Suppose a class has $7$ students. The average marks of these students in the mathematics examination is $62$,and their variance is $20$. $A$ student fails in the examination if they get less than $50$ marks. In the worst-case scenario,what is the maximum number of students who can fail?

  • A
    $5$
  • B
    $3$
  • C
    $4$
  • D
    $0$

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