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1 The heights, h metres, of the 120 boys in an athletics club are recorded.
The table shows information about the heights of the boys.

Height
(h metres)

Frequency 7 18 30 24 27 14

(a) (i) Write down the modal class.

.............................. .............................. [1]

(ii) Calculate an estimate of the mean height.

................................................... m [4]

(b) (i) One boy is chosen at random from the club.

Find the probability that this boy has a height greater than 1.8 m.

................................................... [1]
(ii) Three boys are chosen at random from the club.

Calculate the probability that one of the boys has a height greater than 1.8 m and the other two
boys each have a height of 1.4 m or less.

................................................... [4]
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(c) (i) Use the frequency table to complete the cumulative frequency table.

Height
(h metres)
Cumulative
7 25
frequency

[2]
(ii) On the grid, draw a cumulative frequency diagram to show this information.

[3]

(d) Use your diagram to find an estimate for

(i) the median height,

................................................... m [1]

(ii) the 40th percentile.

................................................... m [2]

[Total: 18]
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2 The frequency table shows information about the time, m minutes, that each of 160 people spend in a library.

Time
(m minutes)

Frequency 3 39 43 55 11 9

(a) (i) Find the probability that one of these people, chosen at random, spends more than 100 minutes
in the library.

................................................... [1]
(ii) Calculate an estimate of the mean time spent in the library.

................................................... min [4]

(b) Complete the cumulative frequency table below.

Time
(m minutes)

Cumulative
3 42
frequency

[2]
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(c) On the grid, draw the cumulative frequency diagram.

[3]

(d) Use your cumulative frequency diagram to find

(i) the median,

................................................... min [1]

(ii) the interquartile range,

................................................... min [2]

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(iii) the 90th percentile,

................................................... min [2]

(iv) the number of people who spend more than 30 minutes in the library.

................................................... min [2]

[Total: 17]

3 The diagram shows two sets of cards.

Set A 1 1 2 2 2

Set B 0 1 1 1 2

(a) Jojo chooses two cards at random from Set A without replacement.

Find the probability that the two cards have the same number.

................................................... [3]

(b) Jojo replaces the two cards.

Kylie then chooses one card at random from Set A and one card at random from Set B.

Find the probability that the two cards have the same number.

................................................... [3]
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(c) Who is the most likely to choose two cards that have the same number?
Show all your working.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 7]

Bag A Bag B

Bag A contains 2 black marbles and 3 white marbles.

Bag B contains 5 black marbles and 8 white marbles.

(a) Write down the probability that a marble picked at random from bag A is black.

................................................... [1]

(b) Toby says,

‘You are more likely to pick a black marble at random from bag B than from bag A
because bag B has more black marbles.’

Is Toby correct?
Give a reason for your answer.

.............................. because ....................................................................................................... [2]

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(c) Toby adds some marbles to bag B.

The probability of picking a black marble at random from either bag is now the same.

Work out the smallest number of black marbles and white marbles he adds to bag B.

Black ...................................................

White ................................................... [2]

[Total: 5]

5 Tanya plants some seeds.

The probability that a seed will produce flowers is 0.8 .
When a seed produces flowers, the probability that the flowers are red is 0.6 and the probability that the
flowers are yellow is 0.3 .

(a) Tanya has a seed that produces flowers.

Find the probability that the flowers are not red and not yellow.

................................................... [1]

(b) (i) Complete the tree diagram.

[2]
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(ii) Find the probability that a seed chosen at random produces red flowers.

................................................... [2]

(iii) Tanya chooses a seed at random.

Find the probability that this seed does not produce red flowers and does not produce yellow
flowers.

................................................... [3]

(c) Two of the seeds are chosen at random.

Find the probability that one produces flowers and one does not produce flowers.

................................................... [3]

[Total: 11]

6 (a) 60 boys are asked to name their favourite sport.

The results are shown in the pie chart.
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(i) Write down the most popular sport.

................................................... [1]

(ii) Write down the fraction of boys who choose Running.

................................................... [1]

(iii) Work out how many boys choose Judo.

................................................... [2]

(iv) One of the boys is chosen at random.

Work out the probability that his favourite sport is not Judo.

................................................... [1]

(v) Complete this statement.

