9709 P51 - Nov 2023 - Q4
The times, to the nearest minute, of 150 athletes taking part in a charity run are recorded. The results are summarised in the table.
| Time (minutes) | 101–120 | 121–130 | 131–135 | 136–145 | 146–160 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 18 | 48 | 34 | 32 | 18 |
Draw a histogram to represent this information.
9709 P62 - Nov 2019 - Q3
The speeds, in km h-1, of 90 cars as they passed a certain marker on a road were recorded, correct to the nearest km h-1. The results are summarised in the following table.
| Speed (km h-1) | 10–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50–59 | 60–89 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 10 | 24 | 30 | 14 | 12 |
- On the grid, draw a histogram to illustrate the data in the table. [4]
- Calculate an estimate for the mean speed of these 90 cars as they pass the marker. [2]
9709 P63 - Jun 2018 - Q1
The masses in kilograms of 50 children having a medical check-up were recorded correct to the nearest kilogram. The results are shown in the table.
| Mass (kg) | 10–14 | 15–19 | 20–24 | 25–34 | 35–59 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 6 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
- Find which class interval contains the lower quartile.
- On the grid, draw a histogram to illustrate the data in the table.
9709 P62 - Jun 2018 - Q5
The lengths, t minutes, of 242 phone calls made by a family over a period of 1 week are summarised in the frequency table below.
| Length of phone call (t minutes) | 0 < t ≤ 1 | 1 < t ≤ 2 | 2 < t ≤ 5 | 5 < t ≤ 10 | 10 < t ≤ 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 14 | 46 | 102 | a | 40 |
- Find the value of a.
- Calculate an estimate of the mean length of these phone calls.
- On the grid, draw a histogram to illustrate the data in the table.
9709 P61 - Jun 2017 - Q4
The times taken, \(t\) seconds, by 1140 people to solve a puzzle are summarised in the table.
\(\begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline \text{Time (} t \text{ seconds)} & \text{Number of people} \\ \hline 0 \leq t < 20 & 320 \\ 20 \leq t < 40 & 280 \\ 40 \leq t < 60 & 220 \\ 60 \leq t < 100 & 220 \\ 100 \leq t < 140 & 100 \\ \hline \end{array}\)
(i) On the grid, draw a histogram to illustrate this information.
(ii) Calculate an estimate of the mean of \(t\).
9709 P62 - Nov 2016 - Q5
The number of people a football stadium can hold is called the 'capacity'. The capacities of 130 football stadiums in the UK, to the nearest thousand, are summarised in the table.
| Capacity (people) | 3,000–7,000 | 8,000–12,000 | 13,000–22,000 | 23,000–42,000 | 43,000–82,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of stadiums | 40 | 30 | 18 | 34 | 8 |
- On graph paper, draw a histogram to represent this information. Use a scale of 2 cm for a capacity of 10,000 on the horizontal axis.
- Calculate an estimate of the mean capacity of these 130 stadiums.
- Find which class in the table contains the median and which contains the lower quartile.
9709 P62 - Mar 2016 - Q4
A survey was made of the journey times of 63 people who cycle to work in a certain town. The results are summarised in the following cumulative frequency table.
| Journey time (minutes) | ≤ 10 | ≤ 25 | ≤ 45 | ≤ 60 | ≤ 80 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumulative frequency | 0 | 18 | 50 | 59 | 63 |
- State how many journey times were between 25 and 45 minutes.
- Draw a histogram on graph paper to represent the data.
- Calculate an estimate of the mean journey time.
9709 P63 - Nov 2015 - Q6
The heights to the nearest metre of 134 office buildings in a certain city are summarised in the table below.
| Height (m) | 21–40 | 41–45 | 46–50 | 51–60 | 61–80 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 18 | 15 | 21 | 52 | 28 |
(i) Draw a histogram on graph paper to illustrate the data.
(ii) Calculate estimates of the mean and standard deviation of these heights.
9709 P61 - Nov 2015 - Q3
Robert has a part-time job delivering newspapers. On a number of days he noted the time, correct to the nearest minute, that it took him to do his job. Robert used his results to draw up the following table; two of the values in the table are denoted by \(a\) and \(b\).
\(\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline \text{Time (t minutes)} & 60 - 62 & 63 - 64 & 65 - 67 & 68 - 71 \\ \hline \text{Frequency (number of days)} & 3 & 9 & 6 & b \\ \hline \text{Frequency density} & 1 & a & 2 & 1.5 \\ \hline \end{array}\)
(i) Find the values of \(a\) and \(b\).
