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10 (a) A box containing 250 apples was opened and each apple was weighed. The distribution of the
masses of the apples is given in the following table.
Mass
60 < rn s 100 100 < rn s 120 120 < rn s 140 140 < rn S 160 160 < rn s 220
(rn grams)
Frequency 20 60 70 40 60
(i) When a histogram is drawn to illustrate this information, the height of the column
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representing apples with mass rn in the interval 60 < rn s 100 is 10 cm.

Calculate the height of the column that represents values of rn in 160 < rn c 220. PI
(ii) Calculate an estimate of the mean mass of the apples in the box. [31
(b) In this part of the question all probabilities should be given as exact decimals.
The ticket machine in a car park takes 50 cent coins and $1coins.
A ticket costs $1.50.
The probability that the machine will accept a particular 50 cent coin is 0.9 and that it will
accept a particular $1 coin is 0.8.
(i) What is the probability that the machine will not accept a particular 50 cent coin? [l]
(ii) Leslie put one 50 cent coin and one $1 coin into the machine.
Calculate the probability that the machine will not accept either of these coins. PI
(iii) Joan only has three 50 cent coins.
Calculate the probability that
(a) the machine will accept all three coins, PI
(b) Joan will not get a ticket. PI
(c) The probability that Robin goes to work by car on any particular day is i.
The probability that Samantha goes to work by car on any particular day is f.
Calculate, as a fraction, the probability that next Tuesday just one of them will go to work
by car. PI
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5 It is given that f(x) = 2x - 7 and g(x) = x(x - 6).
(a) Find the value of f(- 5).
(b) (i) Obtain an expression for f-'(x).

(ii) Find the value of f-'(15).
(c) Find the values of x for which

(i) g(x) = 0,
(ii) f(x) = g(x).
Frequency
density
0 10 20 50
Length ( I metres)
The histogram shows the distribution of lengths, I metres, of a group of objects.

It is known that 6 of the objects have lengths of 10 metres or less.
(i) Find the number of objects whose lengths lie in the range 10 < 1 S 20.
(ii) Find the total number of objects in the group.
(iii) One object is chosen at random from the group and not replaced.
Another object is then chosen.
Calculate the probability that both objects have lengths of 10 metres or less. PI
(b) A sentence in a book has 20 words in it. The number of letters in each word is counted and the
table below shows the frequency distribution.
Number of letters 2 3 4 5 6 7
Frequency 1 4 5 3 5 2
[For example, 1 word has 2 letters, 4 words have 3 letters.]
(i) A word is chosen at random from the whole sentence.

What is the probability that it has 4 letters?
(ii) A word is chosen at random from those with an odd number of letters.
What is the probability that it has 7 letters? PI
(iii) One person chooses a word at random from the whole sentence.
Another person then chooses a word at random from the whole sentence.
What is the probability that one person chooses a two-letter word and the other chooses a
six-letter word? [21
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20 The cumulative frequency curve shows the age distribution of the population of the United
States of America in 1950.
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Cumulative
Frequency 100
(millions)
50
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20 80 100
Use the curve to estimate
(a) the median age of the distribution,
(b) the upper quartile of the distribution,
(c) the probability that an American chosen at random would be more than 60 years old.
Answer ( a ) Median = ............................................. [I1
( b )Upper Quartile = ................................ PI

( c ) ................................................................ 121
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17 Miss Jones asked thechildren in her class,

'What is your favourite colour?'
Her results are shown on the bar chart. 10
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(a) (i) How many children are in her class?

(ii) What is the mode of the distribution?
Answer ( a ) (i) ......................................................... PI

(ii) ......................................................... [11
(b) The information is also to be represented in a pie chart.
Calculate the angle of the sector representing Yellow.
Answer ( b )................................................................ PI
18 Factorise completely
(a) 5 - 4 5 t 2 ,
(b) 6 p 2 - p - 2 .
Answer ( a ) ............................................................... PI
( b ) ............................................................... PI
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10 Answer the whole of this question on a sheet of graph paper.
The length of time taken by all of the 600 pupils of a school to complete a task is given in the table
below.
Time 45<ts55 5 5 ~ 1 ~ 6 655 < t S 7 5 75Cts85 85<ts95

35<ts45
(t minutes)
Number I n 1 Tn 9 1n nr '7.c
I of pupils
qn
IV 1IU LIU YJ 3J LU
(a) Calculate an estimate of the mean time taken to complete the task. [31
(b) Copy and complete the cumulative frequency table for the time taken to complete the task.
Time in minutes 35 s 45 s 55 s 65 s 75 s 85 S 95
Number of pupils 0 70 600
(c) Using a horizontal scale of 2 c m to represent 10 minutes for times between 30 minutes and
100 minutes, and a vertical scale of 2 cm to represent 100 pupils, draw a cumulative frequency
curve to illustrate this information. PI
(d) Use your graph to find
(i) the median time taken,
(ii) the interquartile range,
(iii) the 70th percentile,
(iv) the probability that a pupil chosen at random from the school took more than
60 minutes. PI
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7 A group of 30 teachers was asked the colour of their car. The replies are given below.
White Red Black Black Blue Red

Black White Red Blue Red White
Red Blue Black Red White Red
Blue Black Red White White Black
White Red Blue Black Black Red
~ ~~~ ~
(a) By making tally marks, or otherwise, obtain the frequency distribution of the colours.
Answer ( a )
Colour Tally Marks Frequency
Black
White
Red
Blue
(b) State the mode of this distribution. Answer (b) ................................................... 111
8 A model of a tanker is made using a scale of 1 : 20.
(a) The length of the tanker is 15 m.

Calculate the length, in centimetres, of the model.
(b) The model holds 12 litres of liquid.

Calculate the number of litres the tanker will hold.
Answer ( a ) ............................................. cm PI
(b) ................................................... PI
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The population of a small island, A, is 3000.

The histogram shows the distribution of ages of the population.
100
90
80
70
60
Frequency
density 50
40
30
20
10
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10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Age (years)
(a) Find the values of r and s in the frequency table below.
Frequency
O<aclO
150 250 400 450 950 r

1
1 0 < a ~ 2 02 0 < a S 3 0 3 0 < a s 4 0 4 0 < a S 5 0 5 0 < a s 6 0 60 < a c 80
(b) Copy and complete the cumulative frequency table below.
Age
in years s 10 c 20 c 30 c 40 c 50 c60 S 80
Cumulative
frequency 150 400 3000
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(c) Using a horizontal scale of 2 cm to represent 10 years
and a vertical scale of 2 cm to represent 500 people,
draw a smooth cumulative frequency curve to illustrate this information. [31
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(d) Use your graph to estimate
(i) the median age of the population,
(ii) the number of people who are more than 57 years old.
(e) A second island, B, also has a population of 3000.

For this population the median age is 23,
the lower quartile is 15,
the interquartile range is 20 and
the age of the oldest inhabitant is 70.
On the axes you used for part (c), draw the cumulative frequency curve to illustrate this
information. [31
(f) Which island is likely to have the greater population in 10 years’ time?
Explain your answer. PI
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23 On a certain stretch of road, the speeds of 100 cars were recorded.