Three times as many boys choose .............................. than choose .............................. [1]
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6 (b) Two of the boys in part (a) then change their choice from Running to Swimming.

Complete the pie chart after this change.

The Tennis, Judo and Hockey sectors have been drawn for you.

[2]
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(c) 60 girls are asked to name their favourite sport.

Their results are shown in the bar chart below.

Using your pie chart in part (b) and the bar chart above, write down one similarity and one difference
between the girls’ results and the boys’ results.

Similarity ......................................................................................................................................

Difference ...................................................................................................................................... [2]

[Total: 10]

7 Kim has a 6-sided spinner numbered 1 to 6.

She spins it 63 times and her scores are shown in the table.

Score on spinner 1 2 3 4 5 6

Frequency 12 7 15 11 8 10

(a) Find the relative frequency of scoring a 5 with this spinner.

................................................... [1]

(b) Work out the mean score.

................................................... [3]
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[Total: 4]

8 A bag contains different coloured counters.

Sasha takes a counter at random, records its colour, and replaces it.
She does this 90 times and records her results in the pie chart below.

Green

Red

136°
148°

Blue

(a) Write down the relative frequency of Sasha choosing a red counter.

Answer(a) ................................................... [1]

(b) Work out the number of times a green counter is chosen.

Answer(b) ................................................... [3]

[Total: 4]

9 A bag contains brown balls, white balls, black balls and purple balls only.
A ball is taken from this bag at random.

Colour Brown White Black Purple

Probability 0.46 0.22 0.14

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(a) Complete the table.

[2]

(b) Which colour is the most likely to be taken?

................................................... [1]

(c) There are 50 balls in this bag.

Work out the number of black balls.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 4]

10 Mario tests new cars.

The probability that a car is faulty is 0.04 .

(a) Find the probability that a car is not faulty.

...................................................... [1]

(b) In one week Mario tests 850 cars.

Find the number of cars that are expected to be faulty.

...................................................... [2]

[Total: 3]
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11 6 5

6 7
5

3 5
8
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The diagram shows a fair 9-sided spinner.

The numbers on the spinner are 2, 3, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7 and 8.

(a) The spinner is spun once.

Write down the probability that the spinner lands on

(i) the number 8,

................................................... [1]

(ii) a number less than 7.

................................................... [1]

(b) The spinner is spun 135 times.

Work out the expected number of times the spinner lands on the number 6.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 3]

12 The speed, v km/h, of each of 200 cars passing a building is measured.

The table shows the results.

Speed (v km/h)

Frequency 16 34 62 58 26 4
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(a) Calculate an estimate of the mean.

................................................... km/h [4]

(b) (i) Use the frequency table to complete the cumulative frequency table.

Speed (v km/h)

Cumulative frequency 16 50 196 200

[1]
(ii) On the grid, draw a cumulative frequency diagram.

[3]

(iii) Use your diagram to find an estimate of

A the upper quartile,

................................................... km/h [1]

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B the number of cars with a speed greater than 35 km/h.

................................................... [2]

(c) Two of the 200 cars are chosen at random.

Find the probability that they both have a speed greater than 50 km/h.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 13]

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On any Saturday, the probability that Arun plays football is .

On any Saturday, the probability that Bob plays football is .

(a) (i) Complete the tree diagram.

[2]
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(ii) Calculate the probability that, one Saturday, Arun and Bob both play football.

................................................... [2]

(iii) Calculate the probability that, one Saturday, either Arun plays football or Bob plays football,
but not both.

................................................... [3]

(b) Calculate the probability that Bob plays football for 2 of the next 3 Saturdays.

................................................... [3]
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(c) When Arun plays football, the probability that he scores the winning goal is .

Calculate the probability that Arun scores the winning goal one Saturday.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 12]

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E M

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50 students are asked if they like English (E) and if they like mathematics (M).
3 say they do not like English and do not like mathematics.
33 say they like English.
42 say they like mathematics.

(a) Complete the Venn diagram. [2]

(b) A student is chosen at random.

Find the probability that this student likes English and likes mathematics.

................................................... [1]
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(c) Two students are chosen at random.

Find the probability that they both like mathematics.

................................................... [2]

(d) Two students who like English are chosen at random.

Find the probability that they both also like mathematics.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 7]