If 35 is not present in the data set 30, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, then the median increases by

Q.If 35 is not present in the data set 30, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, then the median increases by (a) 2 (b) 1.5 (c) 1 (d) 0.5

Answer: D

If \( n = 8 \), then the median is calculated as the average of the 4th and 5th terms, which gives:
\[ \text{Median} = \frac{1}{2} \times (36 + 37) = \frac{73}{2} = 36.5 \] If 35 is removed, then \( n = 7 \), and the median would be the 4th term, which is 37.
Therefore, the median increases by \( 37 - 36.5 = 0.5 \).