Question's 3

O LEVEL (P1)
STATISTICS
QUESTION'S
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1 Some children were asked how many television programmes they had watched on the previous
day. The table shows the results.
Number of programmes watched 0 1 2 3
Number of children 7 3 1 y
(a) If the median is 2, find the value of y.
(b) If the median is 1, find the greatest possible value of y.
Answer (a) ................................................. [1]
(b) ................................................. [1]

2
2 The lengths of 40 nails were measured.

Their lengths, in centimetres, are summarised in the table below.
Length (l cm) Frequency

0l4 14
4l8 18
8 l 16 8
(a) On the axes in the answer space, draw the histogram which represents this
information.
Answer (a)
Frequency
density
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Length (l cm) [2]
(b) Calculate an estimate of the mean length of the nails.
Answer (b) ......................................cm [2]

3
3 One hundred children were asked how far they could swim.
The results are summarised in the table.
Distance (d metres) 0 < d 100 100 < d 200 200 < d 400
Number of children 30 50 20
(a) The histogram in the answer space represents part of this information.
Complete the histogram.
Answer (a)
0.6
0.5
0.4
Frequency
density 0.3
0.2
0.1
0 100 200 300 400

Distance (d metres) [1]
(b) A pie chart is drawn to represent the three groups of children.

Calculate the angle of the sector that represents the group of 20 children.
Answer (b) ................................................... [1]

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4 The cumulative frequency curve shows the distribution of the masses of 100 people.
100
80
60
Cumulative
frequency
40
20
0
50 60 70 80 90 100
Mass (m kg)
Find
(a) the median,
(b) the upper quartile,
(c) the number of people with masses in the range 65 < m 72.
Answer (a) ...............................................kg [1]
(b) ...............................................kg [1]
(c) ................................................... [1]

5
5
400
300
Cumulative
200
frequency Field A
100
0 10 20 30 40 50
Height (cm)
The diagram above is the cumulative frequency curve for the heights of 400 plants which
were grown in Field A.
Use the graph to find
(a) the number of plants that grew to a height of more than 30 cm,
(b) the interquartile range.
Answer (a) ........................................... [1]
(b) ........................................... [1]
(c) Another 400 plants were grown in Field B.

The cumulative frequency distribution of the heights of these plants is shown in the
table.
Height (h cm) h 10 h 15 h 20 h 25 h 30 h 35 h 40 h 50
Cumulative
frequency 35 75 130 200 280 330 370 400
On the same axes as for Field A, draw the cumulative frequency curve for the plants
grown in Field B. [2]
(d) By comparing the two curves, state, with a reason, which Field produced the taller
plants.
Answer (d) Field .......... produced the taller plants because ...................................................
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metres
6 The diagram shows a gauge for measuring the water level 3
in a reservoir.
Readings, in metres, taken over a certain period were as follows: 2
1
– 2.3, –1.6, – 0.4, 0.1, – 0.5, 0.3, – 1.2 .
0
For these readings
–1
(a) find the difference, in metres, between the highest and –2
lowest levels,
–3
(b) find the median,
(c) calculate the mean.
Answer (a) ............................................... m [1]
(b) ............................................... m [1]
(c) ............................................... m [2]
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7 The temperature at the bottom of a mountain was 8°C.

The temperature at the top was –26°C.
Find
(a) the difference between the two temperatures,
(b) the mean of the two temperatures.
Answer (a) .........................................°C [1]
(b) .........................................°C [1]
___________________________________________________________________________
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8 The heights of 40 children were measured.

The results are summarised in the table below.
Height (h cm) 105 < h ⭐ 115 115 < h ⭐ 125 125 < h ⭐ 135 135 < h ⭐ 145
Frequency 5 10 20 5
(a) (i) Identify the modal class.

(ii) Calculate an estimate of the mean height.
Answer (a)(i) ................................................[1]
(ii) .........................................cm [3]
(b) The cumulative frequency curve representing this information is shown below.
40
30
Cumulative
frequency
20
10
0
105 115 125 135 145
Height (h cm)
Use the curve to find
(i) the interquartile range,

(ii) the number of children whose heights are in the range 120 cm to 130 cm.
Answer (b)(i) ......................................... cm [2]
(ii) ................................................[1]
8
9 In an experiment, the heights of some plants were measured.

