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- 2 mm
- 5 mm
- 4 mm
- 3 mm
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Correct answer: D. 3 mm
The total is 15 millimetres, and 15 divided by 5 days is 3 millimetres.
Olympiad (Class 5) Symmetry and data handling — practice questions — page 2
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Five marks are 5, 9, 3, 7 and 11. What is the middle mark when they are put in order?
- 9
- 8
- 7
- 5
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Correct answer: C. 7
In order the marks are 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and the one in the middle is 7.
What is the median of the data 4, 8, 2 and 6?
- 5
- 6
- 4
- 7
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Correct answer: A. 5
In order the data are 2, 4, 6, 8, so the median lies halfway between 4 and 6, which is 5.
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