The results are summarised in the table below.
(a) On the grid in the answer space below, draw a frequency polygon to show this
information.
(b) Calculate an estimate of the mean speed of these cars.
Answer ( a )
NUmk
of cars
Speed ( x km/h)
Answer ( b ) ......................................... km/h
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10 A petrol station sells 4-star, unleaded and diesel fuel.

The pie chart represents the amounts of these fuels sold during
one week.
The total amount of fuel sold during this week was 24 000 litres.
(a) How many litres of 4-star petrol were sold?
(b) If 6 800 litres of diesel were sold, calculate the value of x.
Answer ( a ) ................................................... PI
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(b) an expression for f - '.
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Answer ( a )f(33) = ....................................... [I1
( b ) f - ' : x - ................................... PI
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8 (a) Calculate the exact value of v8 x 106.
(b) The population of Nigeria was recently estimated to be 103 940 OOO.
Express 103 940 OOO in standard form, correct to 3 significant figures.
Answer ( a ) ................................................... PI
( b ) ................................................... PI
In the diagram, 0 is the centre of the circle ABCD.

The straight lines AC and BD intersect at 0.
The tangent at A meets CD produced at E and AZD = 32”.
Calculate
(b) A 6 D .
Answer ( a )ABD = ..................................... PI

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( b )AOD = ..................................... PI
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8 (a) The table shows the ages in years of 120 members of a sports club.
Age (x years) 5 < x < 1 5 15<x<25 25<x<35 35<x<45 45<x<55 55<x<65
Frequency 16 21 24 13 28 18
(i) State the modal class of this distribution. PI

(ii) In which class does the median lie? [I1
(iii) Calculate an estimate of the mean age of the 120 members of the sports club. [31
@) A bag contains 15 identical discs.

There are 8 red, 4 blue and 3 white discs.
A disc is picked out at random and not replaced.
A second disc is then picked out at random and not replaced.
The tree diagram below shows the possible outcomes and some of their probabilities.
1st disc 2nd disc

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7
I
l4 Red
/ Red Blue
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8
15
White
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8
Blue Blue
Red
- White
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(i) Calculate the values of p, q, r and s shown on the tree diagram. 121
(ii) Expressing each of your answers as a fraction in its lowest terms, calculate the
probability that
(a) both discs will be red, []I
(b) one disc will be red and the other blue.
(iii) A third disc is now picked out at random.
Calculate the probability that none of the three discs is white.
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6 Six hundred candidates took a Mathematics examination which consisted of two papers.
Each paper was marked out of 100.
The diagram shows, on the same axes, the cumulative frequency curves for Paper 1 and Paper 2.
500
400
Cumulative
frequency
300
200
100
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Marks
Use the graph for Paper 1 to estimate

(i) the median,
(iii) the number of candidates who scored more than 45 marks.
A candidate scored 60 on Paper 1.

Use the two graphs to estimate this candidate’s mark on Paper 2.
State, with a reason, which you think was the more difficult paper
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The lengths of 200 leaves were measured.

The cumulative frequencies are given in the table below.
Length (x mm) x425 x430 x435 x<40 xG 50 x<70

Cumulative frequency 0 15 60 130 180 200
(a) Using a horizontal scale of 2 cm to represent 10 mm, and a vertical scale of 2 cm to represent
50 leaves, draw a cumulative frequency curve to illustrate this information. [31
(b) Showing your method clearly, use your graph to estimate
(i) the median,
(iii) the number of leaves which are longer than 55 mm.
(c) The frequency distribution for these results is given in the table below.
Length (x mm) 25<x<30 30<x<35 35<x<40 40<x<50 50<x<70

Frequency 15 45 P 50 4
(i) Write down the value of p and the value of q. 111
(ii) Draw a histogram to illustrate this information.

Use a horizontal scale of 2 cm to represent 10 mm.
Use a vertical scale for frequency density such that the height of the first column is
3 cm. [31
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4 In the diagram, A
BCD is a straight line,

BA is parallel to CE,
ED = CD,
BA^C = 40",
ASC = 72",
CEA = 82".
(a) Calculate
(i) AEE,
(U) CiE,
(iii) CEE.
(b) Given that BC = 8 cm,calculate the length of AC.
5 (a) The number of children in 40 families is given in the table below.
Number of children 1 2 3 4
Number of families 7 18 11 4
Calculate the mean number of children in a family.
(b) Some students were asked which colour they liked best.
The results are shown in the pie chart.
(i) Three times as many students said Blue as

said Green.
Calculate the angle of the sector which
represents the number of students who
said Green.
(ii) Eight more students said Red than said Yellow.

Calculate the number of students who said Red.
(c) There were 12 girls and 3 boys in a group of children.

One child was chosen at random from the group.
Another child was chosen at random from the remaining children.
Expressing each answer as a fraction in its simplest form, calculate the probability that
(i) the first child chosen was a girl,
(ii) the first child chosen was a girl and the second was a boy,
(iii) a child of each sex was chosen.
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One day a farmer collected 340 eggs from his chickens.

The table below shows the distribution of the masses of the eggs.
Mass
(mgrams) 34<m<42 42<rn<46 46<m<48 48<m<50 50<m<54 54<m<58 58<rn<66
Frequency 40 60 40 48 72 56 24
(a) When a histogram is drawn to illustrate this information, the rectangle representing the eggs
with masses in the interval 42 < rn < 46 has width 2 cm and height 3 cm.
Find the width and the height of the rectangle representing the eggs with masses in the interval
46 < m < 48. 121
(b) Copy and complete the cumulative frequency table below.
Mass
in grams <34 <42 <46 <48 <50 <54 <58 <66
Cumulative An 1 nn ?An
frequency I J7” I 111
(c) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 5 grams, draw a horizontal m-axis for 30 C m < 70.
Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 50 eggs, draw a vertical axis for values from 0 to 340.
On your axes, draw a smooth cumulative frequency curve to illustrate this information. [3]
(d) Use your graph to find

(i) the median mass of the eggs, [I1
(ii) the interquartile range. 121
(e) The farmer classifies 60 of the eggs to be ‘Large Eggs’ and

80 of the eggs to be ‘Small Eggs’.
(i) Use your graph to find the least mass of a ‘Large Egg’. 111
(ii) An egg is chosen at random.
Another egg is then chosen at random from those that remain.
Calculate the probability that one is ‘Small’ and the other is ‘Large’. 121
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20 Some children were asked how many television programmes they had watched on the
previous day.
The table shows the results.
1 Numberofprogrammeswatched (1 0 I 1 1 2 I 3 1
1 Number of children 1 1 7 1 9 1 3 1 x l
(a) Write down the largest possible value of x given that the mode is 1.
(b) Write down the largest possible value of x given that the median is 1.
(c) Calculate the value of x given that the mean is 1.
Answer (a) ................................................ [I1
(b)................................................ 111
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6 The weekly wages of the people who work in a small factory are given in the table below.
Weekly wage ($) 200 220 360 500

Number of people 9 8 2 1
(a) Calculate the total weekly wages bill for the factory. [1]
(b) Find, for the distribution of weekly wages,
(i) the mode, [1]

(ii) the median, [1]
(iii) the mean. [1]
(c) One person is chosen at random from those who work in the factory.
Another person is chosen at random from those remaining.
Expressing your answer as a fraction in its lowest terms, find the probability that the sum of the
wages of these two people is more than $410. [2]
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24 An examination was taken by 160 pupils.
The frequency distribution of the marks out of 100 is shown in the table below:
Mark (x) O<x<30 30<x<50 50<x<70 70<x<100 1

No. of pupils 60 30 40
(a) Complete the cumulative frequency table for this distribution.
Answer (a)
1 Mark(x) (1 <30 1 <50 1 <70 1 <100
I No. ofpupils 1 60 I I I
(b) A pie chart is drawn to represent this information.
Calculate the angle of the sector representing the number of
pupils scoring more than 70 marks.
Answer (b) ............................................... 121
(c) A histogram is drawn to represent this information.