The table below summarises the results.
Height (h cm) 2<h⭐3 3<h⭐4 4<h⭐5 5<h⭐8

Frequency 15 25 20 15
Complete the histogram which represents this information.
Answer
25
20
Frequency
density 15
10
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Height (h cm)
[2]
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10 (a) Fifty students were asked how many books they each took to school on Monday.
Number of books 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Frequency 10 11 8 3 6 7 4 1
(i) Write down the median.

(ii) Calculate the mean number of books.
(iii) What is the probability that two students, chosen at random, both took 5 books to
school?
Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
Answer (a)(i) ........................................[1]
(ii) .........................................[3]
(iii) ........................................[2]
(b) The fifty students were also asked how long they each took to travel to school.
Time of travel (t minutes) 4⭐t<6 6⭐t<8 8 ⭐ t < 10 10 ⭐ t < 12

Frequency 21 11 13 5
Draw a frequency polygon on the grid below to illustrate this data.
Answer (b)
25
20
15
Frequency
10
0
Time (t minutes)
[2]
10
11 The number of items bought by 10 customers at a local store is shown below.
6 7 5 9 10 7 18 10 7 9
(a) State the mode of this distribution.
(b) Find the median number of items bought.
Answer (a) ............................................[1]
(b) ............................................[1]
11
12 (a) The graph shows the cumulative frequency curve for the playing times of the individual
tracks on Andrew’s MP3 player.
Use the graph to find

80
(i) the median,
(ii) the interquartile range.
60
Cumulative
frequency 40
20
0
3 4 5 6
Playing time (minutes)
Answer (a)(i) ....................... minutes [1]
(ii) ........................ minutes [2]
(b) The table summarises the playing times of each of the 100 tracks on Tom’s MP3 player.
Playing time (t minutes) Frequency

2.5 < t 3.5 5
3.5 < t 4.5 30
4.5 < t 5.5 50
5.5 < t 6.5 15
Calculate an estimate of the mean playing time of the individual tracks.
Answer (b) ........................... minutes [3]

12
13
50
40
Mathematics
30
Cumulative
frequency
English
20
10
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Marks
Fifty students each took a Mathematics and an English test. The distributions of their marks are
shown in the cumulative frequency graph.
(a) Use the graph
(i) to estimate the median mark in the English test,
Answer (a)(i) .................................. [1]
(ii) to estimate the 20th percentile mark in the Mathematics test.
Answer (a)(ii) ................................. [1]
(b) State, with a reason, which test the students found more difficult.
Answer (b) .................................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................. [1]
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14 The colours of the cars which passed a house were noted.

The results are shown in the pie chart below.
Red
Silver
120° 72°
Blue
Other
There were 12 blue cars.
How many cars
(a) passed the house,
Answer (a) .......................................[1]
(b) were red?
Answer (b) .......................................[2]

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15 The table below shows the number of pets owned by 20 families.
Number of pets 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Number of families 2 5 3 2 4 1 1 2
Find
(a) the modal number of pets,
Answer (a) .......................................[1]
(b) the mean number of pets.
Answer (b) .......................................[2]

15
16 The table below shows the distribution of the length, in metres, of cars in a car park.
Length
2  x  2.5 2.5  x  2.75 2.75  x  3 3  x  3.5 3.5  x  4.5
(x metres)
Number
3 5 p 8 4
of cars
(a) Use the histogram in the answer space to find p.
Answer (a) p = ................................[1]
(b) Complete the histogram.
Answer (b)
25
20
15
Frequency
density
10
0
2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5
Length (x metres)
[2]
16
17 Sara carries out a survey of the colours of cars in a car park.

She draws a pie chart to represent her results.
(a) There are 7 red cars.

The angle representing the red cars is 40º.
Calculate the total number of cars in the car park.
Answer (a) ...................................... [1]
(b) Sara’s pie chart is a circle with circumference 28 cm.
Find, in terms of π, the diameter of the circle.
Answer (b) ................................ cm [1]

17
18 Ida keeps a record of time spent on the internet each day.
Her results are summarised in the table.
Time (t minutes) Frequency

0 艋 t ⬍ 10 4
10 艋 t ⬍ 30 20
30 艋 t ⬍ 60 39
60 艋 t ⬍ 100 32
100 艋 t ⬍ 120 6
On the axes below, draw a histogram to show these results.
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
Frequency
1.0
density
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Time (t minutes)
[3]
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19 Dai played three games of cricket.

