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MATHEMATICS
Quarter 4: Week 1
Learning Activity Sheet
 MATHEMATICS 10

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Section: __________________________ Quarter 4 – Week 1

MEASURES OF POSITION

Background Information

Measures of Position tell where a specific data value falls within the data set or its relative
position in comparison with other data values. The most common measures of position are quartiles,
deciles and percentiles.

Example 1. During the month of May 2020, Dr. D. Tamina recorded the number of COVID-19
recovery patients who came out to the hospital daily for 11 days. The results are 10, 8,
5, 9, 16, 13, 11, 4, 9, 3 and 10. Find the lower and upper quartile of the data.

Solution:
Arrange the given data in ascending order.
3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10, 11, 13, 16

Least value Middle value Greatest value

• The lower quartile (Q1) is the value that is between the middle value and the least value in
the data set. Therefore, the lower quartile is 5.
• The upper quartile (Q3) the value that is between the middle value and the greatest value in
the data. Therefore, the upper quartile is 11.
Illustration

Q1 Q2 Q3

Example 2. Find the average of the lower quartile and the upper quartile of the data.

Day Total Number of Infected Person in each Day

Monday 210
Tuesday 120
Wednesday 330
Thursday 89
Friday 270
Solution:
Arrange the given data in ascending order.
89, 120, 210, 270, 330

Least value Greatest value

Middle value

• The lower quartile (Q1) is the value that is between the middle value and the least value in
the data set. Therefore, the lower quartile is 120.

• The upper quartile (Q3) is the value that is between the middle value and the greatest value
in the data. Therefore, the upper quartile is 270.

Illustration:

Q1 Q2 Q3

Example 3. The scores of 7 students in Mathematics seatwork are 7, 3, 4, 8, 5, 9 and 6. Find

the Q1, Q2 and Q3.

Solution: n = 7
Arrange the given scores in ascending order.
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Solve for Q1: Solve for Q2: Solve for Q3:
Using the formula Using the formula Using the formula
𝟏 𝟏 𝟑
𝑸𝟏 = (𝒏 + 𝟏) 𝑸𝟐 = (𝒏 + 𝟏) 𝑸𝟑 = (𝒏 + 𝟏)
𝟒 𝟐 𝟒
𝟏 𝟏 𝟑
= (𝟕 + 𝟏) = (𝟕 + 𝟏) = (𝟕 + 𝟏)
𝟒 𝟐 𝟒
𝟏 𝟏 𝟑
= (𝟖) = (𝟖) = (𝟖)
𝟒 𝟐 𝟒
=𝟐 =𝟒 =𝟔

Answer: Answer: Answer:

The 1st quartile is in the 2nd The 2nd quartile is in the 4th The 3rd quartile is in the 6th
data element. Therefore, data element. Therefore, data element. Therefore,
Q1 is 4. Q2 is 6. Q3 is 8.
 Illustration:

Q1 Q2. Q3

Example 4. Find the 3rd, 5th and 8th deciles of the following random scores of 9 students in English.
28, 15, 24, 30, 14, 31, 25, 24, 30
Solution: n = 9
Arrange the given scores in ascending order.
14, 15, 24, 24, 25, 28, 30, 30, 31

Solve for D3: Solve for D5: Solve for D8:

Using the formula Using the formula Using the formula
𝒌 𝒌 𝒌
𝑫𝒌 = (𝒏 + 𝟏) 𝑫𝒌 = (𝒏 + 𝟏) 𝑫𝒌 = (𝒏 + 𝟏)
𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎
𝟑 𝟓 𝟖
𝑫𝟑 = (𝟗 + 𝟏) 𝑫𝟓 = (𝟗 + 𝟏) 𝑫𝟖 = (𝟗 + 𝟏)
𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎
𝟑 𝟓 𝟖
= (𝟏𝟎) = (𝟏𝟎) = (𝟏𝟎)
𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎
=𝟑 =𝟓 =𝟖
Answer: Answer: Answer:
The 3rd decile is in the 3rd The 5th decile is in the 5th The 8th decile is in the 8th
data element. Therefore, D3 data element. Therefore, D5 data element. Therefore, D8
is 24. is 25. is 30.

