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1. A fair six-sided die, with sides numbered 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 is thrown.

Find the mean and variance of


the score.

Working:

Answer:

…………………………………………........
(Total 6 marks)

2. Consider the six numbers, 2, 3, 6, 9, a and b. The mean of the numbers is 6 and the variance is
10. Find the value of a and of b, if a < b.

Working:

Answers:

…………………………………………..
…………………………………………..

(Total 6 marks)

3. The following diagram represents the lengths, in cm, of 80 plants grown in a laboratory.

2 0

1 5
f r e q u e n c y
1 0

0
0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 9 0 1 0 0
l e n g t h ( c m )

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(a) How many plants have lengths in cm between

(i) 50 and 60?

(ii) 70 and 90?


(2)

(b) Calculate estimates for the mean and the standard deviation of the lengths of the plants.
(4)

(c) Explain what feature of the diagram suggests that the median is different from the mean.
(1)

(d) The following is an extract from the cumulative frequency table.

length in cm cumulative
less than frequency
. .
50 22
60 32
70 48
80 62
. .

Use the information in the table to estimate the median. Give your answer to two
significant figures.
(3)
(Total 10 marks)

4. At a conference of 100 mathematicians there are 72 men and 28 women. The men have a mean
height of 1.79 m and the women have a mean height of 1.62 m. Find the mean height of the 100
mathematicians.

Working:

Answers:

....……………………………………..........

(Total 4 marks)

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5. A supermarket records the amount of money d spent by customers in their store during a busy
period. The results are as follows:

Money in $ (d) 0–20 20–40 40–60 60–80 80–100 100–120 120–140


Number of 24 16 22 40 18 10 4
customers (n)

(a) Find an estimate for the mean amount of money spent by the customers, giving your
answer to the nearest dollar ($).
(2)

(b) Copy and complete the following cumulative frequency table and use it to draw a
cumulative frequency graph. Use a scale of 2 cm to represent $ 20 on the horizontal axis,
and 2 cm to represent 20 customers on the vertical axis.
(5)
Money in $ (d) <20 <40 <60 <80 < 100 < 120 < 140
Number of customers (n) 24 40

(c) The time t (minutes), spent by customers in the store may be represented by the equation

t = 2d + 3.
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(i) Use this equation and your answer to part (a) to estimate the mean time in minutes
spent by customers in the store.
(3)

(ii) Use the equation and the cumulative frequency graph to estimate the number of
customers who spent more than 37 minutes in the store.
(5)
(Total 15 marks)

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6. The number of hours of sleep of 21 students are shown in the frequency table below

Hours of sleep Number of students


4 2
5 5
6 4
7 3
8 4
10 2
12 1

Find

(a) the median;

(b) the lower quartile;

(c) the interquartile range.

Working:

Answers:

(a) …………………………………………..
(b) …………………………………………..
(c) ..................................................................

(Total 6 marks)

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7. A student measured the diameters of 80 snail shells. His results are shown in the following
cumulative frequency graph. The lower quartile (LQ) is 14 mm and is marked clearly on the
graph.

9 0
8 0
7 0
C u m u la tiv e fre q u e n c y

6 0
5 0
4 0
3 0
2 0
1 0
0
0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5
L Q = 1 4
D i a m e t e r ( m m )

(a) On the graph, mark clearly in the same way and write down the value of

(i) the median;

(ii) the upper quartile.

(b) Write down the interquartile range.

Working:

Answer:

(b) …………………………………………..

(Total 6 marks)

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8. The table below represents the weights, W, in grams, of 80 packets of roasted
peanuts.

95 < W ≤ 100 < W ≤ 105 < W ≤ 110 < W ≤


Weight (W) 80 < W ≤ 85 85 < W ≤ 90 90 < W ≤ 95
100 105 110 115

Number of
5 10 15 26 13 7 4
packets

(a) Use the midpoint of each interval to find an estimate for the standard deviation of the
weights.
(3)

(b) Copy and complete the following cumulative frequency table for the above data.

W≤ W≤ W≤ W≤ W
Weight (W) W ≤ 105 W ≤ 115
85 90 95 100 ≤ 110
Number of
5 15 80
packets
(1)

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(c) A cumulative frequency graph of the distribution is shown below, with a scale 2 cm for 10
packets on the vertical axis and 2 cm for 5 grams on the horizontal axis.

8 0

7 0

6 0

5 0
N u m b e r
o f
p a c k e t s
4 0

3 0

2 0

1 0

8 0 8 5 9 0 9 5 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 1 0 1 1 5
W e i g h t ( g r a m s )

Use the graph to estimate

(i) the median;

(ii) the upper quartile (that is, the third quartile).

Give your answers to the nearest gram.


(4)

(d) Let W , W , ..., W be the individual weights of the packets, and let W be their mean.
1 2 80
What is the value of the sum

(W1 – W ) + (W2 – W ) + (W3 – W ) + . . . + (W79 – W ) + (W80 – W ) ?


