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Department of Education
National Capital Region
SCHOOL S DIVISION OFFICE
MARIK INA CITY

MATHEMATICS
Quarter 4: Module 2
Quartile, Decile, Percentile
of Grouped Data

Writer: Ronalyn S. Baloloy

Cover Illustrator: Joel J. Estudillo

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 What I Need to Know

Hello Grade 10 Learners! In this module, you will learn how to:

a) calculate a specified measure of position (e.g. 90th percentile) of a set of

data. M10AL-IVb-1
b) interpret measures of position. M10AL-IVc-1

You can say that you have understood the lessons in this module if you can
already:
a) calculate a specified measure of position : quartile , decile, and
percentile of grouped data
b) interpret measures of position

What I Know

Read the statements carefully then choose the letter that corresponds to the
correct answer.

1. It is a measure of position that divides the distribution of data in ten

equal parts.
A. decile C. quantile
B. percentile D. quartile
2. Which of the following is the formula to be used for finding the
percentile for grouped data?
𝑘𝑁 𝑘𝑁
−𝑐𝑓𝑏 −𝑐𝑓𝑏
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A. 𝑄𝑘 = 𝐿𝐵 + [ ] ×𝑖 C. 𝐷𝑘 = 𝐿𝐵 + [ ] ×𝑖
𝑓 𝑄𝑘 𝑓𝐷𝑘
𝑘𝑁 𝑘𝑁
−𝑐𝑓𝑏 −𝑐𝑓𝑏
B. 𝑃𝑘 = 𝐿𝐵 + [100𝑓 ] ×𝑖 D. 𝐷𝑘 = 𝐿𝐵 + [100𝑓 ] ×𝑖
𝑃𝑘 𝐷𝑘

3. How many percent corresponds to 𝑄2 ?

A. 75% B. 50% C. 25% D. 10%

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 For no.4–8, refer to table at the right. Grades of 10 – Diamond in
Mathematics

4. What is the lower boundary for the Grades No. of students

30th percentile? 91 – 95 5
A. 70.5 C. 80.5 86 – 90 11
B. 75.5 D. 85.5 81 – 85 17
76 – 80 10
5. What cumulative frequency should be 71 – 75 2
used in solving for the 6th decile?
A. 12 C. 40
B. 29 D. 45

6. What is the 57th percentile?

A. 86.64 B. 85.75 C. 84.51 D. 83.47

7. What is the 2nd quartile?

A. 89. 39 B. 85.93 C. 85.39 D. 83.59

8. Miguel’s grade is the 85th percentile, in which class interval he

belongs?
A. 76-80 B. 81- 85 C.86 – 90 D. 91-95

9. In a 50 item test, Zildian got a score of 35 which is the 7th decile. This
means that:
A. his score is higher than the 75% of his classmate
B. 30% of his classmates did better than him.
C. he got the highest score in the class.
D. he passed the examination.

10. In a group of 60 students taking the 100-item test, If the passing score
is 75 and Badjao obtained 80, which of the following conclusion is true?
A. His score is higher than the 80% of his classmates.
B. There are 12 students who did better than him.
C. He passed the examination.
D. His score is the 8th decile.

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 Quartile, Decile and Percentile of Grouped Data

What’s In

Look for the words at the right and find them in the puzzle. Remember that
each word can be positioned in all directions, written from left to right, from
right to left, horizontally, vertically and diagonally, but is always on one straight
line.

A Q U A R A N T I N E K A BOUNDARY
S A C B C D D E F G H Y P CLASS
T I E U J K E L M S N C E
CUMULATIVE
A O L P M Q C R S T U N R
T V I W X U I A Y Z A E C DECILE
I E T I O U L O W E R U E
FREQUENCY
S B R O O C E A K S X Q N
T T A A A V R E T N I E T INTERVAL
I I U L E S D E C I A R I LOWER
C P Q E R C E T N I V F L
S B O U N D A R Y O K E E PERCENTILE
F O R N O I T A T I N A S QUARTILE
STATISTICS

What’s New

Consider the given situation and answer the questions that follows.
There are 50 youtubers in Marikina who are making videos that feature the
beauty of the city. Their videos help the investors to see the opportunity that
city offers. The city mayor have known about it and decided to award the top
30% of the youtubers. The criteria for the award is the number of
subscribers.