Complete the histogram in the answer space.
Answer (c)
Frequency
density
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19 160 candidates took an examination.
The mark distribution produced the following information:
the median mark was 39,
the inter-quartile range was 23 marks,
the lower quartile was 27 marks,
the highest mark scored was 68,
the lowest mark scored was 6.
(a) Calculate the upper quartile of this distribution.
(b) On the axes in the answer space, draw the cumulative frequency
curve to represent this information.
Answer (a) ............................................... U1
Answer (b)
160
t
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Marks
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The length of time taken by 80 drivers to complete a journey is given in the table below.
Time
60 < t 80 80 < t 90 90 < t 95 95 < t 100 100 < t 110 110 < t 130
(t minutes)
Number
4 10 14 20 24 8
of drivers
(a) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 10 minutes, draw a horizontal axis for times between 60 minutes and
130 minutes.
Choose a suitable scale for the vertical axis and draw a histogram to represent the information in the
table. [3]
(b) In which interval does the median of the distribution lie? [1]
(c) Calculate an estimate of the mean time taken to complete the journey. [3]
(d) One driver is chosen at random.
Expressing your answer as a fraction in its lowest terms, calculate the probability that she took
90 minutes or less for the journey. [1]
(e) Two drivers are chosen at random.

Expressing each answer as a fraction in its lowest terms, calculate the probability that
(i) both took more than 110 minutes for the journey, [2]
(ii) one took 80 minutes or less for the journey and the other took more than 110 minutes. [2]
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300
200
Cumulative
frequency
100
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Marks
The graph is a cumulative frequency curve showing the marks gained by 300 candidates
in an examination.
(a) Use the curve to estimate

(i) the median mark,
(ii) the number of candidates who gained 33 marks or less.
(b) It is given that 70 candidates achieved a grade A.

Use the curve to estimate the smallest mark required for a grade A.
Answer (a) (i) ............................................ [1]
(ii) ........................................... [1]
(b) ................................................. [1]
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(i) Use the graph to estimate
(a) the median mark, [1]
(b) the interquartile range, [2]
(c) the number of students who scored 70 marks or more. [1]
(ii) Before combining these marks with those of another exam, the teacher scaled them.
To obtain the scaled mark, the teacher multiplied each student’s mark by 2 and then
subtracted 20 from the result.
Write down
(a) the median scaled mark, [1]
(b) the interquartile range of the scaled marks, [1]
(c) the number of students who had a scaled mark of 80 or more. [2]
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9 (a) Over a 40 day period, the number of students absent from school was recorded.
The results are given in the table below.
Number of students 0–4 5–9 10–14 15–19 20–29
Number of days 3 8 10 13 6
For example, on 8 of the days there were 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 students absent from school.
(i) Which is the modal class? [1]
(ii) Calculate an estimate of the mean number of students absent per day. [3]
(b) The diagram shows the cumulative frequency graph of the marks scored by 160 students in an
examination.
160
140
120
Cumulative
frequency
100
80
60
40
20
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Marks
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Section B [48 marks]
Answer four questions in this section.
Each question in this section carries 12 marks.
7 [The value of π is 3.142, correct to three decimal places.] D
Diagram I shows a sector, ADB, of a circle.

The centre of the circle is C and its radius is 6 cm.
AĈB = 120°. C
6
120°
(a) Calculate the length of the major arc ADB. A B
Diagram I
[2]
D
(b) Two tangents are drawn to touch the circle at A and B.
The tangents meet at T, to form the shape shown in
Diagram II. C
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(i) Explain why AT̂B = 60°. 120° [1]
A B
(ii) Calculate the length of AT. [2]
(iii) Calculate the perimeter of the shape ADBT. [2]
Diagram II
(c) Four of the shapes shown in Diagram II

are arranged to form the figure shown
in Diagram III.
x°
This figure has rotational symmetry
of order 4.
Diagram III
(i) Write down the number of lines of symmetry in this figure. [1]
(ii) Calculate the angle (marked as x° in Diagram III) between each shape. [1]
(iii) Every second, the figure turns through 40° about its centre.
Calculate the time it takes to make 108 revolutions.
Give your answer in minutes and seconds. [3]
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The masses of 80 parcels sent out by a garden centre are given in the table below.
Mass (m kilograms) 0m2 2m4 4m6 6 m 10 10 m 15

Frequency 12 18 20 20 10
(a) Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 1 kg, draw a horizontal axis for 0 m 15.
Choose a suitable scale for the vertical axis and draw a histogram to represent this data. [3]
(b) Estimate the number of parcels which had a mass greater than 9 kg. [1]
(c) Calculate an estimate of the mean mass. [3]
(d) One parcel was chosen at random and not replaced.

A second parcel was chosen at random from the remainder.
Giving each answer as a fraction in its lowest terms, find the probability that
(i) both parcels were chosen from the 6 m 10 group, [1]

(ii) one parcel was chosen from the 6 m 10 group and the other parcel was not chosen from
the 6 m 10 group. [2]
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19 The cumulative frequency curve shows the distribution of the times of 300 competitors in a
women’s marathon race.
300
200
Cumulative
frequency
100
0
2 3 4
Time (hours)
Use the curve to answer the following questions.
(a) The race was won by Tegla.

Find her time, giving your answer in hours and minutes.
(b) Find the median time in hours and minutes.
(c) The qualifying time for the Olympic Games was achieved by ten percent of the runners.
The race began at 11.30.
At what time did the last qualifying athlete finish the race?
Express your answer using the 24 hour clock.
Answer (a) ............... h ................. min [1]
(b) ............... h ................. min [1]
(c) ........................................... [2]

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4 (a) Calculate the value of 16 – 8 ÷ 2.
(b) Express 0.0032 in standard form.
Answer (a) ........................................... [1]
(b) ........................................... [1]
5 Mr. Smith asked the children in his class ‘What is your favourite colour?’
Their replies are given below.
Green Blue Green Yellow Blue

Green Red Blue Green Blue
Yellow Green Yellow Blue Yellow
Blue Blue Green Blue Yellow
Green Blue Green Yellow Blue
(a) By making tally marks, or otherwise, obtain the frequency distribution of the colours.
Answer (a)
Colour Frequency
Green
Blue
Red
Yellow
[1]
(b) State the mode of this distribution. Answer (b) ........................................... [1]
6 P is the point (1, 1) and Q is the point (5, –2).
(a) A translation maps P onto Q.