Illustration:

D3 D5 D8
Example 5. Grace wants to donate for the Barangay front lines. She sells facemask online and saves
the profit for donation. The following data set is a list of her profit in peso for two weeks:
800, 725, 350, 275, 1050, 750, 450, 1050, 675, 225, 550, 350, 175, 600
Find the value of the 2nd, 6th and 7th deciles.

Solution: n = 14
Arrange the given data in ascending order.
175, 225, 275, 350, 350, 450, 550, 600, 675, 725, 750, 800 1050, 1050

Solve for D2: Solve for D6: Solve for D8:

Using the formula Using the formula Using the formula
𝒌 𝒌 𝒌
𝑫𝒌 = (𝒏 + 𝟏) 𝑫𝒌 = (𝒏 + 𝟏) 𝑫𝒌 = (𝒏 + 𝟏)
𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎
𝟐 𝟔 𝟖
𝑫𝟐 = (𝟏𝟒 + 𝟏) 𝑫𝟔 = (𝟏𝟒 + 𝟏) 𝑫𝟖 = (𝟏𝟒 + 𝟏)
𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎
𝟐 𝟔 𝟖
= (𝟏𝟓) = (𝟏𝟓) = (𝟏𝟓)
𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎
=𝟑 =𝟗 = 𝟏𝟐
Answer: Answer: Answer:
The 2nd decile is in the 3rd The 6th decile is in the 9th The 8th decile is in the 12th
data element. Therefore, D2 data element. Therefore, D6 data element. Therefore, D8
is 275. is 675. is 800.

Illustration:

D2 D6 D8

Example 6. Given the scores of 9 students in their Mathematics Periodic Test below.
Find the 30th, 70th, and 90th percentile.
46, 39, 36, 30, 55, 55, 44, 42, 39
Solution: n = 9
Arrange the given scores in ascending order.
30, 36, 39, 39, 42, 44, 46, 55, 55

Solve for P30: Solve for P70: Solve for P90:

Using the formula Using the formula Using the formula
𝒌 𝒌 𝒌
𝑷𝒌 = (𝒏 + 𝟏) 𝑷𝒌 = (𝒏 + 𝟏) 𝑷𝒌 = (𝒏 + 𝟏)
𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎
𝟑𝟎 𝟕𝟎 𝟗𝟎
𝑷𝟑𝟎 = (𝟗 + 𝟏) 𝑷𝟕𝟎 = (𝟗 + 𝟏) 𝑷𝟗𝟎 = (𝟗 + 𝟏)
𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎
𝟑𝟎 𝟕𝟎 𝟗𝟎
= (𝟏𝟎) = (𝟏𝟎) = (𝟏𝟎)
𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎
=𝟑 =𝟕 =𝟗

Answer: Answer: Answer:

The 30th percentile is in the The 70th percentile is in the The 90th percentile is in the
3rd data element. Therefore, 7th data element. Therefore, 9th data element. Therefore,
P30 is 39. P70 is 46. P90 is 55.
.
Illustration:

P30 P70 P90

Example 7. The data shows the height of the grade 11 students in centimeter.
Find P20, P50, and P75.
139, 127, 138, 125, 130, 150, 147, 130,145, 135, 140

Solution: n = 11
Arrange the given data in ascending order.
125, 127, 130, 130, 135, 138, 139, 140, 145, 147, 150

Solve for P20: Solve for P50: Solve for P75:

Using the formula Using the formula Using the formula
𝒌 𝒌 𝒌
𝑷𝒌 = (𝒏 + 𝟏) 𝑷𝒌 = (𝒏 + 𝟏) 𝑷𝒌 = (𝒏 + 𝟏)
𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎
20 50 75
𝑷𝟐𝟎 = (11 + 1) 𝑷𝟓𝟎 = (11 + 1) 𝑷𝟕𝟓 = (11 + 1)
100 100 100
20 50 75
= (12) = (12) = (12)
100 100 100
= 2.4 =6 =9
=2
Answer: Answer: Answer:
The 20th percentile is in the The 50th percentile is in the The 75th percentile is in the
2nd data element. Therefore, 6th data element. Therefore, 9th data element. Therefore,
P20 is 127. P50 is 138. P75 is 145.

