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1 The table shows information about the mass, m grams, of each of 120 letters.

Mass (m grams)

Frequency 43 31 25 21

(a) Calculate an estimate of the mean mass.

................................................... g [4]

(b) Iraj draws a histogram to show this information.

He makes the height of the first bar 17.2 cm.

Calculate the height of each of the remaining bars.

height of bar for ................................................... cm

height of bar for ................................................... cm

height of bar for ................................................... cm [3]

(c) Complete the cumulative frequency table.

Mass (m grams)

Cumulative
frequency

[2]
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(d) Draw a cumulative frequency diagram.

120

100

80

Cumulative
frequency 60

40

20

0 m
0 100 200 300 400 500
Mass (g)
[3]

(e) Use the cumulative frequency diagram to find an estimate for

(i) the median,

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

(ii) the upper quartile,

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

(iii) the 40th percentile,

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

(iv) the number of letters with a mass m where .

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

[Total: 18]
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2 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

(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]
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(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]

3 (a) 20 students from College A each run 5 km.

The times, correct to the nearest minute, are recorded.

32 51 25 40 47 21 37 32 48 36
46 39 30 29 44 39 53 35 40 31

(i) Complete the stem-and-leaf diagram.

Key: 3 | 4 represents 34 minutes

[2]

(ii) Find the range of the times.

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

(iii) Find the median of the times.

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

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(iv) Complete the bar chart for the times of the students.

[2]

(b) 20 students from College B each run 5 km.

Their times, correct to the nearest minute, are recorded and the results are shown in the table.

Time (minutes) Number of students Pie chart sector angle

30 to 39 5 90°

40 to 49 8

50 to 59 7

(i) Complete the table. [2]

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(ii) Complete the pie chart. [2]

(c) Write down two comments comparing the times of students from College A with the times of students
from College B.

1 ..........................................................................................................................................................

..........................................................................................................................................................

2 ..........................................................................................................................................................

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

[Total: 12]
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4 (a) The table shows the amount of time, T minutes, 120 people each spend in a supermarket one Saturday.

Time (T minutes) Number of people

16

18

22

40

21

(i) Use the mid-points of the intervals to calculate an estimate of the mean.

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

(ii) Complete this histogram to show the information in the table.

[4]
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4 (b) This histogram shows the amount of time, T minutes, 120 people each spend in the supermarket one
Wednesday.

Make a comment comparing the distributions of the times for the two days.

..........................................................................................................................................................

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

[Total: 9]
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5 20 students choose their favourite science subject.

The results are shown in the bar chart.

12

10

8
Frequency
6

0
Biology Chemistry Physics

(a) Work out how many more students choose biology than physics.

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

(b) Write down the fraction of students whose favourite science subject is chemistry.

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

(c) One of the 20 students is picked at random.

Write down the probability that this student did not choose biology.

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

(d) Only one of the averages, median, mode and mean can be found for these results.

(i) Write down the average that can be found.

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

(ii) Find this average for these results.

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

(iii) Explain why the range cannot be found.

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

[Total: 7]
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6 The list shows 15 midday temperatures, in degrees Celsius, in Suntown.

17 21 21 18 23 22 25 19
21 17 19 18 21 24 23

(a) Complete the stem-and-leaf diagram to show this information.

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Key: 1|7 represents 17 °C

[2]

(b) Find the median.

................................................... °C [1]

(c) Find the upper quartile.

................................................... °C [1]

(d) Rahul draws a pie chart to show this information.

Calculate the sector angle for the number of days the temperature is 18 °C.

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

[Total: 6]
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7 A factory recycles metal.

The mass, x tonnes, of metal is measured each week.
The table shows the results for 52 weeks.

Mass (x tonnes)

Frequency 8 20 12 12

On the grid, draw a histogram to show the information in the table.

[4]

[Total: 4]
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8 The scatter diagram shows the value, in thousands of dollars, of eight houses in 1996 and the value of the
same houses in 2016.

(a) One of these eight houses had a value of $70 000 in 1996.

Write down the value of this house in 2016.

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

(b) The values of two more houses are shown in the table.

Value in 1996 ($ thousands) 40 80

Value in 2016 ($ thousands) 80 150

On the scatter diagram, plot these values. [1]

(c) On the scatter diagram, draw a line of best fit. [1]

(d) Another house had a value of $50 000 in 1996.

Find an estimate of the value of this house in 2016.

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

[Total: 4]
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9 The number of passengers on a bus is recorded each day for 14 days.

15 18 22 17 35 38 24
19 19 24 25 31 36 29

(a) Complete the stem-and-leaf diagram.

Key: represents 15 passengers

[2]

(b) Find the median.

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

[Total: 3]

10 (a) The time, t minutes, spent on homework in one week by each of 200 students is recorded.
The table shows the results.

Time (t minutes)

Frequency 6 10 70 84 30

Calculate an estimate of the mean.

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

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10 (b) A new table with different class intervals is completed.

Time (t minutes)

Frequency 86 114

On a histogram the height of the bar for the interval is 17.2 cm.

