The following bar graph shows the average marks (out of 100) obtained by boys and girls in five subjects in class 8 of a school. [Average marks (boys): maths 72, general science 68, English 75, social science 70, computer science 82; average marks (girls): maths 78, general science 74, English 80, social science 76, computer science 88; bar graph image on source PDF page 486, attach via hosted image at load time] Find the difference (to one decimal place) between the overall average marks of girls and boys.

Subject: Mathematics | Topic: Statistics | Difficulty: MEDIUM

Options

  1. (A) 5.6
  2. (B) 5.4
  3. (C) 5.8
  4. (D) 5.5

Verified Answer

Option (C): 5.8


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