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The data is shown below:
Questions :
No. of subscribers of 50
Youtubers in Marikina City 1. One of the youtubers is your best
friend named Blaster. If he has 5825
Subscribers Youtubers subscribers, will he receive an award from
1000 - 1999 7 the city mayor?
2000 – 2999 6
3000 – 3999 5 2. Can you use the formula for median
to know the upper 30% of the youtubers in
4000 – 4999 11
Marikina?
5000 – 5999 8
6000 – 6999 8 3. What measure of position should be
7000 – 7999 5 used to answer question no. 1? Explain .

What is It

The Measures of Position for Grouped Data

In order to get the measures of position for grouped data, you need to know
the formula to be used and the steps on how to calculate it.

The formula for quartile is:

𝑘𝑁
− 𝑐𝑓𝑏 Where:
𝑄𝑘 = 𝐿𝐵 + [ 4 ] ×𝑖
𝑓𝑄𝑘
𝐿𝐵 = lower boundary of the kth class
𝑁 = total frequency
The formula for decile is:
𝑐𝑓𝑏 = cumulative frequency before
𝑘𝑁
− 𝑐𝑓𝑏 the kth class
𝐷𝑘 = 𝐿𝐵 + [ 10 ] ×𝑖
𝑓𝐷𝑘 𝑓𝑘 = frequency of the kth class

𝑖 = size of the class interval

The formula for percentile is:
𝑘 = nth quartile, decile or
𝑘𝑁 percentile
− 𝑐𝑓𝑏
𝑃𝑘 = 𝐿𝐵 + [100 ] ×𝑖
𝑓𝑃𝑘

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Steps in solving the measures of position for grouped data:

1. Construct the cumulative frequency column.

(Note: Data in frequency table may arranged in ascending or
descending order. Always start from the lowest class interval.)
2. Determine the kth class
𝑘𝑁 𝑘𝑁 𝑘𝑁
(Use : for quartile, for decile , 100 for percentile )
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3. Determine the values of each of the variables in the formula.
4. Substitute the values to the formula then solve.

Example:
Determine 𝑄1, 𝐷7 , 𝑃70 using the frequency distribution below:

No. of subscribers of 50
Youtubers in Marikina City
Subscribers Youtubers
1000 - 1999 7
2000 – 2999 6
3000 – 3999 5
4000 – 4999 11
5000 – 5999 8
6000 – 6999 8
7000 – 7999 5
For 𝑄1 ,

No. of subscribers of 50 Youtubers in Marikina City

Subscribers Youtubers Cumulative frequency (𝑐𝑓)
1000 - 1999 7 7
2000 – 2999 6 13
3000 – 3999 5 18
Step 1.
4000 – 4999 11 29
5000 – 5999 8 37
6000 – 6999 8 45
7000 – 7999 5 50

Step 2. 𝑘𝑁
𝑘𝑡ℎ 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 = The class interval for 𝑄1 is
4
1(50) 2000 -2999.
𝑘𝑡ℎ 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 =
4
𝑘𝑡ℎ 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 = 12.5
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 Step 3. Step 4.

𝐿𝐵 = 1999.5 𝑘𝑁
− 𝑐𝑓𝑄𝑘
𝑄𝐾 = 𝐿𝐵 + [ 4 ] ×𝑖
𝑁 = 50 𝑓𝑄𝑘

𝑐𝑓 𝑏 = 7 1(50)
−7
𝑄1 = 1999.5 + [ 4 ] × 1000
𝑓𝑄1 = 6 6

𝑖 = 1000
𝑄1 = 2916.17
𝑘 =1

Therefore, 25% of the youtubers in Marikina City has less than or equal to
2916.17 ≈ 2916 subscribers.

For 𝐷7 ,

No. of subscribers of 50 Youtubers in Marikina City

Subscribers Youtubers Cumulative frequency (𝑐𝑓)
1000 - 1999 7 7
2000 – 2999 6 13
3000 – 3999 5 18
Step 1
4000 – 4999 11 29
5000 – 5999 8 37
6000 – 6999 8 45
7000 – 7999 5 50

Step 2. Step 3.

