Question 16 — IGCSE 0580 Oct/Nov 2025 Paper 42
Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580, Extended tier, calculator. Topic: Statistics · Frequency density. Worth 8 marks.
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16 The histogram shows information about the masses of some coconuts.
The masses are classified into four categories A, B, C and D.
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density
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CC
50 BB
DD
AA
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0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
Mass (kg)
(a) Show that there are 10 coconuts in category D.
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(b) Two of the coconuts from those in category C and category D are chosen at random.
Find the probability that both are from category D.
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(c) Calculate an estimate of the mean mass of the coconuts.
............................................ kg [4]
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