His mean score was 9 runs.
His median score was 8 runs.
His highest score was 7 runs more than his lowest score.
(a) Find the number of runs he scored in each of the three games.
Answer (a) ........... , ........... , .......... [3]
(b) Dai batted in a fourth game.

The mean of his four scores was 11 runs.
Find the number of runs that Dai scored in the fourth game.
Answer (b) ..................................... [1]

19
20 The graph shows the cumulative frequency curve for the ages of 60 employees.
60
50
40
Cumulative
frequency 30
20
10
0
15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65
Age (years)
Use the graph to estimate
(a) the median,
Answer (a) ..................................... [1]
(b) the interquartile range,
Answer (b) ..................................... [2]
(c) the number of employees aged over 50.
Answer (c) ..................................... [1]

20
21 The temperatures, in °C, at midnight on 12 consecutive days were
–1, 0, – 4, 1, 2, –2 –1, –3, 1, 2, 3, 2.
(a) Find the mode of these temperatures.
Answer (a) ................................ °C [1]
(b) Find the median of these temperatures.
Answer (b) ................................ °C [1]

21
22 The grouped frequency table below shows the times taken for 70 students to solve a problem.
Time
0⬍t 艋3 3⬍t 艋4 4⬍t 艋5 5⬍t 艋6 6⬍t 艋8
(t minutes)
Number
24 12 16 10 8
of students
(a) Complete the cumulative frequency table for this information.
Answer (a)
Time
t艋3 t艋4 t艋5 t艋6 t艋8
(t minutes)
Number
24
of students
[1]
(b) In which group of the frequency table does the 40th percentile lie?
Answer (b) ....................................... [1]
(c) Complete the frequency density table for this information.
Answer (c)
Time
0⬍t 艋3 3⬍t 艋4 4⬍t 艋5 5⬍t 艋6 6⬍t 艋8
(t minutes)
Frequency
8 12 16
density
[2]
22
23 The times taken for 200 children to run 100 m were recorded.
The cumulative frequency curve summarises the results.
200
150
Cumulative
frequency 100
50
0
14 15 16
Time (seconds)
Use the curve to find
(a) the lower quartile,
Answer (a) ........................ seconds [1]
(b) the number of children who took at least 15.5 seconds.
Answer (b) ...................................... [2]

23
24 Jamil recorded the number of text messages sent by the students in his class on one day.
The results are shown in the bar chart.
Frequency 4
0
3 4 5 6 7 8
Number of text messages
Use the bar chart to find
(a) the number of students in Jamil’s class,
Answer ........................................ [1]
(b) the median number of text messages sent,
Answer ........................................ [1]
(c) the modal number of text messages sent.
Answer ........................................ [1]

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25 The table shows the distribution of the number of complete lengths swum by a group of swimmers.
Number of complete lengths (n) 0 ⬍ n ⭐ 20 20 ⬍ n ⭐ 40 40 ⬍ n ⭐ 60 60 ⬍ n ⭐ 80

Frequency 5 20 10 5
(a) Find the modal class.
Answer ........................................ [1]
(b) Calculate an estimate of the mean.
Answer ........................................ [3]

25
26 The table shows the results when a 6-sided die was thrown 50 times.
Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency 7 7 6 9 11 10
(a) Write down the modal score.
Answer ....................................... [1]
(b) Calculate the mean score.
Answer ....................................... [2]

26
27 In a survey, some people were asked which of three songs, labelled A, B and C, they liked best.
The diagram shows part of a pie chart illustrating the results.
The angle of the sector that represents the people who liked C best is 168°.
(a) Complete the pie chart. [1]
B
C
45°
(b) Expressing your answer in its lowest terms, find the fraction of people in the survey
who liked C best.
Answer ........................................ [1]
(c) Given that 30 people liked A best, calculate the number of people in the survey.
Answer ........................................ [1]

27
28 The distribution of the lengths of time taken by an engineer to repair some washing machines is given
in the table.
Time (t hours) 1<t3 3<t4 4<t5 5<t8

Frequency k 5 4 3
The histogram represents some of this information.
Frequency 3
density
2
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Time (hours)
(a) Find k.
Answer k = ................................. [1]
(b) Complete the histogram. [2]

