- ASection A's median is higher, because A has more students in the top class
- BSection B's median is higher, because B has more students in the median class
- CBoth medians are 45, even though A's marks are far more spread out
- DThe medians cannot be compared, because the two tables have different frequencies
Step-by-Step Solution
Section A: cumulative 6, 18, 26, 40, so , median class 40-60 with , and Median = . Section B: cumulative 4, 16, 32, 40, median class 40-60 with , and Median = . The medians are identical. A median only locates the middle and says nothing about spread — A has 20 students in the two extreme classes against B's 12. A bigger top-class frequency does not by itself lift the median, and a bigger median-class frequency does not by itself lower it: what matters is the single ratio , which is for both.
Answer: C) Both medians are 45, even though A's marks are far more spread out