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Transcribed Image Text:11. Refer to the data below. What is the
value of the second decile?
The scores of 15 students are given:
74, 73, 80, 74, 77, 79, 82, 82, 79, 79,
87, 81, 72, 83, 86.
О А. 72
О в. 74
О с. 83
O D. 85
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