28
29 The table shows the number of goals scored by 40 football teams during one weekend.
Number of goals 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Number of teams 16 6 6 6 4 0 2
Find
(a) the mode,
Answer ........................................ [1]
(b) the median,
Answer ........................................ [1]
(c) the mean.
Answer ........................................ [2]

29
30 A group of 100 students was asked how many minutes each spent talking on their mobile phone
during one day.
The histogram summarises this information.
2
Frequency
density
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Time (mins)
(a) Use the histogram to
(i) find the number of students who spent between 0 and 10 minutes talking on their
mobile phone,
Answer ..................................... [1]
(ii) estimate the number of students who spent between 25 and 65 minutes talking on their
mobile phone.
Answer ..................................... [2]
(b) A pie chart is drawn to represent the information shown in the histogram.
Calculate the angle of the sector that represents the students who spent
between 0 and 10 minutes talking on their mobile phone.
Answer ..................................... [1]

30
31 The table summarises the times, in minutes, taken by a group of people to complete a puzzle.
Time (t minutes) 0<t4 4<t8 8 < t 12 12 < t 16 16 < t 20

Frequency 4 8 7 4 2
(a) On the grid draw a frequency polygon to represent this information.
Frequency
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Time (t minutes)
[2]
(b) Write down the modal class.
Answer ..................................... [1]
(c) How many people took more than 8 minutes to complete the puzzle?
Answer ..................................... [1]
(d) Imran says:
‘The longest time to complete the puzzle was 20 minutes.’
Explain why he may not be correct.
...................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................. [1]
31
32 The mean mass of Ali, Ben and Carl is 40 kg.

The mass of Dan is 48 kg.
Find the mean mass of the four boys.
Answer ............................... kg [2]
33 In an experiment, 4 dice are thrown and the number of Fives is recorded.

The experiment is repeated 12 times.
The table shows the results.
Number of Fives 0 1 2 3 4
Frequency 1 2 3 5 1
For this distribution of Fives,
(a) write down the mode,
Answer ..................................... [1]
(b) find the median.
Answer ..................................... [1]

32
34 The number of goals scored by some football teams during one weekend was recorded.
The table shows the results.
Number of goals scored 0 1 2 3 4

Number of teams x 1 5 4 2
(a) If the mode is 0, find the smallest possible value of x.
Answer x = ............................... [1]
(b) If the median is 1, find the value of x.
Answer x = ............................... [1]

33
35 Eighty cyclists were each asked the distance (in kilometres) they cycled last week.
80
70
60
50
Cumulative
frequency 40
30
20
10
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Distance (kilometres)
The cumulative frequency diagram represents the results.
(a) the number of cyclists who cycled between 60 and 80 kilometres,
Answer ............................................ [1]
(b) the median distance cycled,
Answer ...................................... km [1]
(c) the interquartile range for the distance cycled.
Answer ...................................... km [2]

34
36 (a) Keith records the number of letters he receives each day for 20 days�
His results are shown in the table�
Number of letters Frequency

0 4
1 6
2 3
3 2
4 1
5 4
(i) Write down the mode�
Answer �� [1]
(ii) Work out the mean�
Answer �� [2]
(b) Over the same 20 days, Emma received a mean of 1�7 letters each day�
How many letters did Emma receive altogether?
Answer �� [1]

35
37 A group of 80 students took a Physics test�

This table shows the distribution of their marks�
Mark (m) 0 1 m G 10 10 1 m G 20 20 1 m G 30 30 1 m G 40 40 1 m G 50 50 1 m G 60
Frequency 4 12 14 22 18 10
(a) Complete the cumulative frequency table�
Mark (m) m G 10 m G 20 m G 30 m G 40 m G 50 m G 60
Cumulative
frequency
[1]
(b) Draw a cumulative frequency curve for this information�
80
70
60
50
Cumulative
frequency 40
30
20
10
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Mark
[2]
(c) The pass mark for the test is 45�

Use your cumulative frequency curve to estimate the number of students who passed�
Answer �� [2]

36
38 The lengths of the leaves of a plant were measured.