.
Illustration:

P20 P50 P75

Learning Competency:

Illustrate the following measure of position: quartiles, deciles and percentiles. (M10SP-llla-1)

General Direction: Read carefully the directions indicated in the following activity, then, provide
what is needed or asked in each item. Write the answers on a separate sheet
of paper.

Activity 1. Read the questions carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. In the set 11, 9, 13, 6, 19, 8, 15, 11, 10, 12, and 7 the upper quartile is __ .
a. 6 b. 11 c. 13 d. 15

2. What is the lower quartile (Q1) in the set 80, 27, 40, 38, 70, 57, 74, 64, 60, 21, and 44?
a. 21 b. 27 c. 38 d. 72

3. Find D3 in the given set of data: 8, 10, 13, 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 36.
a. 8 b. 10 c. 13 d. 16

4. The following are equivalent to 50% EXCEPT?

a. D5 b. D50 c. P50 d. Q2

5. The 25th percentile is also known as .

a. first quartile c. second quartile
b. fourth quartile d. third quartile

Activity 2. Complete the table below using the given set of data. Number one is done for you.

Data Equation Answer

𝟓𝟎
1. 22, 24, 26, 28, 30. 𝑷𝟓𝟎 = (𝒏 + 𝟏) P50 = 26
𝟏𝟎𝟎
2. 20, 22, 25, 32, 35 Q1 = Q1 =
3. 50, 51, 56, 57, 61, 67, 71, 78, 82 D7 = D7 =
4. 17, 18, 19, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31 P40 = P40 =
5. 80, 81, 83, 83, 84, 85, 86, 88, 88, 89, 90, 92, 94, 95 D4 = D4 =

Activity 3. Written Work

AJ collects plastic bottles every month from 15 houses in his barangay. Here are the data
collection last month in kilograms.
6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 15, 15, 18, 19, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 30,
Find D7, P30, and Q3. Illustrate the result.

Activity 4: Performance Task

From the data below, find the first quartile, 8th deciles and median.

Data 7, 29, 18, 16, 43, 8, 38, 40, 42, 37, 24

Ascending order of
data
Q1
D6
Median
Rubric for Activity 3 & 4
Criteria 5 3 1 Rating
Mathematical Solutions are Solutions have Solutions are
Errors complete and minor mistakes. completely
correct. incorrect.
Accuracy and Final answer is Final answer is Incorrect
Final Answer correct. correct that answer.
comes from
computation
errors.
FINAL RATING

Reflection

State one situation where you can use any of the three measure of position in real life.
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References:

Melvin M. Callanta, et.al. Mathematics Grade10 Learner’s Module. DepEd-IMCS, Mercado

Ave, Pasig City 2015, 364-394.

Isagani J. Perez, Santos Lorenzo C., Custodio, Sergio C., Interactive Mathematics 10,
Revellion St., Sta. Ana, Manila 155-166.

Gladys C. Nivera, PhD, Mine Rose C. Lapinid, Ph.D., Mathematics 10, Salesia Books by
Don Bosco Press Inc, Chino Roces Avenue,Makati City, 391-402.

Answer key
𝟏𝟎
5. a (𝟏𝟒 + 𝟏) =
𝟒 92, 94, 95
4. b D4= 85 𝑫𝟒 80, 81, 83, 83, 84, 85, 86, 88, 88, 89, 90,
3. c 𝟏𝟎𝟎
2. c = (𝟗 + 𝟏)
𝟒𝟎
1. c P40= 19 𝐩𝟒𝟎 17, 18, 19, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31
Activity 1 𝟏𝟎
𝑫𝟕 = (𝟗 + 𝟏)
D7= 71 𝟕 50, 51, 56, 57, 61, 67, 71, 78, 82
𝟒
𝑸𝟏 = (𝟓 + 𝟏)
Q1= 22 𝟏 20, 22, 25, 32, 35
𝟏𝟎𝟎
= (𝒏 + 𝟏)
𝒌
P50 = 26 𝐩𝟓𝟎 Example. 1. 22, 24, 26, 28, 30.
Answer Formula to use Data
Activity 2

Prepared by:

RAMIL J. MERCULIO
Teacher I