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Question
Given below are heights of 15 boys of a class measured in cm:
128, 144, 146, 143, 136, 142, 138, 129, 140, 152, 144, 140, 150, 142, 154
Find the height of the tallest boy.
Solution
Given, height (data) of 15 boys of a class are
128, 144, 146, 143, 136, 142, 138, 129, 140, 152, 144, 140, 150, 142, 154
Arranging the given data in ascending order, we have
128, 129, 136, 138, 140, 140, 142, 142, 143, 144, 144, 146, 150, 152, 154
By observing the data, height of the tallest boy = 154 cm.
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