The results are shown in the table.
Length
(x centimetres) 1<xG3 3<xG4 4<xG5 5<xG7 7 < x G 10
Frequency 8 5 6 12 12
Frequency
density
(a) Complete the table to show the frequency densities. [2]
(b) One leaf is chosen at random.
Find an estimate of the probability that this leaf is more than 6 cm long.
Answer ................................................ [1]

37
39 (a) An ordinary die is thrown 15 times.

These are the numbers thrown.
4 5 3 2 2 5 6 1 6 3 5 2 5 1 3
(i) Find the mode.
Answer ................................................ [1]
(ii) Find the median.
Answer ................................................ [1]
(b) –20 –8 x
The mean of these three numbers is –5.
Find x.
Answer x = .......................................... [1]

38
40 The times taken by each of 120 runners to react to the starting gun were recorded.
The cumulative frequency curve summarises the results.
120
100
80
Cumulative
frequency
60
40
20
0
0 1 2
Time (seconds)
(a) Find the upper quartile.
Answer ............................................ s [1]
(b) Find the 40th percentile.
Answer ............................................ s [1]
(c) Find the number of students who took less than 1.5 seconds.
Answer ............................................... [1]

39
41 In an experiment with a group of snails, the distance moved in one minute by each snail was
recorded.
Some of the results are shown in the table and illustrated in the histogram.
Distance
2<x3 3<x4 4<x5 5<x7 7<x9
(x centimetres)
Frequency 6 9 12 p 4
12
10
8
Frequency
density 6
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x
Distance (cm)
(a) Use the histogram to find the value of p.
Answer p = ......................................... [1]
(c) One snail is chosen at random.
Find the probability that this snail did not move more than 4 cm.
Answer ............................................... [1]

40
42 The table shows the ages of guests at a party.
Age (y years) 10 G y 1 20 20 G y 1 40 40 G y 1 45 45 G y 1 50 50 G y 1 65
Frequency p 20 8 q 18
The histogram represents some of this information.
2
Frequency
density
0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Age (y years)
(a) Use the histogram to find the value of
(i) p,
Answer p = .................................................... [1]
(ii) q.
Answer q = .................................................... [1]

41
43 Tasnim records the temperature, in °C, at 6 a.m. every day for 10 days.
-6 -3 0 -2 -1 -7 -5 2 -1 -3
(a) Find the difference between the highest and the lowest temperatures.
Answer ........................................................ °C [1]
(b) Find the median temperature.
Answer ........................................................ °C [1]

42
24 Some students were asked how long they had each spent doing homework the day before.
Time (t hours) 0 1 t G 0.5 0.5 1 t G 1 1 1 t G 1.5 1.5 1 t G 2 2 1 t G 2.5 2.5 1 t G 3

Girls 0 5 8 6 0 1
Boys 3 3 4 5 3 2
(a) On the grid, draw a frequency polygon to represent this information for the girls and
another frequency polygon for the boys.
Frequency
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3

Time (t hours)
[3]
(b) Write down the modal group for the girls.
Answer .............................................................. [1]
(c) Make a comment comparing the distribution of the times spent by the girls with the
times spent by the boys.
Answer
............................................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................... [1]
43
45 Each member of a group of 100 people was asked how long they spent at a gym one afternoon.
The results are summarised in the cumulative frequency table below.
Time
t G 20 t G 40 t G 60 t G 90 t G 120
(t mins)
Cumulative
6 20 46 88 100
frequency
(a) How many people spent between 60 and 90 minutes at the gym?
Answer ......................................... [1]
(b) On the grid below, draw the cumulative frequency curve to represent the information in the table.
100
80
60
Cumulative
frequency
40
20
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Time (t minutes)
[2]
(c) Use your cumulative frequency curve to estimate
(i) the median time spent at the gym,
Answer ........................... minutes [1]
(ii) the number of people who spent between 50 and 80 minutes at the gym.
Answer ......................................... [2]

44
46 In an experiment, a red die and a blue die were thrown 10 times.