𝑘𝑁 𝐿𝐵 = 4999.5
𝑘𝑡ℎ 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 =
10 𝑁 = 50
7(50) 𝑐𝑓𝑏 = 29
𝑘𝑡ℎ 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 =
10 𝑓𝐷7 = 8
𝑘𝑡ℎ 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 = 35 𝑖 = 1000
𝑘 =7
The class interval for
𝐷7 is 5000 -5999.

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 Step 4.

𝑘𝑁
− 𝑐𝑓𝑏
𝐷𝐾 = 𝐿𝐵 + [ 10 ] ×𝑖
𝑓𝐷𝑘

7(50)
− 29
𝐷7 = 4999.5 + [ 10 ] × 1000
8

𝐷7 = 5749.5

Therefore, 70% of the youtubers in Marikina City have less than or equal
For 𝐷70 ,
to 5794.5 ≈ 5750 subscribers.

For 𝑃70 ,

No. of subscribers of 50 Youtubers in Marikina City

Subscribers Youtubers Cumulative frequency (𝑐𝑓)
1000 - 1999 7 7
2000 – 2999 6 13
3000 – 3999 5 18 Step 1
4000 – 4999 11 29
5000 – 5999 8 37
6000 – 6999 8 45
7000 – 7999 5 50

Step 2. Step 3.

𝑘𝑁
𝑘𝑡ℎ 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 = 𝐿𝐵 = 4999.5
100
𝑁 = 50
70(50)
𝑘𝑡ℎ 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 = 𝑐𝑓𝑏 = 29
100 𝑓𝑃70 =8
𝑘𝑡ℎ 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 = 35 𝑖 = 1000
𝑘 = 70
The class interval for
𝑃70 is 5000 -5999.

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 Step 4.

𝑘𝑁
− 𝑐𝑓𝑘
𝑃𝐾 = 𝐿𝐵 + [100 ] ×𝑖
𝑓𝑘
70(50)
− 29
𝑃70 = 4999.5 + [ 100 ] × 1000
8

𝑃70 = 5749.5

Therefore, 70% of the youtubers in Marikina City have less than or equal to
5749.5 ≈ 5750 subscribers.

Going back to the question about Blaster, will he be awarded? Since, he has
5825 subscribers, therefore the answer is yes.

What’s More
Find the 2nd quartile, 5th decile and 85th percentile for the following distribution.
Show your complete solution. You may use extra sheet if needed.

Distance travelled by 65 participants in

“Takbo para sa Kalikasan 2019”

Distance (in km) Frequency (f)

1–4 12
5–8 19
9 – 12 17
13 – 16 10
17 – 20 7

Complete the sentence below.

a. The 3nd quartile is ____. Therefore, _____ % of the participants

travelled a distance that is less than or equal to _______.
b. The 5th decile is ______. Therefore, _____ % of the participants
travelled a distance that is less than or equal to _______.
c. The 85th percentile is ______. Therefore, _____ % of the participants
travelled a distance that is less than or equal to _______.

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 What I Have Learned
In a complete sentence, answer the following questions.
1. What is the formula for the measures of position for the following
grouped data?
a. Quartile b. Decile c. Percentile
2. Enumerate the steps on how to solve the measures of position for
grouped data.
3. Explain the use of calculating the measures of position for grouped
data.

What I Can Do

A. Use the frequency distribution below to answer the following

questions.

Scores of students in a 50- 1.What is the lower class boundary

item Math test for the interval 31 – 35?

Scores Frequency (f)

2. What is the total frequency of the
11 – 15 1
given data?
16 – 20 3
21 – 25 4
26 – 30 3 3.What should be the value of less
31 – 35 7 than cumulative frequency to be used
36 – 40 10 if kth decile falls under class interval
41 – 45 9 36 – 40?
46 – 50 3
4. In what class interval does 3rd
quartile belongs?

5. What class interval should be used

to get the 55th percentile?

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B. Find the indicated measure.

