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The histogram shows the marks scored by the students of Class in a test out of 50. How many students scored 20 marks or more?

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  • A15
  • B21
  • C27
  • D11

Step-by-Step Solution

Students with 20 or more are in the classes 20–30, 30–40 and 40–50: .
Answer: C) 27

Key idea: Histograms — bars that touch

A histogram is a bar graph for **grouped** data:

- The -axis shows class intervals (continuous, so bars TOUCH).
- The -axis shows frequency.
- Bar widths are equal (one per class).
- Bar height = frequency of that class.

Difference from a regular bar graph: bar graphs separate distinct categories with gaps; histograms show continuous data with no gaps.

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