Each time, the score on the red die was subtracted from the score on the blue die.
The results are given below.
5 −4 −3 4 0 2 −1 −3 3 −2
For these results, find
(a) the median,
Answer ............................................. [1]
(b) the mean.
Answer ............................................ [1]
47 The times taken by each member of a group of people to run one kilometre were recorded.
The results are shown in the table.
Time (t minutes) 21tG3 31tG4 41tG5 51tG6 61tG7 71tG8
Frequency 0 4 5 3 1 0
On the grid below, draw a frequency polygon to represent these results.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Time (t minutes)
[2]
45
48
Adults
Boys
Girls
A pie chart is used to illustrate the numbers of adults, girls and boys in a group of people.
The angles for the adults and girls are 80° and 120° respectively.
The diagram shows part of the pie chart.
(a) Complete the pie chart. [1]
(b) Express the ratio of numbers of adults : girls : boys in the form a : b : c , where
a, b and c are the smallest possible whole numbers.
Answer .................... : .................... : .................... [1]
(c) There are 6 more girls than adults.
Calculate the number of people in the whole group.
Answer .............................................. [1]

46
49 Thetimestakenfor200peopletocompletea5kmracewererecorded.
Theresultsaresummarisedinthecumulativefrequencydiagram.
200
180
160
140
120
Cumulative
frequency 100
80
60
40
20
0
16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44
Time (minutes)
(a) Usethediagramtoestimate
(i) themediantime,
Answer��minutes[1]
(ii) theinterquartilerangeofthetimes.
Answer��minutes[2]
(b) Itwasfoundthattherecordingofthetimeswasinaccurate.
Thecorrecttimeswerealloneminutemorethanrecorded.
Writedownthemedianandinterquartilerangeofthecorrecttimes.
AnswerMedian=........................minutesInterquartilerange=........................minutes[1]
47
50 A group of five numbers has a mean of 3.8 and a median of 3. The numbers 3 and 6 are added to the
group.
(a) Find the mean of the seven numbers.
Answer ........................................ [2]
(b) Find the median of the seven numbers.
Answer ........................................ [1]

48
51 Each member of a group of 50 people was asked how many films they watched in a month.
The results are shown in the table below.
Numbers of films watched Frequency

0 5
1 12
2 13
3 15
4 4
5 1
(a) Find the mode.
Answer ........................................ [1]
(b) Calculate the mean number of films watched in a month.
Answer ........................................ [2]

49
52 The table shows the masses of different fruits sold at a market stall on one day.
Fruit Apples Pears Oranges Bananas Total

Mass (kg) 30 10 18 32 90
(a) Complete the pie chart to illustrate the data.
Apples
Pears
[2]
(b) The stallholder buys apples for 60 cents per kilogram.

She sells them all for 72 cents per kilogram.
Calculate her percentage profit.
Answer .................................... % [2]

50
53 The masses of 400 goats were measured.

The results are shown in the cumulative frequency graph.
400
300
Cumulative frequency
200
100
0
58 60 62 64 66 68 70 72
Mass (kilograms)
(a) Use the graph to find
(i) the median,
Answer ........................................... kg [1]
(ii) the 30th percentile,
Answer ........................................... kg [1]
(iii) the number of goats whose mass is more than 66 kg.
Answer ................................................. [1]
(b) It was noticed later that the scales used were faulty and that the true readings should all
be 2 kg more.
On the grid above, draw the true cumulative frequency graph. [1]
51
54 Henri did a survey of the lengths of the leaves on a plant.

Length (x cm) 11xG3 31xG4 41xG5 51xG8
Frequency 6 8 10 6
(a) When asked to draw a histogram to illustrate the results, Henri drew the following diagram.
10
6
Frequency
4
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Length (x cm)
Explain why this diagram is incorrect.
...................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................. [1]
(b) On the grid below, draw a correct histogram for Henri’s results.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Length (x cm)
[3]
52
55 The number of goals scored in each of 50 football matches was recorded.

The results are given in the table.
Number of goals scored 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency 16 11 9 7 6 0 1
(a) the mode,
Answer ............................................. [1]
(b) the median,
Answer ............................................. [1]
(c) the mean.
Answer ............................................. [2]

53
56 The table and histogram show some information about the times taken by a group of
students to travel to school one day.
Time (t minutes) 0 1 t G 10 10 1 t G 20 20 1 t G 30 30 1 t G 60 60 1 t G 120

Frequency 28 40 52 18 m
Frequency 4
density
3
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120
Time (t minutes)
(a) Complete the histogram. [2]
(b) Find the value of m.
Answer m = .................................... [1]
(c) Work out the fraction of students who took more than half an hour to travel to school.
Answer ........................................... [2]

