Calculate the missing frequency from the following distribution, it being given that the median of the distribution is 24.
Let the frequency of the class $20-30$ be $f_{1}$. It is given that median is 35 which lies in the class $20-30$. So $20-30$ is the median class.
Now, lower limit of median class $(l)=20$
Height of the class $(h)=10$
Frequency of median class $(f)=f_{1}$
Cumulative frequency of preceding median class $(F)=5+25$
Total frequency $(N)=55+f_{1}$
Formula to be used to calculate median,
$=l+\left(\frac{\frac{N}{2}-F}{f}\right)(h)$
Where,
I - Lower limit of median class
$h$-Height of the class
$f$ - Frequency of median class
$F$ - Cumulative frequency of preceding median class
$N$ - Total frequency
Put the values in the above,
$24=20+\left(\frac{\frac{\left(55+f_{1}\right)}{2}-30}{f_{1}}\right)(10)$
$\frac{4}{10}=\frac{55+f_{1}-60}{2 f_{1}}$
$2 f_{1}=50$
$f_{1}=25$
Hence, the required frequency is 25.