Write down the column vector which represents this translation.
(b) Find the coordinates of the midpoint of PQ.
Answer (a)
[1]
(b) (.............. , ..............) [1]

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3 (a) Solve the equation (2x 0 3)(x 0 4) # 18. [3]

1 1 1
(b) A formula used in connection with a mirror is + = .
u v f
(i) Given that v # 9 and f # 5, find u. [1]
(ii) Express v in terms of u and f. [2]
(c) A man bought a eggs at r cents per dozen.

He sold them for s cents each.
Find an expression, in terms of a, r and s, for the profit, in cents, that he made. [2]

The speeds of 50 cars being driven along a stretch of road were recorded.
The table below shows the distribution of the speeds of the cars.
Speed
20 ` v ≤ 40 40 ` v ≤ 50 50 ` v ≤ 55 55 ` v ≤ 60 60 ` v ≤ 70 70 ` v ≤ 110
(v kmh)
Frequency 4 14 10 8 10 4
(a) Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 10 kmh, draw a horizontal axis for speeds up to 110 kmh.
Using a scale of 4 cm to represent 1 unit, draw a vertical axis for frequency densities
from 0 to 2 units.
On your axes, draw a histogram to represent the information in the table. [3]
(b) Write down the modal class of the distribution. [1]
(c) In which interval is the upper quartile of the distribution? [1]
(d) Find the probability that one car, selected at random, had a speed of
(i) less than 20 kmh, [1]
(ii) more than 60 kmh. [1]
(e) There is a speed limit of 60 kmh on this stretch of road.

Two cars were selected at random.
Calculate the probability that one car was breaking the speed limit and the other was not
breaking the limit. [2]
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17 The temperatures, at noon, on five days were
02 °C, 01 °C, 1°C, 02 °C, 5 °C.
(a) Find the median temperature.
(b) Calculate the mean temperature.
(c) The temperature, at noon, on another day was x °C.

The mean temperature for the six days was 1.5 °C.
Find the value of x .
Answer (a) ..........................................°C [1]
(b) ..........................................°C [1]
(c) x # ........................................ [2]
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300
School A
200
Cumulative School B
frequency
100
0 20 40 60 80 100
Marks
All the students from two schools, A and B, take the same examination paper.
The cumulative frequency curves show the results for the two schools.
(a) Estimate the median mark of the students from school A.
(b) Estimate the percentage of the students from school B who gained more than 80
marks.
(c) State, with a reason, which school achieved the better results.
Answer (a) ............................................... [1]
(b).......................................... %[1]
Answer (c)School ................... because ..................................................................
......................................................................................................... [1]
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(a) 3a 2 35 # 27,
(b) 125b # 5,
(c) 10c # 0.001.
Answer (a)a # ........................................ [1]
(b)b # ....................................... [1]
(c)c # ........................................ [1]
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5 (a) One hundred and sixty students took an examination.

The table shows the marks needed for each grade.
The cumulative frequency curve shows the distribution of their marks.
160
140
120
Cumulative
100
frequency
80
Grade A 70 ` mark 60
Grade B 55 ` mark ≤ 70
40
Grade C 40 ` mark ≤ 55
Grade D 20 ` mark ≤ 40 20
Grade U mark ≤ 20
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Marks
(i) Use the graph to estimate

(a) the median, [1]
(b) the interquartile range, [2]
(c) the number of students who were awarded a Grade C. [2]
(ii) A pie chart was drawn to illustrate the grades awarded to the students.
Calculate the angle of the sector which represented the number of students who were
awarded a Grade C. [2]
(b) An ordinary unbiased die has faces numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Sarah and Terry each threw this die once.
Expressing each answer as a fraction in its lowest terms, find the probability that
(i) Sarah threw a 7, [1]
(ii) they both threw a 6, [1]
(iii) neither threw an even number, [1]
(iv) Sarah threw exactly four more than Terry. [1]

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25 The numbers of goals scored in 20 football matches were
5054105513
4500553254
(a) (i) Complete the table in the answer space.

(ii) Using the axes in the answer space, represent the information as a bar chart.
(b) State the median.
(c) Calculate the mean number of goals.
Answer (a)(i)
Number of goals Frequency

0
1
2
3
4
5
[1]
Answer (a)(ii)
10
9
8
7
6
Frequency 5
4
3
2
1
0 [2]
Number of goals
Answer (b) ............................................... [1]
(c)................................................ [2]
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The table below shows the marks obtained in tests of English and Mathematics by 140 students.
Number of candidates
Mark (x)
English Mathematics
0 < x 20 4 10
20 < x 40 26 20
40 < x 60 50 30
60 < x 80 56 55
80 < x 100 4 25
(a) Copy and complete the cumulative frequency table below.
Number of candidates
Mark (x)
English Mathematics
x= 0 0 0
x 20 4
x 40
x 60
x 80
x 100 140 [2]
(b) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 20 marks, draw a horizontal x-axis for 0 x 100.
Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 20 pupils, draw a vertical axis for values from 0 to 140.
On your axes, draw and label both smooth cumulative frequency curves to illustrate this
information. [3]
(c) Use your curves to find
(i) the upper quartile mark for English, [1]

(ii) the interquartile range for English, [1]
(iii) the median mark for English and the median mark for Mathematics. [1]
(d) State, with a reason, which you think is the easier test. [1]
(e) One student is chosen at random.

It may be assumed that the marks gained in the two subjects are independent.
Expressing each answer as a fraction in its lowest terms, calculate the probability that the
student gains
(i) more than 60 marks on both papers, [1]

(ii) more than 80 marks on one paper, but not on the other. [2]
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19 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]
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The ages of a sample of 40 students were recorded.

Age (x years) 8 x 10 10 x 11 11 x 12 12 x 14 14 x 16 16 x 19
(a) Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 1 year, draw a horizontal axis for ages from 8 to 19 years.
from 0 to 8 units.
On your axes, draw a histogram to illustrate the distribution of ages. [3]
(b) In which interval does the median lie? [1]
(c) Calculate an estimate of the mean age of the students. [3]
(d) Calculate an estimate of the number of students who were under 13 years old. [1]
(e) One student is chosen at random from this sample of 40 students.
Write down the probability that this student is
(i) under 8, [1]

(ii) over 16. [1]
(f) A second student is now chosen at random from the remaining 39 students.
Calculate the probability that one student is over 16 and the other is not over 16.
Give your answer as a fraction in its lowest terms. [2]
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The table shows the number of cars owned by each of 25 families.
2 0 3 4 1
0 1 1 2 3
2 3 6 1 0
1 2 0 3 2
3 4 1 2 1
(a) Draw a bar chart to represent the information in the table. [2]
(b) Find
(i) the median number of cars, [1]
(ii) the modal number of cars, [1]
(iii) the mean number of cars. [1]
(c) A family is chosen at random.

Find the probability that it owns 3 cars. [1]
(d) Two families are chosen at random.

Find the probability that one family owns 2 cars and the other owns 4 cars. [2]
(e) A car is chosen at random.

Find the probability that it belongs to a family which owns 2 cars. [2]
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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 ...................................................
............................................................................................................................................ [1]
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5 (a) Sweet packets contain sweets of different colours.

