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]
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(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]
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