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1. The stem and leaf diagram below shows the lengths of 22 metal components in cm.

Stem Leaf
1 2, 2, 3, 7
2 4, 4, 4, 8, 9, 9
3 6, 7, 7
4 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 5, 6
5 0, 1

Key: 1 | 2 means 1.2 cm

(a) Write down the modal length of the metal components. (1)

(b) Find the median length of the metal components. (2)

(c) Calculate the interquartile range of the lengths of the metal components. (3)

3. 120 Mathematics students in a school sat an examination. Their scores (given as a percentage)
were summarized on a cumulative frequency diagram. This diagram is given below.

(a) Complete the grouped frequency table for the students.

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 Examination 0 ≤ x ≤ 20 20 < x ≤ 40 40 < x ≤ 60 60 < x ≤ 80 80 < x ≤ 100
Score x (%)
Frequency 14 26
(3)

(b) Write down the mid-interval value of the 40 < x ≤ 60 interval. (1)

(c) Calculate an estimate of the mean examination score of the students. (2)
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4. Tony wants to carry out a χ test to determine whether or not a person’s choice of one of the
three professions – engineering, medicine or law – is influenced by the person’s sex (gender).

(a) State the null hypothesis, H0, for this test. (1)

(b) Write down the number of degrees of freedom.

(1)

Of the 400 people Tony interviewed, 220 were male and 180 were female.
80 of the people had chosen engineering as a profession.

(c) Calculate the expected number of female engineers.

(2)

Tony used a 5 % level of significance for his test and obtained a p-value of 0.0634 correct to 3
significant figures.

(d) State Tony’s conclusion to the test. Give a reason for this conclusion.
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

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5. The cumulative frequency graph shows the amount of time in minutes, 200 students spend
waiting for their train on a particular morning.

(a) Write down the median waiting time.

(1)

(b) Find the interquartile range for the waiting time.

(2)

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 The minimum waiting time is zero and the maximum waiting time is 45 minutes.

(c) Draw a box and whisker plot on the grid below to represent this information.

(3)
(Total 6 marks)

6. The mean of the ten numbers listed below is 6.8.

8, 5, 5, 10, 8, 4, 9, 7, p, q

(a) Write down an equation in terms of p and q.

(2)

The mode of these ten numbers is five and p is less than q.

(b) Write down the value of

(i) p;

(ii) q.
(2)

(c) Find the median of the ten numbers.

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

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7. A concert choir is arranged, per row, according to an arithmetic sequence. There are 20 singers
in the fourth row and 32 singers in the eighth row.

(a) Find the common difference of this arithmetic sequence.

(3)

There are 10 rows in the choir and 11 singers in the first row.

(b) Find the total number of singers in the choir.

(3)
(Total 6 marks)

8. A market researcher consulted males and females to determine whether the type of coffee they
drink is associated with gender. The types of coffee are Cappuccino, Latte, Americano,
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Macchiato and Espresso. A χ test was conducted, at the 5 % significance level, and the χ value
was found to be 8.73.

(a) Write down

(i) the null hypothesis;

(ii) the alternative hypothesis.

(2)

(b) Write down the number of degrees of freedom for this test.
(1)

(c) Write down the critical value for this test.

(1)

(d) State whether the type of coffee drunk is independent of gender. Give a reason for your
answer.
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

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9. In an environmental study of plant diversity around a lake, a biologist collected data about the
number of different plant species (y) that were growing at different distances (x) in metres from
the lake shore.

Distance (x) 2 5 8 10 13 17 23 35 40
Plant species (y) 35 34 30 29 24 19 15 13 8

(a) Draw a scatter diagram to show the data. Use a scale of 2 cm to represent 10 metres on
the x-axis and 2 cm to represent 10 plant species on the y-axis.
(4)

(b) Using your scatter diagram, describe the correlation between the number of different
plant species and the distance from the lake shore.
(1)

(c) Use your graphic display calculator to write down

(i) x , the mean of the distances from the lake shore;

(ii) y, the mean number of plant species.

(2)

(d) Plot the point ( x, y ) on your scatter diagram. Label this point M.
(2)

(e) Write down the equation of the regression line y on x for the above data.
(2)

(f) Draw the regression line y on x on your scatter diagram.

(2)

(g) Estimate the number of plant species growing 30 metres from the lake shore.
(2)
(Total 15 marks)

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10. An arithmetic sequence is defined as

un = 135 + 7n, n = 1, 2, 3, …

(a) Calculate u1, the first term in the sequence.

(2)

(b) Show that the common difference is 7.

(2)

Sn is the sum of the first n terms of the sequence.

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(c) Find an expression for Sn. Give your answer in the form Sn = An + Bn, where A and B are
constants.
(3)

The first term, v1, of a geometric sequence is 20 and its fourth term v4 is 67.5.

(d) Show that the common ratio, r, of the geometric sequence is 1.5.
(2)

Tn is the sum of the first n terms of the geometric sequence.

(e) Calculate T7, the sum of the first seven terms of the geometric sequence.
(2)

(f) Use your graphic display calculator to find the smallest value of n for which Tn > Sn.
(2)
(Total 13 marks)

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11. 56 students were given a test out of 40 marks. The teacher used the following box and whisker
plot to represent the marks of the students.

(a) Write down

(i) the median mark;

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(ii) the 75 percentile mark;

(iii) the range of marks.

(4)

(b) Estimate the number of students who achieved a mark greater than 32.
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

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12. A survey was carried out in a group of 200 people. They were asked whether they smoke or not.
The collected information was organized in the following table.