The number of yellow sweets in each of 25 packets was recorded.
The table below shows the results.
Number of yellow sweets 0 1 2 3 4 5

For this distribution,
(i) write down the mode, [1]

(ii) write down the median, [1]
(iii) calculate the mean. [2]
(b) A bag contained 5 Red and 2 Blue beads.

Chris took 3 beads, at random, and without replacement, from the bag.
The probability tree shows the possible outcomes and their probabilities.
1st bead 2nd bead 3rd bead

3
5 Red
4 Red
6
2
5 Blue
Red
4
5 5 Red
2
7 6 Blue
1 Blue
5
4
5 Red
5 Red
2
7 6
p Blue
Blue
q Red
1
6 Blue
r
Blue
(i) Write down the values of p, q and r. [2]

(ii) Expressing each answer as a fraction in its lowest terms, find the probability that
(a) three Red beads were taken, [1]
(b) the first bead was Red, the second Blue and the third Red, [1]
(c) two of the beads were Red and one was Blue. [2]
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17 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]

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11 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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The diagram shows the histogram which represents the heights of the pupils in a small school.
4
Frequency
density 3
0
130 140 150 160 170 180 190
Height ( h cm)
(a) (i) On your graph paper, copy and complete this frequency table that represents the
distribution.
130 h 140 140 h 150 150 h 155 155 h 160 160 h 170 170 h 180 180 h 190
10
[2]
(ii) Hence copy and complete this cumulative frequency table that represents the distribution.
Height (h cm) 130 140 150 155 160 170 180 190
Cumulative frequency 0 10
[1]
(b) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 10 cm, draw a horizontal h-axis for 130 h 190.
Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 10 pupils, draw a vertical axis.
On your axes, draw a smooth cumulative frequency curve to illustrate the information. [3]
(c) Use your graph to find
(i) the median height of the pupils, [1]

(ii) the lower quartile height, [1]
(iii) the interquartile range. [1]
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10 (a) The lengths of 120 leaves were measured.

The cumulative frequency graph shows the distribution of their lengths.
120
100
80
Cumulative
frequency
60
40
20
0
31 32 33
Length (cm)
Use this graph to estimate
(i) the median, [1]
(ii) the interquartile range, [2]
(iii) the number of leaves whose length is more than 31.5 cm. [1]
(b) Each member of a group of 16 children solved a puzzle.

The times they took are summarised in the table below.
Time (t minutes) 5 < t 10 10 < t 12 12 < t 14 14 < t 16 16 < t 20

Frequency 2 4 6 3 1
(i) Write down an estimate of the number of children who took less than 13 minutes. [1]
(ii) Calculate an estimate of the mean time taken to solve the puzzle. [3]
(iii) Two children are chosen at random.
Calculate, as a fraction in its simplest form, the probability that one of these children took
more than 10 minutes and the other took 10 minutes or less. [2]
(iv) A histogram is drawn to illustrate this information.

The height of the rectangle representing the number of children in the interval 10 < t 12
is 8 cm.
Calculate the height of the rectangle representing the number of children in the interval
5 < t 10. [2]
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19 C = 5 (F – 32)
9
(a) Calculate C when F = – 4.
(b) Express F in terms of C.
Answer (a) C = .............................................[1]
(b) F = .............................................[2]
metres
20 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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Potatoes are sold in sacks.

One sack, picked at random, contained 260 potatoes.
The masses, in grams, of the potatoes in this sack are summarised in the table below.
Mass
50 < m ⭐ 100 100 < m ⭐ 150 150 < m ⭐ 200 200 < m ⭐ 250 250 < m ⭐ 300 300 < m ⭐ 350
(m grams)
Frequency 4 56 84 76 36 4
(a) (i) Calculate an estimate of the total mass of the potatoes in this sack. [2]
(ii) Calculate an estimate of the mean mass, in grams, of a potato. [1]
(b) (i) Copy and complete the cumulative frequency table given below.
Mass
m ⭐ 50 m ⭐ 100 m ⭐ 150 m ⭐ 200 m ⭐ 250 m ⭐ 300 m ⭐ 350
(m grams)
Cumulative
0 4 60 260
frequency
[1]
(ii) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 50 grams, draw a horizontal axis for masses
between 0 and 350 grams.
Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 50 potatoes, draw a vertical axis for values from 0 to 300.
On your axes, draw a smooth cumulative frequency curve to illustrate this information. [3]
(iii) Use your curve to find
(a) the median, [1]
(b) the interquartile range. [2]
(c) The organisers of a barbecue expect to sell 500 baked potatoes.

Each potato should have a mass greater than 200 g.
Estimate the number of sacks of potatoes they will need. [2]
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5 Emma noted the number of letters in each of the 25 words in an examination question.
Number of letters 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Frequency 2 6 5 5 4 0 3
(a) For this distribution,
(i) write down the mode, [1]

(ii) find the median, [1]
(iii) calculate the mean. [2]
(b) Emma chose one word, at random, from the 25 words.
Find the probability that this word had
(i) 5 or 6 letters, [1]

(ii) fewer than 9 letters. [1]
(c) Peter chose one word, at random, from the 25 words.

He then chose a second word, at random, from the remaining words.
Expressing each answer as a fraction in its lowest terms, find the probability that
(i) both words had 6 letters, [1]

(ii) one word had 2 letters and the other had 4 letters. [2]

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4 (a) In a survey, some students were asked which of

three pictures, labelled X, Y and Z, they preferred.
X
The results are represented in the pie chart.
216°
48°
Z 96°
(i) Calculate the percentage of students who preferred X. [1]

(ii) Find, in its simplest form, the ratio of the number of students who preferred X to those who
preferred Y.
Give your answer in the form m : n, where m and n are integers. [1]
(iii) Given that 44 students preferred Y, calculate the number of students who took part in the survey.
[2]
(b) In the diagram, A, B, C and D lie on a circle

centre O.
A
O
66°
The tangent to the circle at C meets the D
diameter AD produced, at T.
DÔC = 66°. B
T C
Calculate
(i) DÂC, [1]

(ii) DT̂C, [1]
(iii) AD̂C, [1]
(iv) AB̂C. [1]
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25 The heights of 40 children were measured.
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]
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11 On a certain stretch of road, the speeds of some cars were recorded.
The results are summarised in the table.
Part of the corresponding histogram is shown alongside.
Speed Frequency
(x km/h)
3
25 < x ⭐ 45 q
Frequency
45 < x ⭐ 55 30
density
55 < x ⭐ 65 p
2
65 < x ⭐ 95 12
0
25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95
Speed (km/h)
(a) Find the value of
(i) p,
(ii) q.
Answer (a)(i) p = ...........................................[1]
(ii) q = ...........................................[1]
(b) Complete the histogram. [1]
12 Evaluate
(a) 17 0,
5
2
(b) 4 ,
(c) (0.2)–2.
Answer (a) ....................................................[1]
(b) ....................................................[1]
(c) ....................................................[1]
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2p + 1 p–3
3 (a) Solve the equation =1+ .
3 2 [3]
2v – 6 .
_________
(b) Simplify 2
v – 2v – 3 [3]
(c) The tens digit of a number is x and the units digit is y.

