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Yr9C Maths Emergency L2

Yr9C Maths Emergency L2 question 1: spin a six-sided spinner 20 times. The diagram shows the number of days absent in a week for 60 workers. The mean, median and mode for the number of photographs that do not get printed on a 24 exposure film are shown in the table below.

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Yr9C Maths Emergency L2

Yr9C Maths Emergency L2 question 1: spin a six-sided spinner 20 times. The diagram shows the number of days absent in a week for 60 workers. The mean, median and mode for the number of photographs that do not get printed on a 24 exposure film are shown in the table below.

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Yr9C Maths Emergency L2

Question 1

For each set of data calculate:


• the mode
• the median
• the mean
• the range
(a) 4, 2, 3, 4, 6, 4, 3, 6, 7, 2, 4
(b) £12, £18, £20, £10, £20
(c) 2.4, 3.6, 1.3, 3.7, 2.4, 1.6, 0.9, 3.1, 2.4, 2.0, 3.6

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Question 2

Dave spins a six–sided spinner 20 times. His scores are:


2 3 2 4 4 5 6 3 2 6
2 4 3 2 3 2 1 6 4 2
(a) Calculate the mean for the data.
(b) Calculate the median for the data.
(c) Calculate the mode for the data.
(d) Calculate the range for the data.

Question 3

The diagram shows the number of days absent in a


week for 60 workers.

(a) Complete this table for the data:

Number of days 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency

(b) Using the data work out:


• the mode
• the median
• the mean

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• the range.

Question 4

The table shows the number of computer breakdowns


per day in a large firm.

Number of computer breakdowns Frequency


0 24
1 29
2 15
3 10
4 9
5 13

Work out the median number of breakdowns per day.

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Question 5

The stem and leaf diagram shows the number of


minutes late for trains during the rush hour.

0 2 2 6 8 9
1 1 1 1 3 5 7 9
2 1 2 5 7
3 1 3 8 9
4 0 3 4 9

stem = 10 minutes
(a) Work out the median.
(b) Write down the mode.

Question 6

The table shows the number of trees sold, per month,


by a garden centre.

Months Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Number
4 10 23 15 10 21 14 17 20 24 62 332
of trees

(a) Calculate the mean, median and mode for the


number of trees sold each month.
(b) Say which of these gives the most accurate
answer. Explain why.

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Question 7

Nine workers calculate their average wages.


The mean is £35 000 a year, the median is £24 000 a
year and the mode is £18 000 a year.
(a) Write down 9 values which could give these
averages.
(b) Say which you think is the best average to
quote and explain why.

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Question 8

Use a calculator for this question.

The number of photographs which do not get printed


on a 24 exposure film are shown in the table below.

Number that do not print 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7


Frequency 46 19 16 6 5 1 3 4

(a) Calculate the mean, median and mode for the


data.
(b) Write down the range.

Question 9

Use a calculator for this question.

The table shows the number of attempts a group of


teachers make to pass a driving test.

Number of attempts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Frequency 24 17 9 3 0 1 1

(a) Calculate the mean, median and mode for this


data.
(b) Write down the range.

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Question 10

Match the equations to the graphs.

y=x
x = –4
y=3
y+x=5
y = 2x
y = –3
y=x+3
y + x = –2

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Question 11

For each of these graphs, write down the intercept with the y–axis:

(a) y = x – 3 (b) y = 2x – 1

(c) y = 7 – x (d) y = 3x + 4

(e) y = 3 – 4x (f) y = 7 + 2x

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Question 12

Which of these graphs have positive gradients?


Which have negative gradients?

(a) y = x – 3 (b) y = 2x – 1

(c) y = 7 – x (d) y = 3x + 4

(e) y = 3 – 4x (f) y = 7 + 2x

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Question 13

Arrange these graphs in order of gradient, greatest


first:

Question 14

Without drawing any graphs, write down the intercept


of each line with the y–axis.

1
(a) y = x – 9 (b) y = 2 x + 2
(c) y = 12x + 27 (d) y = –8x + 4
(e) y = 5 – 12x (f) y = 12 x
(g) y = 6x – 2 (h) y = 8 – 3x
(i) 2y = x

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Question 15

Match each graph to an equation:

y = x2 – 4
y = x2 + 1
y = –x2
y = 7 – x2

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Question 16

The graph shows the journey of a submarine down to the sea


bed and back to the surface.
(a) What does each square represent
• horizontally
• vertically?
(b) How far below the surface is the sea bed?
(c) How long did the submarine stay on the sea bed?
(d) How long did it take the sub to reach the sea bed?
(e) When was the sub travelling most quickly?
(f) What was the average speed for
• the descent
• the ascent?

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Question 17

What is the Lowest Common Multiple of:


(a) 6 and 4 (b) 4 and 10 (c) 8 and 10 (d) 9 and 6
(e) 15 and 6 (f) 14 and 4 (g) 20 and 15 (h) 10 and 25

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Question 18

Write each of these numbers as a product of its prime factors:


(a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 22 (d) 40
(e) 45 (f) 50 (g) 900 (h) 1000

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Question 19

Match each question to a value in the cloud:


(a) 35 × 34 ÷ 36 (b) 45 × 42 ÷ 44 (c) 96 × 94 ÷ 98
7 5 3 5 4 2
(d) 2 ÷ 2 × 2 (e) 9 ÷ 9 × 9
(f) Make up a question using powers to give the
remaining value in the cloud.

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Question 20

Round to 3 significant figures:


(a) 3293 (b) 32 482 (c) 87 726 (d) 874 398 (e) 6238
(f) 54 082 (g) 319 841 (h) 976 376 (i) 29 942 (j) 999 983

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