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: Definition of mode.
The mode is the value that appears most frequently in the data set.
Step 2: Count frequencies.
- 35 → 2 times
- 40 → 3 times
- 50 → 5 times
- 60 → 1 time
- 65 → 2 times
- 70 → 2 times
- 72 → 1 time
- 75 → 2 times
- 78 → 2 times

Step 3: Highest frequency.
The value 50 occurs 5 times, which is the highest frequency.
Final Answer: \[ \boxed{50} \]