The median of the following distribution is 545 . If the sum of all frequencies is 100 , then find the values of x and…

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The median of the following distribution is $545$. If the sum of all frequencies is $100$, then find the values of $x$ and $y$.
Class
quad Frequency
$0-100$
quad $3$
$100-200$
quad $4$
$200-300$
quad $5$
$300-400$
quad $x$
$400-500$
quad $17$
$500-600$
quad $20$
$600-700$
quad $19$
$700-800$
quad $y$
$800-900$
quad $8$
$900-1000$
quad $3$
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Therefore, $79 + x + y = 100$
$\Rightarrow x + y = 21$
Median class is $500 - 600$.
Median = $545$
$\therefore 500 + \frac{\frac{100}{2} - (29+x)}{20} \times 100 = 545$
$\Rightarrow x = 12$
and $y = 9$
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