Mathematics

Mathematics

Problem

A group of 25 junior athletes participated in a javelin competition. They achieved the following distances in metres: 17.6 25.7 21.3 30.9 13.0 31.6 22.3 28.3 7.4 38.4 19.1 24.0 40.0 16.2 42.9 31.9 28.1 41.8 13.6 27.4 33.7 9.2 23.3 39.8 25.1 a. Choose suitable class intervals to group the data. b. Organise the data in a frequency table. c. Draw a frequency histogram to display the data. d. Find the modal class. e. What percentage of athletes threw the javelin 30 m or further?

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