Student Weight Distribution: Median and Underweight Percentage

Student Weight Distribution: Median and Underweight Percentage

Secondary 2

During a health check-up, the weights of \(20\) students of the same height were recorded.

The stem-and-leaf diagram below illustrates their results.

  1. If the median weight of the students is \(56\) kg, write down the value of \(w\).
  2. A student is considered underweight when weighs less than \(45\) kg. Find the percentage of students who are underweight.

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Answer:(i) \(w=5\) (ii) \(30\%\)

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