Calculate the height of the bar for the interval.

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

[Total: 6]

11 The test scores of 14 students are shown below.

21 21 23 26 25 21 22 20 21 23 23 27 24 21

(a) Find the range, mode, median and mean of the test scores.

Range = ...................................................

Mode = ...................................................

Median = ...................................................

Mean = ................................................... [6]

(b) A student is chosen at random.

Find the probability that this student has a test score of more than 24.

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

[Total: 7]
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12 Hitesh throws a dice 80 times.

The results are shown in the table.

Number thrown Frequency

1 15

2 16

3 14

4 11

5 9

6 15

(a) Write down the mode.

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

(b) Work out the range.

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

(c) Work out the median.

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

(d) Calculate the mean.

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

[Total: 6]
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13 Three sizes of eggs are sold in a shop.

The table shows the number of eggs of each size sold in one day.

Size Small Medium Large

Mass (m grams)

Number of eggs sold 78 180 162

(a) Calculate an estimate of the mean mass.

................................................... g [4]

(b) On the grid, draw a histogram to show the information in the table.

[4]

[Total: 8]
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14 The time, t minutes, taken by each of 80 people to travel to work is recorded.

The table shows information about these times.

Time
(t minutes)

Frequency 3 7 18 28 24

(a) Write down the class interval containing the median time.

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

(b) Calculate an estimate of the mean time.

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

[Total: 5]

15 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]
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(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]

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

Height
(h metres)
Cumulative
7 25
frequency

[2]
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(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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16 Rebecca records the flight distance and the ticket price for each of her last 12 plane journeys.

Flight distance
95 230 70 500 200 450 600 350 100 275 380 540
(km)

Ticket price
220 210 60 380 130 270 340 250 120 170 310 305
($)

(a) Complete the scatter diagram.

The first eight points have been plotted for you.
[2]

(b) What type of correlation is shown in the scatter diagram?

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

(c) On the scatter diagram, put a ring around the point for the journey that has the highest price per kilometre
travelled. [1]

(d) On the scatter diagram, draw a line of best fit. [1]

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(e) The scale drawing shows two airports, K and L.

The scale is 1 centimetre represents 50 kilometres.

A plane flies in a straight line from K to L.

Use the scale drawing and your line of best fit to find an estimate for the ticket price of the journey from
K to L.

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

[Total: 8]
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17 Belle records the height, in centimetres, and the mass, in kilograms, of some goats.
Some of her results are shown in the scatter diagram.

(a) The table shows four more results.

Height (cm) 23 30 36 38

Mass (kg) 31.2 33.5 34.6 34.8

Plot these points on the scatter diagram. [2]

(b) What type of correlation is shown in this scatter diagram?

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

(c) (i) Draw a line of best fit on the scatter diagram. [1]
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(ii) Use your line of best fit to estimate the height of a goat with mass 32.5 kg.

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

(d) Work out the percentage of the 12 goats that have a height between 26 cm and 35 cm.

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

[Total: 8]
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18 Lucy asked 12 people how many hours they each spent playing a computer game and the number of levels
they each completed in one month.

The results are shown in the table.

Time spent
90 32 70 75 30 70 40 80 40 65 50 32
playing (hours)

Number of levels
22 5 12 17 6 7 18 20 8 15 11 19
completed

(a) Complete the scatter diagram.

The first eight points have been plotted for you.

(b) One person completes more levels per hour than any of the others.

On the scatter diagram, put a ring around the point for this person. [1]

(c) What type of correlation does this scatter diagram show?

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

(d) On the scatter diagram, draw a line of best fit.

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(e) Another person, Monika, completed 19 levels but forgot to record the time spent playing.

Use your line of best fit to estimate the number of hours that Monika spent playing.

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

[Total: 6]

19 The scatter diagram shows the heights and masses of some five-year-old boys.

30

25
Mass
(kg) 20

15

10
90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135
Height (cm)

(a) The height of one of the boys is likely to have been recorded incorrectly.

Write down the mass of this boy.

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

(b) What type of correlation does the scatter diagram show?

Answer(b) ................................................... [1]

(c) (i) Draw a line of best fit on the scatter diagram.

[1]

(ii) Another boy had a height of 108 cm.

His mass was not recorded.

Use your line of best fit to estimate the boy’s mass.

Answer(c)(ii) ................................................... kg [1]

[Total: 4]
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20 Fourteen students each take two tests in French, a speaking test and a written test.
The table shows the scores.

Speaking test 10 13 48 30 35 18 41 40 22 28 20 44 37 46

Written test 24 44 51 39 45 29 56 20 39 49 33 52 44 52

(a) Complete the scatter diagram.

The first ten points have been plotted for you.

[2]

(b) What type of correlation is shown in this scatter diagram?

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

(c) One student has a high score in the speaking test and a low score in the written test.

On the scatter diagram, put a ring around this point. [1]

(d) On the scatter diagram, draw a line of best fit. [1]

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(e) Use your line of best fit to estimate a score in the written test for a student who scored 25 in the
speaking test.

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

[Total: 6]