(ii) On graph paper, draw a histogram to represent Robert’s times.
9709 P61 - Jun 2015 - Q2
The table summarises the lengths in centimetres of 104 dragonflies.
| Length (cm) | 2.0–3.5 | 3.5–4.5 | 4.5–5.5 | 5.5–7.0 | 7.0–9.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 8 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 12 |
- State which class contains the upper quartile.
- Draw a histogram, on graph paper, to represent the data.
9709 P62 - Jun 2014 - Q6
The times taken by 57 athletes to run 100 metres are summarised in the following cumulative frequency table.
| Time (seconds) | <10.0 | <10.5 | <11.0 | <12.0 | <12.5 | <13.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumulative frequency | 0 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 49 | 57 |
- State how many athletes ran 100 metres in a time between 10.5 and 11.0 seconds.
- Draw a histogram on graph paper to represent the times taken by these athletes to run 100 metres.
- Calculate estimates of the mean and variance of the times taken by these athletes.
9709 P51 - Jun 2023 - Q5
The populations of 150 villages in the UK, to the nearest hundred, are summarised in the table.
| Population | 100–800 | 900–1200 | 1300–2000 | 2100–3200 | 3300–4800 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of villages | 8 | 12 | 50 | 48 | 32 |
(a) Draw a histogram to represent this information.
(b) Write down the class interval which contains the median for this information.
(c) Find the greatest possible value of the interquartile range for the populations of the 150 villages.
9709 P61 - Jun 2014 - Q7
A typing test is taken by 111 people. The numbers of typing errors they make in the test are summarised in the table below.
| Number of typing errors | 1–5 | 6–20 | 21–35 | 36–60 | 61–80 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 24 | 9 | 21 | 15 | 42 |
- Draw a histogram on graph paper to represent this information.
- Calculate an estimate of the mean number of typing errors for these 111 people.
- State which class contains the lower quartile and which class contains the upper quartile. Hence find the least possible value of the interquartile range.
9709 P63 - Nov 2013 - Q1
The distance of a student’s home from college, correct to the nearest kilometre, was recorded for each of 55 students. The distances are summarised in the following table.
| Distance from college (km) | 1–3 | 4–5 | 6–8 | 9–11 | 12–16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of students | 18 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
Dominic is asked to draw a histogram to illustrate the data. Dominic’s diagram is shown below.
Give two reasons why this is not a correct histogram.
9709 P62 - Nov 2013 - Q4
The following histogram summarises the times, in minutes, taken by 190 people to complete a race.
(i) Show that 75 people took between 200 and 250 minutes to complete the race.
(ii) Calculate estimates of the mean and standard deviation of the times of the 190 people.
(iii) Explain why your answers to part (ii) are estimates.
9709 P63 - Nov 2012 - Q4
In a survey, the percentage of meat in a certain type of take-away meal was found. The results, to the nearest integer, for 193 take-away meals are summarised in the table.
| Percentage of meat | 1–5 | 6–10 | 11–20 | 21–30 | 31–50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 59 | 67 | 38 | 18 | 11 |
(i) Calculate estimates of the mean and standard deviation of the percentage of meat in these take-away meals.
(ii) Draw, on graph paper, a histogram to illustrate the information in the table.
9709 P62 - Nov 2012 - Q3
The table summarises the times that 112 people took to travel to work on a particular day.
| Time (minutes) | 0 < t ≤ 10 | 10 < t ≤ 15 | 15 < t ≤ 20 | 20 < t ≤ 25 | 25 < t ≤ 40 | 40 < t ≤ 60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 19 | 12 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 13 |
- State which time interval in the table contains the median and which time interval contains the upper quartile.
- On graph paper, draw a histogram to represent the data.
- Calculate an estimate of the mean time to travel to work.
9709 P62 - Nov 2011 - Q4
The weights of 220 sausages are summarised in the following table.
| Weight (grams) | <20 | <30 | <40 | <45 | <50 | <60 | <70 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumulative frequency | 0 | 20 | 50 | 100 | 160 | 210 | 220 |
- State which interval the median weight lies in.
- Find the smallest possible value and the largest possible value for the interquartile range.
- State how many sausages weighed between 50 g and 60 g.
- On graph paper, draw a histogram to represent the weights of the sausages.
9709 P63 - Nov 2010 - Q5
The following histogram illustrates the distribution of times, in minutes, that some students spent taking a shower.
