Topical Worksheets for Cambridge O LEVEL
Mathematics D (4024)
Statistics
1st edition, for examination until 2025
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1 The table shows the number of people in different age groups at a cinema.
Age (y years)
Number of people 35 32 44 12
Dexter draws a histogram to show this information.
The height of the bar he draws for the group is 7 cm.
Calculate the height of each of the remaining bars.
................................................... cm
................................................... cm
................................................... cm [3]
[Total: 3]
2 The heights, h metres, of the 120 boys in an athletics club are recorded.
The table shows information about the heights of the boys.
Height
(h metres)
Frequency 7 18 30 24 27 14
(a) (i) Write down the modal class.
.............................. .............................. [1]
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(ii) Calculate an estimate of the mean height.
................................................... m [4]
(b) (i) One boy is chosen at random from the club.
Find the probability that this boy has a height greater than 1.8 m.
................................................... [1]
(ii) Three boys are chosen at random from the club.
Calculate the probability that one of the boys has a height greater than 1.8 m and the other two
boys each have a height of 1.4 m or less.
................................................... [4]
(c) (i) Use the frequency table to complete the cumulative frequency table.
Height
(h metres)
Cumulative
7 25
frequency
[2]
3
(ii) On the grid, draw a cumulative frequency diagram to show this information.
[3]
(d) Use your diagram to find an estimate for
(i) the median height,
................................................... m [1]
(ii) the 40th percentile.
................................................... m [2]
[Total: 18]
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3 During one year the midday temperatures, t°C, in Zedford were recorded.
The table shows the results.
Temperature (t°C)
Number of days 50 85 100 120 10
Complete the histogram to show the information in the table.
[4]
[Total: 4]
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4 During one year the midday temperatures, t°C, in Zedford were recorded.
The table shows the results.
Temperature (t°C)
Number of days 50 85 100 120 10
Calculate an estimate of the mean.
................................................... °C [4]
[Total: 4]
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5 The table shows the time, t seconds, taken by each of 120 boys to solve a puzzle.
Time (t seconds)
Frequency 38 27 21 16 18
On the grid, complete the histogram to show the information in the frequency table.
[4]
[Total: 4]