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Nov 2023 p53 q4
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The weights, x kg, of 120 students in a sports college are recorded. The results are summarised in the following table.

Weight (x kg)\(x ≤40\)\(x ≤ 60\)\(x ≤ 65\)\(x ≤ 70\)\(x ≤ 85\)\(x ≤ 100\)
Cumulative frequency0143860106120

(a) Draw a cumulative frequency graph to represent this information.

(b) It is found that 35% of the students weigh more than W kg. Use your graph to estimate the value of W.

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Feb/Mar 2020 p52 q7
2456

Helen measures the lengths of 150 fish of a certain species in a large pond. These lengths, correct to the nearest centimetre, are summarised in the following table.

Length (cm)0 – 910 – 1415 – 1920 – 30
Frequency15486621

(a) Draw a cumulative frequency graph to illustrate the data.

(b) 40% of these fish have a length of d cm or more. Use your graph to estimate the value of d.

The mean length of these 150 fish is 15.295 cm.

(c) Calculate an estimate for the variance of the lengths of the fish.

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Nov 2019 p61 q5
2457

Ransha measured the lengths, in centimetres, of 160 palm leaves. His results are illustrated in the cumulative frequency graph below.

(i) Estimate how many leaves have a length between 14 and 24 centimetres.

(ii) 10% of the leaves have a length of \(L\) centimetres or more. Estimate the value of \(L\).

(iii) Estimate the median and the interquartile range of the lengths.

Sharim measured the lengths, in centimetres, of 160 palm leaves of a different type. He drew a box-and-whisker plot for the data, as shown on the grid below.

(iv) Compare the central tendency and the spread of the two sets of data.

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June 2019 p61 q4
2458

The Mathematics and English A-level marks of 1400 pupils all taking the same examinations are shown in the cumulative frequency graphs below. Both examinations are marked out of 100.

Use suitable data from these graphs to compare the central tendency and spread of the marks in Mathematics and English.

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Nov 2019 p63 q5
2459

Last Saturday, 200 drivers entering a car park were asked the time, in minutes, that it had taken them to travel from home to the car park. The results are summarised in the following cumulative frequency table.

Time (t minutes)\(t \leq 10\)\(t \leq 20\)\(t \leq 30\)\(t \leq 50\)\(t \leq 70\)\(t \leq 90\)
Cumulative frequency1650106146176200
  1. On the grid, draw a cumulative frequency graph to illustrate the data. [2]
  2. Use your graph to estimate the median of the data. [1]
  3. For 80 of the drivers, the time taken was at least \(T\) minutes. Use your graph to estimate the value of \(T\). [2]
  4. Calculate an estimate of the mean time taken by all 200 drivers to travel to the car park. [4]
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