(2)

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(e) One of the 80 packets is selected at random. Given that its weight satisfies
85 < W ≤ 110 , find the probability that its weight is greater than 100 grams.
(4)
(Total 14 marks)

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⇒ E (X ) = (1 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5)
9. 6 (M1)(A1)
3 2 
⇒ E ( X ) =  or 2 or 2.67 
8 3  (A1)
(C3)
1 64
⇒ Var ( X ) = (1 + 1 + 4 + 9 + 16 + 25) –
6 9 (M1)(A1)
56 64 40
⇒ Var ( X ) = – =
6 9 18
20  2 
=  or 2 or 2.22 
9  9  (A1) (C3)
Note: Apply the (AP) to the answer 2.20
obtained by using 2.67
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2+3+6+9+ a +b
x=
10. 6 (M1)
20 + a + b
= 6 =6
=> a + b = 16 (A1)
6

∑( x – 6)
2
i
i =1

variance = 6
4 + 3 + 0 + 32 + ( a – 6) 2 + ( b – 6 )
2 2 2 2

= 6 = 10 (M1)
2 2
=> (a – 6) + (b – 6) = 26
2 2
=> (a – 6) + (10 – a) = 26 (M1)
Therefore a = 5, b = 11 (A1)(A1) (C6)
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11. (a) (i) 10 (A1)


(ii) 14 + 10 = 24 (A1) 2

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(b)
xi fi

 15 1 
 25 5 
 35 7 
 
 45 9 
(A1) 55 10 (A1)
 65 16 
 75 14 
 
 85 10 
 95 8 
80 (AG)
Note: Award (A0) for using the mid-interval values of 14.5, 24.5
etc.

(i) µ = 63 (A1)
(ii) σ = 20.5 (3 s.f.) (A1) 4
(c) Assymetric diagram/distribution (A1)
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(d)

6 0

c u m u l a t i v e
f r e q u e n c y ( A 1 )
4 0 . 5

( A { 1p ) o i n
c u r v
t s
e
a n d

2 0

5 0 6 0 6 5 7 0 8 0
l e n g t h ( (A c 1m ) )
3
OR Median = 65 (A3)
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Note: This answer assumes appropriate use of a calculator with
correct arguments
OR Linear interpolation on the table: (M1)
 48 − 40.5   40.5 − 32 
  × 60 +  
 48 − 32   48 − 32  × 70 = 65 (2s.f.) (A1)(A1)
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(72 × 1.79) + ( 28 × 1.62)


12. Mean = 100 (M1)(M1)(M1)
= 1.7424 (= 1.74 to 3 s.f.) (A1)
[4]

13. (a) x = $59 (G2)


OR
10 × 24 + 30 × 16 + ... + 110 × 10 + 130 × 4
x=
24 + 16 + ... + 10 + 4 (M1)
7860
= 134
= $59 (A1) 2

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(b)
Money ($) <20 <40 <60 <80 <100 <120 <140
Customers 24 40 62 102 120 130 134 (A1)

1 4 0

1 2 0
n u m b e r
o f 1 0 0
c u s t o m e r s
8 0

6 0

4 0

2 0

2 0 4 0 6 0 8 0 1 0 01 2 01 4 0

m o n e y ( $ ) (A4)
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Note: Award (A1) for the correct scale, (A1) for the points, and
(A2) for the curve.
2/3
(c) (i) t = 2d + 3
Mean d = 59(M1)
2/3
Mean t ≈ 2 × (59) + 3 (M1)
≈ 33.3 min. (3 s.f.) (accept 33.2) (A1)
2/3
(ii) t > 37 ⇒ 2d + 3 > 37 (M1)
2/3
2d > 34
2/3
d > 17 (A1)
3/2
d > (17)
d > 70.1
From the graph, when d = 70.1, n = 82 (A1)
number of shoppers = 134 – 82 (A1)
= 52 (A1) 8
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14.
x f Σ f
4 2 2
5 5 7
6 4 11
7 3 14
8 4 18
10 2 20
12 1 21
(a) m=6 (A2) (C2)
(b) Q1 = 5 (A2) (C2)
(c) Q3 = 8 (A1)
IQR = 8 – 5 (M1)
= 3 (accept 5 – 8 or [5, 8])
(C2)
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15.

9 0
8 0
C u m u la tiv e fre q u e n c y

7 0
6 0
5 0
4 0
3 0
2 0
1 0
0
0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5
L Q =M 1 4= U 2Q 0 = 2 4
D i a m e t e r ( m m )
(a) (i) Correct lines drawn on graph, (A1)(C1)
median = 20 (A1)(C1)
(ii) Correct lines drawn on graph, (A1)(C1)
UQ = Q3 = 24 (A1)(C1)
(b) IQR = Q3 – Q1(or UQ – LQ) (M1)
= 10 (accept 14 to 24) (A1)
(C2)
Note: Accept 14 to 24, 24 to 14, 14 – 24
or 24 –14
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16. (a) s = 7.41(3 s.f.) (G3)


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(b)
Weight (W) W ≤ 85 W ≤ 90 W ≤ 95 W ≤ 100 W ≤ 105 W ≤ 110 W ≤ 115
Number of
5 15 30 56 69 76 80
packets

(A1) 1
(c) (i) From the graph, the median is approximately 96.8.
Answer: 97 (nearest gram). (A2)
(ii) From the graph, the upper or third quartile is approximately 101.2.
Answer: 101 (nearest gram). (A2)
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(d) Sum = 0, since the sum of the deviations from the mean is zero. (A2)
OR
 ∑
Wi 
∑ ∑
(Wi − W ) = Wi −  80
 80 

  =0 (M1)(A1)
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(e) Let A be the event: W > 100, and B the event: 85 < W ≤ 110
P( A ∩ B)
P(AB) = P( B ) (M1)
20
P(A ∩ B) = 80 (A1)
71
P(B) = 80 (A1)
P(AB) = 0.282 (A1)
OR
71 packets with weight 85 < W ≤ 110. (M1)
Of these, 20 packets have weight W > 100. (M1)
20
Required probability = 71 (A1)
= 0.282 (A1) 4
Note: Award (A2) for a correct final answer with no reasoning.
Award up to (M2) for correct reasoning or method.
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