Smoker Non-smoker
Male 60 40
Female 30 70

One person from this group is chosen at random.

(a) Write down the probability that this person is a smoker.

(2)

(b) Write down the probability that this person is male given that they are a smoker.
(2)

(c) Find the probability that this person is a smoker or is male.

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

13. The weights of 90 students in a school were recorded. The information is displayed in the
following table.

Weight (kg) Number of students

40 ≤ w < 50 7
50 ≤ w < 60 28
60 ≤ w < 70 35
70 ≤ w < 80 20

(a) Write down the mid interval value for the interval 50 ≤ w < 60.
(1)

(b) Use your graphic display calculator to find an estimate for

(i) the mean weight;

(ii) the standard deviation.

(3)

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 (c) Find the weight that is 3 standard deviations below the mean.
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

14. The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 3 and the sum of the first two terms is 11.

(a) Write down the second term of this sequence.

(1)

(b) Write down the common difference of this sequence.

(1)

(c) Write down the fourth term of this sequence.

(1)

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(d) The n term is the first term in this sequence greater than 1000.
Find the value of n.
(3)
(Total 6 marks)

15. Consider the geometric sequence 16, 8, a, 2, b, …

(a) Write down the common ratio.

(1)

(b) Write down the value of

(i) a;

(ii) b.
(2)

(c) The sum of the first n terms is 31.9375. Find the value of n.
(3)
(Total 6 marks)

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16. The same 100 students are also asked how many meals on average they have per day.
The data collected is organized in the following table.

3 or fewer meals 4 or 5 meals More than

Total
per day per day 5 meals per day
Male 15 25 15 55
Female 12 20 13 45
Total 27 45 28 100

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A χ test is carried out at the 5 % level of significance.

(a) Write down the null hypothesis, H0, for this test.
(1)

(b) Write down the number of degrees of freedom for this test.
(1)

(c) Write down the critical value for this test.

(1)

(d) Show that the expected number of females that have more than 5 meals per day is 13,
correct to the nearest integer.
(2)

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(e) Use your graphic display calculator to find the χ calc for this data.
(2)

(f) Decide whether H0 must be accepted. Justify your answer.

(2)
(Total 9 marks)

1. Let the random variable X be normally distributed with mean 25, as shown in the following
diagram.

The shaded region between 25 and 27 represents 30 % of the distribution.

(a) Find P(X > 27).

(2)

(b) Find the standard deviation of X.

(5)

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 (Total 7 marks)

2. The weights of players in a sports league are normally distributed with a mean of 76.6 kg,
(correct to three significant figures). It is known that 80 % of the players have weights between
68 kg and 82 kg. The probability that a player weighs less than 68 kg is 0.05.

(a) Find the probability that a player weighs more than 82 kg.
(2)

(b) (i) Write down the standardized value, z, for 68 kg.

(ii) Hence, find the standard deviation of weights.

(4)

To take part in a tournament, a player’s weight must be within 1.5 standard deviations of the
mean.

(c) (i) Find the set of all possible weights of players that take part in the tournament.

(ii) A player is selected at random. Find the probability that the player takes part in the
tournament.
(5)

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 Of the players in the league, 25 % are women. Of the women, 70 % take part in the tournament.

(d) Given that a player selected at random takes part in the tournament, find the probability
that the selected player is a woman.
(4)
(Total 15 marks)

3. A random variable X is distributed normally with mean 450 and standard deviation 20.

(a) Find P(X ≤ 475).

(2)

(b) Given that P(X > a) = 0.27, find a.

(4)
(Total 6 marks)

4. A van can take either Route A or Route B for a particular journey.

If Route A is taken, the journey time may be assumed to be normally distributed with
mean 46 minutes and a standard deviation 10 minutes.

If Route B is taken, the journey time may be assumed to be normally distributed with
mean µ minutes and standard deviation 12 minutes.

(a) For Route A, find the probability that the journey takes more than 60 minutes.
(2)

(b) For Route B, the probability that the journey takes less than 60 minutes is 0.85.
Find the value of µ.
(3)

(c) The van sets out at 06:00 and needs to arrive before 07:00.

(i) Which route should it take?

(ii) Justify your answer.

(3)

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 (d) On five consecutive days the van sets out at 06:00 and takes Route B. Find the probability
that

(i) it arrives before 07:00 on all five days;

(ii) it arrives before 07:00 on at least three days.

(5)
(Total 13 marks)

5. Let X be normally distributed with mean 100 cm and standard deviation 5 cm.

(a) On the diagram below, shade the region representing P(X > 105).

(2)

(b) Given that P(X < d) = P(X > 105), find the value of d.
(2)

(c) Given that P(X > 105) = 0.16 (correct to two significant figures), find P(d < X < 105).
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

6. A box contains a large number of biscuits. The weights of biscuits are normally distributed with
mean 7 g and standard deviation 0.5 g.

(a) One biscuit is chosen at random from the box. Find the probability that this biscuit

(i) weighs less than 8 g;

(ii) weighs between 6 g and 8 g.

(4)

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 (b) Five percent of the biscuits in the box weigh less than d grams.

(i) Copy and complete the following normal distribution diagram, to represent this
information, by indicating d, and shading the appropriate region.

(ii) Find the value of d.

(5)

(c) The weights of biscuits in another box are normally distributed with mean  and standard
deviation 0.5 g. It is known that 20 of the biscuits in this second box weigh less than
5 g.

Find the value of .

(4)
(Total 13 marks)

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