(i) Copy and complete the following frequency table for the data.
| Time \( t \) (minutes) | \( 2 < t \le 4 \) | \( 4 < t \le 6 \) | \( 6 < t \le 7 \) | \( 7 < t \le 8 \) | \( 8 < t \le 10 \) | \( 10 < t \le 16 \) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency |
(ii) Calculate an estimate of the mean time to take a shower.
9709 P61 - Nov 2010 - Q4
The weights in grams of a number of stones, measured correct to the nearest gram, are represented in the following table.
| Weight (grams) | 1–10 | 11–20 | 21–25 | 26–30 | 31–50 | 51–70 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 2x | 4x | 3x | 5x | 4x | x |
A histogram is drawn with a scale of 1 cm to 1 unit on the vertical axis, which represents frequency density. The 1–10 rectangle has height 3 cm.
(i) Calculate the value of \( x \) and the height of the 51–70 rectangle.
(ii) Calculate an estimate of the mean weight of the stones.
9709 P62 - Nov 2009 - Q6
The following table gives the marks, out of 75, in a pure mathematics examination taken by 234 students.
| Marks | 1–20 | 21–30 | 31–40 | 41–50 | 51–60 | 61–75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 40 | 34 | 56 | 54 | 29 | 21 |
(i) Draw a histogram on graph paper to represent these results.
(ii) Calculate estimates of the mean mark and the standard deviation.
9709 P6 - Jun 2008 - Q5
As part of a data collection exercise, members of a certain school year group were asked how long they spent on their Mathematics homework during one particular week. The times are given to the nearest 0.1 hour. The results are displayed in the following table.
| Time spent \( t \) (hours) | \( 0.1 \le t \le 0.5 \) | \( 0.6 \le t \le 1.0 \) | \( 1.1 \le t \le 2.0 \) | \( 2.1 \le t \le 3.0 \) | \( 3.1 \le t \le 4.5 \) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 11 | 15 | 18 | 30 | 21 |
(i) Draw, on graph paper, a histogram to illustrate this information.
(ii) Calculate an estimate of the mean time spent on their Mathematics homework by members of this year group.
9709 P52 - Nov 2022 - Q4
The times taken, in minutes, to complete a word processing task by 250 employees at a particular company are summarised in the table.
| Time taken \( t \) (minutes) | \( 0 \le t \lt 20 \) | \( 20 \le t \lt 40 \) | \( 40 \le t \lt 50 \) | \( 50 \le t \lt 60 \) | \( 60 \le t \lt 100 \) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 32 | 46 | 96 | 52 | 24 |
(a) Draw a histogram to represent this information.
From the data, the estimate of the mean time taken by these 250 employees is \( 43.2 \) minutes.
(b) Calculate an estimate for the standard deviation of these times.
9709 P6 - Nov 2006 - Q1
The weights of 30 children in a class, to the nearest kilogram, were as follows:
50, 45, 61, 53, 55, 47, 52, 49, 46, 51, 60, 52, 54, 47, 57, 59, 42, 46, 51, 53, 56, 48, 50, 51, 44, 52, 49, 58, 55, 45
Construct a grouped frequency table for these data such that there are five equal class intervals with the first class having a lower boundary of 41.5 kg and the fifth class having an upper boundary of 61.5 kg.
9709 P6 - Jun 2006 - Q5
Each father in a random sample of fathers was asked how old he was when his first child was born. The following histogram represents the information.
- What is the modal age group?
- How many fathers were between 25 and 30 years old when their first child was born?
- How many fathers were in the sample?
9709 P6 - Nov 2004 - Q2
The lengths of cars travelling on a car ferry are noted. The data are summarised in the following table.
| Length of car \( x \) (metres) | \( 2.80 \le x < 3.00 \) | \( 3.00 \le x < 3.10 \) | \( 3.10 \le x < 3.20 \) | \( 3.20 \le x < 3.40 \) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 17 | 24 | 19 | 8 |
| Frequency density | 85 | 240 | 190 | \( a \) |
(i) Find the value of \( a \).
(ii) Draw a histogram on graph paper to represent the data.
