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Question 2 — IGCSE 0580 March 2023 Paper 42

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580, Extended tier, calculator. Topic: Statistics · Averages (discrete data). Worth 15 marks.

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2 (a) 100 students take part in a reaction test. The table shows the results. Reaction time (seconds) 6 7 8 9 10 11 Number of students 3 32 19 29 11 6 (i) Write down the mode. ............................................... s [1] (ii) Find the median. ............................................... s [1] (iii) Calculate the mean. ............................................... s [3] (iv) Two students are chosen at random. Find the probability that both their reaction times are greater than or equal to 9 seconds. ................................................. [2] (b) The box-and-whisker plot shows the heights, h cm, of some students. h 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 Height (cm) (i) Find the range. ............................................ cm [1] (ii) Find the interquartile range. ............................................ cm [1] © UCLES 2023 0580/42/F/M/23 5 (c) The mass of each of 200 potatoes is measured. The table shows the results. Mass (m grams) 50 1 m G 110 110 1 m G 200 200 1 m G 300 Frequency 60 99 41 (i) Calculate an estimate of the mean. ...............................................g [4] (ii) Complete the histogram to show the information in the table. 1.5 1 Frequency density 0.5 0 m 50 100 150 200 250 300 Mass (grams) [2] © UCLES 2023 0580/42/F/M/23 [Turn over 6

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