Hence the value of the number is 10x + y.
For example, if x = 5 and y = 6, the number would be 10 × 5 + 6 = 56.
(i) When the digits x and y are reversed, the value of the number is increased by 63.
Show that y – x = 7. [2]
(ii) The sum of the original number and the number with reversed digits is 99.
(a) Show that x + y = 9. [1]
(b) Hence find the value of x and the value of y. [2]
The heights of 120 children were measured.

Height (h cm) 135 < h ⭐ 140 140 < h ⭐ 145 145 < h ⭐ 150 150 < h ⭐ 155 155 < h ⭐ 160 160 < h ⭐ 180
Frequency 15 20 25 30 20 10
(a) Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 5 cm, draw a horizontal axis for heights from 135 cm to 180 cm.
Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 1 unit, draw a vertical axis for frequency densities from 0 to 6 units.
(b) Estimate how many children have heights greater than 170 cm. [1]
(c) One child was chosen at random.

Find the probability that the height of this child was less than or equal to 140 cm.
Give your answer as a fraction in its lowest terms. [1]
(d) Two children were chosen at random.

Find the probability that they both had heights in the range 150 < h ⭐ 155. [2]
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Section A [52 marks]
Answer all questions in this section.
1 (a) In 2006 the cost of fuel was 91.8 cents per litre.
(i) Calculate the maximum number of whole litres that could be bought for $15. [1]
(ii) In 2007 the cost of fuel was increased by 4 cents per litre.
(a) Calculate the percentage increase in the cost of fuel in 2007. [2]
(b) On average, a car travelled 21 km on 1 litre of fuel.
During 2006 this car travelled 19 200 km.
In 2007 the car travelled the same distance.
Calculate the extra cost for fuel in 2007.
Give your answer to the nearest dollar. [2]
(iii) In 2006 the cost of fuel was 10% less than the cost in 2005.
Calculate the cost, in cents, per litre in 2005. [2]
(b) A service station sells unleaded, super-unleaded and diesel fuel.

The pie chart represents the amounts of these fuels sold during one week.
Unleaded
Super- Diesel
unleaded
The total amount of fuel sold during this week was 54 000 litres.
(i) How many litres of diesel were sold? [1]
(ii) The amount of unleaded fuel sold was 2 of the total for the week.
3
How many litres of super-unleaded fuel were sold? [2]
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For 23 (a) The graph shows the cumulative frequency curve for the playing times of the individual For
Examiner’s tracks on Andrew’s MP3 player. Examiner’s
Use Use
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]
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For 4 A basketball stadium has 13 492 seats. For

Examiner’s During a season a basketball team played 26 matches and every seat was sold for each match. Examiner’s
Use At each match a seat costs $18.80. Use
By writing each value correct to 1 significant figure, estimate the total amount of money
paid to watch these matches during the season.
Answer $ ...............................................[2]
5 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]
6 A wooden plank is cut into three pieces in the ratio 2 : 5 : 1.

The length of the longest piece is 125 cm.
Find
(a) the length, in centimetres, of the shortest piece,
(b) the total length, in metres, of the plank.
Answer (a) ................................... cm [1]
(b) ................................... m [1]

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6 Paul and Sam are two athletes who have training sessions together.
On 80 sessions during 2007 they ran the same route, and their times were recorded.
(a) The cumulative frequency curve shows the distribution of Paulʼs times.
80
60
Cumulative
frequency
40
20
0
60 61 62 63 64 65
Time (minutes)
Use the curve to estimate

(i) the median, [1]
(ii) the interquartile range, [2]
(iii) how often Paul took more than 64 minutes. [1]
(b) Samʼs times had a lower quartile of 62.5 minutes, a median of 63 minutes and an upper quartile of
64 minutes.
State which athlete was the more consistent runner, giving a reason for your answer. [1]
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24 (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]
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80 electric light bulbs of brand A were tested to find how long each bulb lasted.
Time t 艋 50 50 ⬍ t 艋 100 100 ⬍ t 艋 150 150 ⬍ t 艋 200 200 ⬍ t 艋 250 250 ⬍ t 艋 300 300 ⬍ t 艋 350 350 ⬍ t 艋 400
(t hours)
Number
1 2 6 34 26 8 2 1
of bulbs
(a) Copy and complete the following cumulative frequency table.
Time
t 艋 50 t 艋 100 t 艋 150 t 艋 200 t 艋 250 t 艋 300 t 艋 350 t 艋 400
(t hours)
Number
1 3 80
of bulbs
[1]
(b) Using a horizontal scale of 2 cm to represent 50 hours and a vertical scale of 2 cm to represent
10 bulbs, draw a smooth cumulative frequency curve for these brand A bulbs. [3]
(c) Use your graph to estimate

(i) the median, [1]
(ii) the 10th percentile. [1]
(d) 80 brand B bulbs were also tested and a report on the test gave the following information.
3 bulbs lasted 50 hours or less.
No bulbs lasted more than 350 hours.
The median time was 250 hours.
The upper quartile was 275 hours.
The interquartile range was 75 hours.
On the same axes, draw a smooth cumulative frequency curve for the brand B bulbs. [3]
(e) Use your graphs to estimate the number of bulbs that lasted 260 hours or less
(i) for brand A, [1]
(ii) for brand B. [1]
(f) Which brand of bulb is more likely to last longer than 250 hours?
Justify your answer. [1]

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17 The table below shows the distribution of the length, in metres, of cars in a car park. For
Examiner’s
Use
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]
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11 The table below shows the number of pets owned by 20 families. For
Examiner’s
Use
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]

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8 The colours of the cars which passed a house were noted. For
The results are shown in the pie chart below. Examiner’s
Use
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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10 Answer THE WHOLE of this question on a sheet of graph paper.
The waiting times of 50 people at a supermarket checkout were recorded.

Time
(t minutes) 1<t3 3<t4 4<t5 5<t7 7<t9 9 < t  12
Number
4 10 8 14 8 6
of people
(a) Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 1 minute, draw a horizontal axis for waiting times
between 0 and 12 minutes.
from 0 to 10 units.
On your axes, draw a histogram to illustrate the distribution of waiting times. [3]
(b) In which class does the upper quartile lie? [1]
(c) Calculate an estimate of the mean waiting time. [3]
(d) One person is chosen, at random, from the 50 people.
Write down the probability that this person waited
(i) less than 1 minute, [1]
(ii) more than 5 minutes. [1]
(e) A second person is now chosen, at random, from the remaining 49 people.
Expressing each answer as a fraction in its lowest terms, calculate the probability that
(i) both people waited more than 5 minutes, [1]
(ii) one person waited more than 5 minutes and the other waited 5 minutes or less. [2]
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15 The times taken for a bus to travel between five stops A, B, C, D and E are shown below. For
Examiner’s
Use
A________________B________________C________________D________________E
4 minutes 1 12 minutes 75 seconds 2 minutes 35 seconds
Expressing each answer in minutes and seconds, find
(a) the total time for the journey from A to E,
Answer (a) .................minutes ...................... seconds [1]
(b) the mean time taken between the stops,
Answer (b) .................minutes ...................... seconds [2]
(c) the range of times taken between the stops.
Answer (c) .................minutes ...................... seconds [1]
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9 For
50 Examiner’s
Use
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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5 The table shows the distribution of the masses of 90 apples.
Mass
60 m 80 80 m 90 90 m 95 95 m 100 100 m 110 110 m 130
(m grams)
Frequency 10 16 20 21 22 1
(a) In which interval does the median lie? [1]
(b) Calculate an estimate of the mean.