1. 𝐷4 = _____________ 2. 𝑃42 =______________

Class Intervals Frequency (f) Class Intervals Frequency (f)

96– 100 5 11 – 15 1
91 – 95 11 16 – 20 3
86 – 90 9 21 – 25 4
81 – 85 12 26 – 30 3
76 – 80 6 31 – 35 7
71 – 75 5 36 – 40 10
66 – 70 5 41 – 45 9
61 – 65 2 46 – 50 3

Additional Activities

Given the frequency distribution, compute for each quantile and match it with
the letter code of its corresponding value to find the hidden word below.
_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
𝑄1 𝐷4 𝑃60 𝑄2 𝐷7 𝑄2 𝐷4 𝑃75

I. 48.5 L. 65 N. 66 O. 45.17 P. 38.83 S. 55.5 T. 63.5

Daily Allowance of 50 Grade

10 Students

Amount in Number of
Peso Students
11 – 20 2
21 – 30 8
31 – 40 3
41 – 50 15
51 – 60 4
61 – 70 10
71 – 80 1
81 – 90 2
91 – 100 5

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 Assessment

Read each item carefully then choose the letter that corresponds to the
correct answer.

1. When the distribution is divided into 100 equal parts, each score point
that describes the distribution is called a _________.
A. decile C. percentile
B. median D. quartile

2. Which of the following should come first in computing the measure of

position for grouped data?
A. Determine the values of each of the variables in the formula.
B. Determine the 𝑘𝑡ℎ class.
C. Construct the cumulative frequency column.
D. Substitute the values to the formula and solve.

3. Which of the formula should be used to find the kth class for decile?
𝑘𝑁 𝑘𝑁 𝑘𝑁 𝑘𝑁
A. B. C. D.
100 10 4 2

4. Regine’s score in a 100-item test is the 70th percentile. Which of the

following is NOT true?
A. She scored above 70% of her classmates.
B. 30% of the class got scores of 55 and above.
C. If the passing mark is the first quartile, she passed the test.
D. Her score is below the 5th decile.

Refer to the given table below to answer number 5 – 10.

Scores of 10 – Silver in a 50-

Item Test
Scores No. of
students
25 – 29 4
30 – 34 3
35 – 39 6
40 – 44 7

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 5. How many students took the test?
A. 10 B. 20 C. 45 D. 50

6. In solving for the 60th percentile, the lower boundary is _____.

A. 34.5 B. 35 C. 39 D. 39.5

7. What is the value of the less than cumulative frequency to be used in

solving 5th decile?
A. 20 B. 13 C. 7 D. 4

8. The second quartile is _______.

A. 36.0 B. 36.5 C. 37.0 D. 37.5

9. What is the 75th percentile?

A. 35.64 B. 36.14 C. 39.40 D. 40.93

10. Ryan’s score is the third quartile. This means that________________.

A. he got the highest score.
B. his score is higher that 17 of his classmates.
C. he surpassed 75% of his classmates.
D. 75% of the class did not pass the test.

References

Callanta, Melvin M. et.al.(2015). Mathematics- Grade 10 Learner’s Module.

Pasig City,Philippines: Department of Education. p. 383-395

Callanta, Melvin M. et.al.(2015). Mathematics- Grade 10 Teacher’s Guide.

Pasig City,Philippines: Department of Education. p. 337-343, 354-355

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Answer Key

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 Development Team of the Module

Writer: Ronalyn S. Baloloy (CISSL)

Editors: John Anthony P. Santos (SNNHS)
Melody F. Grimaldo (NHS)
Rosemarie P. Ortega (PHS)
Dona G. Aquino (KNHS)
Tiburcio A. Aplacador, Jr. (FHS)
Wilfredo M. Junio (MNHS)
Language Validator: Lourdes B. Guyong ( NHS )
Internal Reviewer: Dominador J. Villafria (Education Program Supervisor-Mathematics)
Cover Illustrator: Joel J. Estudillo (SNNHS)
Management Team:
Sheryll T. Gayola
Assistant Schools Division Superintendent
OIC, Office of the Schools Division Superintendent

Elisa O. Cerveza
Chief, CID
OIC, Office of the Assistant Schools Division Superintendent

Dominador J. Villafria
Education Program Supervisor-Mathematics

Ivy Coney A. Gamatero

Education Program Supervisor– LRMS

For inquiries or feedback, please write or call:

Schools Division Office- Marikina City

Email Address: [email protected]

191 Shoe Ave., Sta. Elena, Marikina City, 1800, Philippines

Telefax: (02) 682-2472 / 682-3989

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