54
57 The cumulative frequency graph shows information about the reaction times of 60 people.
60
50
40
Cumulative
frequency 30
20
10
0
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3
Time (seconds)
(a) the lower quartile,
Answer .......................................... [1]
(b) the number of people who have a reaction time of more than 0.2 seconds.
Answer ........................................... [1]

55
58 During one day, the temperature, in °C, was recorded every 2 hours.
The twelve results are given below.
-3 -2 –1 1 2 4 5 4 2 0 -2 –2
(a) the median,
Answer ..................................... °C [1]
(b) the mean,
Answer ..................................... °C [1]
(c) the difference between the highest and the lowest of these temperatures.
Answer ..................................... °C [1]

56
59
4
Frequency
density 3
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Time (t minutes)
The diagram shows part of the histogram which represents the distribution of times taken by some
people to travel to work.
(a) Complete the table.
Time (t minutes) 0 1 t G 20 20 1 t G 30 30 1 t G 35 35 1 t G 50
Frequency 30 30
[2]

57
60 A school recorded the number of absent students over a 50-day period.

The results are given in the table.
Number of absent students 0 1 2 3 4 5 or more

Number of days 25 15 6 3 1 0
(a) Write down the mode.
Answer .......................................... [1]
(b) Calculate the mean.
Answer .......................................... [2]

58
61 The ages of guests at a family party were recorded.
Age (b years) 5 1 b G 10 10 1 b G 20 20 1 b G 30 30 1 b G 50
Frequency p 18 14 q
The histogram below shows some of these results.
2.0
1.5
Frequency
density
1.0
0.5
0
0 10 20 30 40 50
Age (b years)
(a) Use the histogram to find the value of
(i) p,
Answer p = ..................................... [1]
(ii) q.
Answer q = ..................................... [1]

59
62
No
80º
Yes
A group of students were asked if they wanted a later start to the school day.
The pie chart summarises the results.
200 students said no.
Work out the number of students who said yes.
Answer .......................................... [2]

60
63 (a) Here are the masses, in grams, of 8 apples.
189 175 185 192 202 161 174 196
Find the median mass.
Answer ........................................ g [1]
(b) A bag contains 5 carrots.

The mean mass of the carrots is 60 g.
Another carrot is added to the bag.

The mean mass of the 6 carrots is 65 g.
Work out the mass of the carrot added to the bag.
Answer ........................................ g [2]

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O LEVEL (P1)

Number of programmes watched 0 1 2 3

(a) If the median is 2, find the value of y.

(b) If the median is 1, find the greatest possible value of y.

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

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

2 The lengths of 40 nails were measured.

Length (l cm) Frequency

(b) Calculate an estimate of the mean length of the nails.

Answer (b) ......................................cm [2]

The results are summarised in the table.

0 100 200 300 400

(b) A pie chart is drawn to represent the three groups of children.

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

(a) the median,

(b) the upper quartile,

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

(b) ...............................................kg [1]

(c) ................................................... [1]

Use the graph to find

(b) the interquartile range.

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

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

(c) Another 400 plants were grown in Field B.

(c) calculate the mean.

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

(b) ............................................... m [1]

(c) ............................................... m [2]

7 The temperature at the bottom of a mountain was 8°C.

(a) the difference between the two temperatures,

(b) the mean of the two temperatures.

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

(b) .........................................°C [1]

8 The heights of 40 children were measured.

(a) (i) Identify the modal class.

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

(ii) .........................................cm [3]

Use the curve to find

(i) the interquartile range,

Answer (b)(i) ......................................... cm [2]

9 In an experiment, the heights of some plants were measured.

Height (h cm) 2<h⭐3 3<h⭐4 4<h⭐5 5<h⭐8

Complete the histogram which represents this information.

(i) Write down the median.

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

Time of travel (t minutes) 4⭐t<6 6⭐t<8 8 ⭐ t < 10 10 ⭐ t < 12

Draw a frequency polygon on the grid below to illustrate this data.

11 The number of items bought by 10 customers at a local store is shown below.

(a) State the mode of this distribution.

(b) Find the median number of items bought.

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

Use the graph to find

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

(ii) ........................ minutes [2]

Playing time (t minutes) Frequency

Calculate an estimate of the mean playing time of the individual tracks.

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

(a) Use the graph

(i) to estimate the median mark in the English test,

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