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Question
The given graph with a histogram represents the number of plants of different heights grown in a school campus. Study the graph carefully and answer the following questions:

- Make a frequency table with respect to the class boundaries and their corresponding frequencies.
- State the modal class.
- Identify and note down the mode of the distribution.
- Find the number of plants whose height range is between 80 cm to 90 cm.
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Solution
CI. Frequency 30 – 40 4 40 – 50 2 50 – 60 8 60 – 70 12 70 – 80 6 80 – 90 3 90 – 100 4 - Here, modal class is 60 – 70, with highest frequency of 12.
- From the given graph the mode of the distribution is 64.
- The number of plants whose height range is between 80 cm to 90 cm is 3.
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