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In a school, the students of two classes, Class VI and Class VII, wrote exams in two different subjects - Civics and Economics. Each class comprised exactly 50 students and all the students wrote each of the two exams. The table below provides, for each subject, the average marks of the students, the maximum marks scored by any student and the minimummarks scored by any student in each class.
Q. For which class is it possible that the second highest mark scored by any student in one of the two subjects is lower than the second lowest mark scored by any student in the other subject?
  • a)
    Class VI
  • b)
    Class VII
  • c)
    Neither Class VI nor Class VII
  • d)
    Both Class VI and Class VII
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?
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The second highest mark will be the lowest possible for the subject with the lower average.
Hence, for Class VI, we can calculate the lowest possible second highest mark for Economics and highest possible second lowest mark for Civics.
Total marks scored in Economics = 1300
Removing the maximum and minimum scores, we are left with 1300 - 39 -20 = 1241 For 48 students to score 1241, they must average around 25.85.
If we assume all the 48 students scored only 25 and 26 marks, the lowest possible second highest mark for Economics is 26.
Total marks scored in Civics = 1600
Removing the maximum and minimum scores, we are left with 1600 - 25 - 46 = 1529
For 48 students to score 1529, they must average around 31.85.
Hence, all the 48 students can score 31 or 32 marks. The highest possible second lowest mark for Civics is 31.
For Class VI, the given condition is satisfied.
For Class VII, we can calculate the lowest possible second highest mark for Civics and highest possible second lowest mark for Economics.
Lowest possible second highest mark for Civics will be1500 – 21 – 36 / 48 ≅ 30
Highest possible second lowest mark for Economics = 1600 – 45 – 19 / 48 = 32
Hence, for Class VII also, the given condition is satisfied.
Therefore, the condition is satisfied for both the classes.
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