9709 P6 - Nov 2003 - Q2
The floor areas, \( x \) m\(^2\), of 20 factories are as follows:
150, 350, 450, 578, 595, 644, 722, 798, 802, 904, 1000, 1330, 1533, 1561, 1778, 1960, 2167, 2330, 2433, 3231
Represent these data by a histogram on graph paper, using intervals:
- \( 0 \le x < 500 \)
- \( 500 \le x < 1000 \)
- \( 1000 \le x < 2000 \)
- \( 2000 \le x < 3000 \)
- \( 3000 \le x < 4000 \)
9709 P6 - Jun 2003 - Q7
A random sample of 97 people who own mobile phones was used to collect data on the amount of time they spent per day on their phones. The results are displayed in the table below.
| Time spent per day \( t \) (minutes) | \( 0 \le t < 5 \) | \( 5 \le t < 10 \) | \( 10 \le t < 20 \) | \( 20 \le t < 30 \) | \( 30 \le t < 40 \) | \( 40 \le t < 70 \) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency (people) | 11 | 20 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 6 |
(i) Calculate estimates of the mean and standard deviation of the time spent per day on these mobile phones.
(ii) On graph paper, draw a fully labelled histogram to represent the data.
9709 P51 - Jun 2022 - Q3
The times taken to travel to college by 2500 students are summarised in the table.
| Time taken \( t \) (minutes) | \( 0 \le t < 20 \) | \( 20 \le t < 30 \) | \( 30 \le t < 40 \) | \( 40 \le t < 60 \) | \( 60 \le t < 90 \) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 440 | 720 | 920 | 300 | 120 |
(a) Draw a histogram to represent this information.
From the data, the estimate of the mean value of \( t \) is \( 31.44 \).
(b) Calculate an estimate of the standard deviation of the times taken to travel to college.
(c) In which class interval does the upper quartile lie?
It was later discovered that the times taken to travel to college by two students were incorrectly recorded. One student’s time was recorded as \( 15 \) instead of \( 5 \) and the other’s time was recorded as \( 65 \) instead of \( 75 \).
(d) Without doing any further calculations, state with a reason whether the estimate of the standard deviation in part (b) would be increased, decreased or stay the same.
9709 P52 - Mar 2022 - Q3
At a summer camp an arithmetic test is taken by 250 children. The times taken, to the nearest minute, to complete the test were recorded. The results are summarised in the table.
| Time taken (minutes) | 1–30 | 31–45 | 46–65 | 66–75 | 76–100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 21 | 30 | 68 | 86 | 45 |
(a) Draw a histogram to represent this information.
(b) State which class interval contains the median.
(c) Given that an estimate of the mean time is 61.05 minutes, state what feature of the distribution accounts for the median and the mean being different.
9709 P53 - Nov 2021 - Q3
The times taken, in minutes, by 360 employees at a large company to travel from home to work are summarised in the following table.
| Time \( t \) (minutes) | \( 0 \le t < 5 \) | \( 5 \le t < 10 \) | \( 10 \le t < 20 \) | \( 20 \le t < 30 \) | \( 30 \le t < 50 \) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 23 | 102 | 135 | 76 | 24 |
(a) Draw a histogram to represent this information.
(b) Calculate an estimate of the mean time taken by an employee to travel to work.
9709 P51 - Jun 2021 - Q5
The times taken by 200 players to solve a computer puzzle are summarised in the following table.
| Time \( t \) (seconds) | \( 0 \le t < 10 \) | \( 10 \le t < 20 \) | \( 20 \le t < 40 \) | \( 40 \le t < 60 \) | \( 60 \le t < 100 \) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of players | 16 | 54 | 78 | 32 | 20 |
- Draw a histogram to represent this information.
- Calculate an estimate of the mean time taken by these 200 players.
- Find the greatest possible value of the interquartile range of these times.
9709 P53 - Nov 2020 - Q7
A particular piece of music was played by 91 pianists and for each pianist, the number of incorrect notes was recorded. The results are summarised in the table.
| Number of incorrect notes | 1–5 | 6–10 | 11–20 | 21–40 | 41–70 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 10 | 5 | 26 | 32 | 18 |
- Draw a histogram to represent this information.
- State which class interval contains the lower quartile and which class interval contains the upper quartile. Hence find the greatest possible value of the interquartile range.
- Calculate an estimate for the mean number of incorrect notes.
9709 P51 - Jun 2020 - Q7
The numbers of chocolate bars sold per day in a cinema over a period of 100 days are summarised in the following table.
| Number of chocolate bars sold | 1–10 | 11–15 | 16–30 | 31–50 | 51–60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of days | 18 | 24 | 30 | 20 | 8 |
(a) Draw a histogram to represent this information.
(b) What is the greatest possible value of the interquartile range for the data?
(c) Calculate estimates of the mean and standard deviation of the number of chocolate bars sold.

































