Pass or Fail
Probability
Level
2
A student appearing for an exam is declared to have failed the exam if his/her score is less than half the median score. This implies .
if a student scores more than 1/2 of the maximum score, he/she always passes
it is possible that no one fails
if a student scores less than 1/4 of the maximum score, he/she always fails
1/4 of the students appearing for the exam always fail
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1 solution
It is possible that all students tie, and thus the median is the same as everyone's score. Therefore, none of the students score less than half the median.