[3]
(c) A histogram is drawn to represent this information.
(i) Calculate the frequency density of the interval 90 m 95. [1]
(ii) The rectangle representing the apples with masses in the interval 80 m 90 has width
2 cm and height 4 cm.
Find the width and height of the rectangle representing the apples with masses in
the interval 90 m 95. [2]
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18 The times taken for 200 children to run 100 m were recorded. For
The cumulative frequency curve summarises the results. Examiner’s
Use
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]
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11 Answer the WHOLE of this question on a sheet of graph paper.
(a) The time taken by 140 children to run 200 metres was recorded.
Time (t seconds) 22 ⭐ t < 24 24 ⭐ t < 26 26 ⭐ t < 31 31 ⭐ t < 36 36 ⭐ t < 46

Frequency 12 18 42 28 40
(i) Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 2 seconds, draw a horizontal axis for time
from 22 seconds to 46 seconds.
Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 1 unit, draw a vertical axis for frequency density
from 0 to 9 units.
(ii) Estimate the number of children who took less than 25 seconds to run 200 metres. [1]
(iii) One child was chosen at random.
Calculate the probability that the time taken by this child was less than 36 seconds.
Express your answer as a fraction in its lowest terms. [1]
(iv) Out of the 30 children who took less than 26 seconds, two were chosen at random.
Calculate the probability that they both took less than 24 seconds. [2]
(b) Some boys were put into five groups, A, B, C, D and E, based on the times they took to run
100 metres.
The pie chart shows the proportion of boys in each group.
E
A
Group A contains 14 of the boys.
Group B contains 35% of the boys. D
Group C is represented by a sector with an angle of 42o. 42°
Group D contains 9 boys.
C B
(i) Find the fraction of boys in group C.

Give your answer in its lowest terms. [1]
(ii) Given that the number of boys in group B is 21, find the total number of boys who ran
the 100 metres. [2]
(iii) Calculate the number of boys in group E. [2]
14
20 The graph shows the cumulative frequency curve for the ages of 60 employees. For
Examiner’s
60 Use
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]
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Do not
write in this
margin
Turn over for the rest of this question.

22
11 (a) A sports club has 120 members. Do not

The cumulative frequency table for their ages is shown below. write in this
margin
Age
x⭐ 5 x⭐ 15 x⭐ 25 x⭐ 35 x⭐ 45 x⭐ 55 x⭐ 65
(x years)
Cumulative
0 12 30 60 96 114 120
frequency
(i) On the grid on the next page

draw a horizontal x-axis for 0 ⭐ x ⭐ 70, using a scale of 2 cm to represent 10 years
and a vertical axis from 0 to 120, using a scale of 2 cm to represent 20 members.
On your axes draw a smooth cumulative frequency curve to illustrate the information
in the table. [3]
(ii) Find the upper quartile age.
Answer ..............................years [1]
(iii) Find the interquartile range of the ages.
Answer ..............................years [1]
(iv) Members who are not more than 15, and members who are over 50, pay reduced fees.
Use your graph to find an estimate of the number of members who pay reduced fees.
Answer ...................................... [1]
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24 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]
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16 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]
17 The length of a side of a square is given as 57 mm, correct to the nearest millimetre.
(a) Write down the upper bound for the length of a side.
Answer ................................ mm [1]
(b) Giving your answer in centimetres, calculate the upper bound for the perimeter of the square.
Answer .................................. cm [2]
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15 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]

24
(iii) A group of 300 students of similar ability took an equivalent test the previous year. Do not
The following graph shows a distribution of their times. write in this
margin
300
250
200
Cumulative
frequency 150
100
50
0
60 70 80 90 100 110 120
Time (minutes)
(a) Find the 20th percentile.
Answer ............................. minutes [1]
(b) Find the percentage of students who took at least 95 minutes to complete the test.
Answer ........................................... [1]
(c) Hence make a comparison between the two tests.
Answer .......................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................. [1]
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Please turn over for the rest of this question.
22
12 The time taken by each of 320 students taking a Physics test was recorded. Do not
The following table shows a distribution of their times. write in this
margin
Time
60 ⬍ m 艋 70 70 ⬍ m 艋 80 80 ⬍ m 艋 90 90 ⬍ m 艋 100 100 ⬍ m 艋 110 110 ⬍ m 艋 120
(m minutes)
Frequency 24 92 104 68 24 8
(a) Complete the cumulative frequency table below.
Time (m minutes) m 艋 60 m 艋 70 m 艋 80 m 艋 90 m 艋 100 m 艋 110 m 艋 120

Cumulative frequency 0 24 116
[1]
(b) For this part of the question use the graph paper opposite.
(i) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 10 minutes, draw a horizontal m-axis

for 60 艋 m 艋 120.
Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 20 students, draw a vertical axis for cumulative
frequencies from 0 to 320.
On your axes, draw a smooth cumulative frequency curve to illustrate the information.
[3]
(ii) Use your graph to estimate
(a) the median,
Answer ............................. minutes [1]
(b) the interquartile range,
Answer ............................. minutes [2]
(c) the percentage of students who took at least 95 minutes to complete the test.
Answer ........................................... [2]
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(d) David’s weekly income was twice as much as Ed’s weekly income. Do not
write in this
Calculate David’s weekly income. margin
Answer £ ...................................... [2]
(e) Andrew paid 20% of his weekly income of £270 as tax.

He also paid 6% of his weekly income of £270 towards his pension.
How much of his weekly income did he have left after paying tax and pension?
Answer £ ...................................... [2]
(f) Carol paid 20% of her weekly income of £405 as tax.

She also paid x% of her weekly income towards her pension.
She then had £287.55 of her weekly income left.
Find x.
Answer ........................................ [3]
(g) Andrew’s weekly income of £270 in 2009 was 8% more than his weekly income in 2008.
Find his weekly income in 2008.
Answer £ ...................................... [2]
10
6 The pie chart, not drawn accurately, represents the weekly income of the five employees in a Do not
small British company in 2009. write in this
margin
Ed
Andrew
David 72°
60°
Brian
Carol
Andrew’s weekly income is represented by a sector with an angle of 72º.

