, 25, 25, 25, 17. What was the median score?

A. 29
B. 26
C. 24
D. 25
E. 23

Question 10:

• JAMB 1982

Find the median of the set set of numbers 110, 116, 113, 119, 118, 127, 118, 117, 113

A. 117.5
B. 118
C. 117
D. 116
E. 113