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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 (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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(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]

3 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

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(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]

4 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
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(a) Complete the stem-and-leaf diagram to show this information.

1 7

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]

5 (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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(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]

6 Some apples are weighed and the mass, m grams, of each apple is recorded.
The table shows the results.

Mass (m grams)

Frequency 50 x 44 51

The histogram shows some of the information from the table.

Frequency
density 4

0 m
100 110 120 130 140
Mass (grams)
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(a) Work out the value of x.

x = ................................................... [1]

(b) Complete the histogram.

[2]

[Total: 3]
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7 During one year the midday temperatures, t°C, in Zedford were recorded.
The table shows the results.

Temperature (t°C)

Number of days 50 85 100 120 10

Complete the histogram to show the information in the table.

[4]

[Total: 4]