Brian’s weekly income is represented by a sector with an angle of 60º.
(a) Andrew’s weekly income was £270.
Find the total weekly income of the five employees.
Answer £ ...................................... [1]
(b) Calculate Brian’s weekly income.
Answer £ ...................................... [1]
(c) Carol’s weekly income was £405.
Calculate the angle of the sector representing Carol’s weekly income.
Answer ........................................ [1]
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20 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]
冢冣
–2
1
21 (a) Evaluate .
4
Answer ........................................ [1]

2
(b) Evaluate 64 3 .
Answer ........................................ [1]

1
冢xy冣.
4x2 y9 2
(c) Simplify 4
Answer ........................................ [2]
7
(b) The distribution of the widths of these leaves is shown in the table below. Do not
write in this
margin
Width (w cm) 3⬍w艋4 4⬍w艋5 5⬍w艋6 6⬍w艋7 7⬍w艋8 8⬍w艋9
Frequency 4 15 20 13 5 3
(i) Calculate an estimate of the mean width.
Answer ................................. cm [3]
(ii) Calculate the percentage of leaves with a width of more than 6 cm.
Answer ....................................% [2]

6
5 (a) The cumulative frequency graph shows the distribution of the lengths of 60 leaves. Do not
write in this
margin
60
55
50
45
40
Cumulative 35
frequency
30
25
20
15
10
0
5 6 7 8 9 10
Length (cm)
(i) Complete the table to show the distribution of the lengths of the leaves.
Length (l cm) 5⬍l艋6 6⬍l艋7 7⬍l艋8 8⬍l艋9 9 ⬍ l 艋 10

Frequency 6 18 2
[1]
(ii) Use the graph to estimate the median.
Answer .................................. cm [1]
(iii) Use the graph to estimate the interquartile range.
Answer ................................. cm [2]
(iv) One of these leaves is chosen at random.
Estimate the probability that it has a length of more than 7.5 cm.
Answer ........................................ [2]

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23 The table summarises the times, in minutes, taken by a group of people to complete a puzzle. For
Examiner’s
Use
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]
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9 The number of goals scored by some football teams during one weekend was recorded. For
The table shows the results. Examiner’s
Use
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]
10 (a) Express 180 as the product of its prime factors.
Answer ..................................... [1]
(b) 180 can be expressed in the form p q, where p and q are integers.
Find the smallest value of p + q.
Answer ..................................... [1]
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(c) Complete the histogram to represent the information in the table. Do not
write in this
margin
6
4
Frequency
3
density
0
130 140 150 160 170 180 190
Height (h cm)
[3]

12
6 The heights of 150 children are measured. Do not

The results are summarised in the table. write in this
margin
Height
130 < h 140 140 < h 150 150 < h 155 155 < h 160 160 < h 170 170 < h 190
(h cm)
Frequency 10 30 20 30 35 25
(a) Calculate an estimate of the mean height.
Answer ............................... cm [3]
(b) (i) One child is chosen at random.
Find the probability that this child has a height greater than 160 cm.
Answer ..................................... [1]
(ii) Two children are chosen at random without replacement.
Find the probability that the height of one child is greater than 160 cm and the height of
the other is 150 cm or less.
Answer ..................................... [2]

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(b) Thefrequencydiagramshowsthedistributionofthenumberoflettersreceivedbyafamily For

eachdayovera31dayperiod. Examiner’s
Use
Number 5
of days
4
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Number of letters
Forthisdistribution,find
(i) themode,
Answer ............................................... [1]
(ii) themedian.
Answer ............................................... [1]
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12 (a) Thedistributionoftheweightsofluggagefor140passengersisshowninthetable. For

Examiner’s
Use
Weightof
luggage 01wG6 61wG10 101wG14 141wG16 161wG18 181wG22 221wG30
(wkg)
Frequency 15 14 20 24 31 24 12
(i) Calculateanestimateofthemeanweightofluggage.
Answer ........................................... kg[3]
(ii) Onthegridopposite,drawahistogramtorepresentthisdata. [3]
(iii) Estimatetheprobabilitythatapassenger,chosenatrandom,hasluggageweighingless
than13kg.
Answer ............................................... [2]
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For
Examiner’s
Use
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 w
Weight of luggage (kg)
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(b) Thepiechartrepresentsthedistributionofthebirthplacesofagroupof60students. Do not

write in this
margin
Singapore
South Africa
48°
126°
Pakistan
54° 42°
Australia United
Kingdom
(i) FindthenumberofstudentsinthegroupwhowereborninAustralia.
Answer ............................................... [1]
(ii) CalculatethepercentageofstudentsinthegroupwhowereborninSouthAfrica.
Answer ............................................%[1]
(iii) Fourmorestudentsjointhegroup.
Ofthese,twostudentswereborninPakistan,oneinSingaporeandoneinChina.
Anewpiechartistobedrawnusingtheinformationaboutthewhole groupofstudents.
Forthenewpiechart,calculatetheangleofthesectorthatrepresentsthestudentsborn
inPakistan.
Giveyouranswercorrecttothenearestdegree.
Answer ............................................... [2]
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18 Eighty cyclists were each asked the distance (in kilometres) they cycled last week. For
Examiner’s
Use
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.
Use the graph to estimate
(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]

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representing apples with mass rn in the interval 60 < rn s 100 is 10 cm.

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5 It is given that f(x) = 2x - 7 and g(x) = x(x - 6).

(a) Find the value of f(- 5).

(b) (i) Obtain an expression for f-'(x).

(c) Find the values of x for which

The histogram shows the distribution of lengths, I metres, of a group of objects.

[For example, 1 word has 2 letters, 4 words have 3 letters.]

(i) A word is chosen at random from the whole sentence.

Use the curve to estimate

(a) the median age of the distribution,

(b) the upper quartile of the distribution,

Answer ( a ) Median = ............................................. [I1

( b )Upper Quartile = ................................ PI

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17 Miss Jones asked thechildren in her class,

(a) (i) How many children are in her class?

Answer ( a ) (i) ......................................................... PI

(b) The information is also to be represented in a pie chart.

Calculate the angle of the sector representing Yellow.

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10 Answer the whole of this question on a sheet of graph paper.

Time 45<ts55 5 5 ~ 1 ~ 6 655 < t S 7 5 75Cts85 85<ts95

Number of pupils 0 70 600

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White Red Black Black Blue Red

Colour Tally Marks Frequency

8 A model of a tanker is made using a scale of 1 : 20.

(a) The length of the tanker is 15 m.

(b) The model holds 12 litres of liquid.

8 Answer the whole of this question on a sheet of graph paper.

The population of a small island, A, is 3000.

(a) Find the values of r and s in the frequency table below.

150 250 400 450 950 r

(b) Copy and complete the cumulative frequency table below.

(d) Use your graph to estimate

(i) the median age of the population,

(e) A second island, B, also has a population of 3000.

23 On a certain stretch of road, the speeds of 100 cars were recorded.

(b) Calculate an estimate of the mean speed of these cars.

Answer ( b ) ......................................... km/h

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10 A petrol station sells 4-star, unleaded and diesel fuel.

(a) How many litres of 4-star petrol were sold?

(b) If 6 800 litres of diesel were sold, calculate the value of x.

11 Given that f :x - 3x-5

(b) an expression for f - '.

In the diagram, 0 is the centre of the circle ABCD.

Answer ( a )ABD = ..................................... PI

Age (x years) 5 < x < 1 5 15<x<25 25<x<35 35<x<45 45<x<55 55<x<65

(i) State the modal class of this distribution. PI

@) A bag contains 15 identical discs.

1st disc 2nd disc

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Use the graph for Paper 1 to estimate

A candidate scored 60 on Paper 1.

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10 Answer the whole of this question on a sheet of graph paper.