CUMULATIVE FREQUENCY
[ESTIMATED TIME: 35 minutes] GCSE
(+ IGCSE) EXAM QUESTION PRACTICE
1. [4 marks]
12 The cumulative frequency graph gives information about the lengths, in minutes, of
80 telephone calls.
80
60
Cumulative
frequency
40
20
O 5 10 15 20 25 30
Length of call (minutes)
(a) Find an estimate for the number of calls which were longer than 15 minutes.
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(2)
(b) Find an estimate for the interquartile range of the lengths of the 80 calls.
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(2)
(Total for Question 12 is 4 marks)
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2. [4 marks]
10 The cumulative frequency graph gives information about the monthly rainfall, in
millimetres, in the United Kingdom during 120 months in the years 2001 to 2010.
140
120
Cumulative 100
frequency
80
60
40
20
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220
Monthly rainfall (mm)
(a) Use the graph to estimate the number of months for which rainfall was less than 50 mm.
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(1)
(b) Use the graph to find an estimate for the median monthly rainfall.
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(1)
(c) Use the graph to find an estimate for the interquartile range of the monthly rainfall.
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(2)
(Total for Question 10 is 4 marks)
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3. [4 marks]
12 The cumulative frequency table shows information about the diameters of 60 oranges.
Diameter Cumulative
(d mm) frequency
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(a) On the grid, draw a cumulative frequency graph for the table.
(2)
60
Cumulative
frequency
40
20
0
!" 60 70 80 90 100 110
Diameter (d mm)
(b) Use your graph to find an estimate for the median diameter of the 60 oranges.
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(2)
(Total for Question 12 is 4 marks)
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30
20
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12. The cumulative frequency graph gives information about the ages of people in India.
The cumulative frequency is given as a percentage of all the people in India.
(a) Use the cumulative frequency graph to find an estimate for the percentage of people
in India who are
(i) aged less than 20,
...........................%
(ii) aged 54 or over.
...........................%
(2)
(b) Find an estimate for the interquartile range of the ages of people in India.
..................... years
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6. [6 marks]
12 The table gives some information about the incomes, £I, of 100 people in the UK.
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Income (£I) Frequency
0<I 10 000 12
10 000 < I 20 000 41
20 000 < I 30 000 25
30 000 < I 40 000 12
40 000 < I 50 000 6
50 000 < I 60 000 4
(a) Complete the cumulative frequency table.
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Cumulative
Income (£I)
frequency
0<I 10 000 12
0<I 20 000
0<I 30 000
0<I 40 000
0<I 50 000
0<I 60 000
(1)
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(b) On the grid, draw a cumulative frequency graph for your table.
100
80
60
Cumulative
frequency
40
20
0
0 10 000 20 000 30 000 40 000 50 000 60 000
Income (£)
(2)
(c) Use your graph to find an estimate for
(i) the median,
£. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(ii) the interquartile range.
£. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)
(Total for Question 12 is 6 marks)
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7. [5 marks]
14 The grouped frequency table gives information about the ages of 200 elephants.
Age (t years) Frequency
t - 10 55
t - 20
t - 30
t - 22
t - 50 13
t - 10
(a) Complete the cumulative frequency table.
Cumulative
Age (t years)
frequency
t - 10
t - 20
t - 30
t -
t - 50
t -
(1)
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(b) On the grid, draw a cumulative frequency graph for your table.
200
Cumulative 150
frequency
100
50
O 10 20 30 40 50 60 x
Age (t years)
(2)
(c) Use the graph to find an estimate for the number of elephants with ages of more than
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(2)
(Total for Question 14 is 5 marks)
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8. [5 marks]
16 The table shows information about the lengths of time that 120 people spent in a
supermarket.
Time (t minutes) Frequency
0<t 10 8
10 < t 20 17
20 < t 30 25
30 < t 40 40
40 < t 50 22
50 < t 60 8
(a) Complete the cumulative frequency table.
Time (t minutes) Cumulative frequency
0<t 10
0<t 20
0<t 30
0<t 40
0<t 50
0<t 60
(1)
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(b) On the grid, draw a cumulative frequency graph for your table.
120
100
80
Cumulative
frequency
60
40
20
O
10 20 30 40 50 60
Time (t minutes)
(2)
(c) Use your graph to find an estimate for the median length of time spent in the
supermarket by these people.
......................................... minutes
(2)
(Total for Question 16 is 5 marks)
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