{:("Weight(in kg)","Number of students")...

`{:("Weight(in kg)","Number of students"),(" "20," "8),(" "22," "4),(" "24," "3),(" "25," "7),(" "30," "5):}`
Find the mean deviation (approximately) about the median for the above data.

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(i) Find median and then mean deviation.
(ii) Calculate the median of the given discrete data.
(iii) Evaluate mean deviation by using `(sum|x_(i) - A|f)/(sum f)`.

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