Question (May-June 2014)

Data: Table showing height (h) in metres vs time (t) in seconds for a ball
thrown vertically upwards.

(i) Required to plot: The graph to show h vs t using the scales given.

(ii) a) Required to determine: The average speed of the ball during

the 2 seconds.

total distance covered

Average speed = total time taken
80 m
= 2s
= 40 ms−1
b) Required to determine: The speed of the ball when t = 3 (NOT
t = 3 seconds, since the unit of t is given).
In a distance-time graph, the speed at any given time is represented by
the gradient of the tangent to the graph at that point. At time t = 3, the
tangent to the graph is a horizontal line, which has a gradient of 0.
Hence, the speed of the ball at t = 3 is 0 m/s.
 Question (May-June 2015)
The line graph below shows the monthly sales, in thousands of dollars, at a
car dealership for the period July to November 2014.

(a) Complete the table below to show the sales for EACH month.

(b) (i) Between which TWO consecutive months was there the
GREATEST increase in sales?
There was an increase in sales between July and August and
between August and September only.
Increase in sales from July to August = $20 000 - $13 000
= $7 000
Increase in sales from August to September = $36 000 - $20 000
= $16 000
(ii) Between which TWO consecutive months was there the
SMALLEST increase in sales?
The smallest increase in sales occurred between July to August.
(iii) What feature of the line graph enables you to infer that the
increase in sales between two consecutive months was the
greatest of the smallest?
(c) Calculate the mean monthly sales for the period July to November
2014.
$ 13 000+ $ 20 000+ $ 36 000+$ 25 000+$ 15 000
Mean monthly sales = 5
$ 109 000
= 5
=$21 800

(d) The TOTAL sales for the period July to December was $130 000.
(i) Calculate the sales, in dollars, for the month of December.
Sales from July to November = $109 000
∴Sales in December
= Total sales from July to December – Total sales from July to
November
=$130 000 - $109 000
= $21000
(ii) Complete the line graph to show the sales for December.
 Question (May-June 2016)
Twenty bags of sugar were weighed. The weights, to the nearest kg, are as
follows:
3 38 17 33 28
12 43 38 31 30
11 8 23 18 26
50 22 35 39 5
(a) Complete the frequency table for the data shown above.

(b) For the class interval 21 – 30, state:

(i) The upper class boundary
The upper class boundary of the class interval 21 -30 is 30.5.
(ii) The class width
The class width of the class interval 21 – 30
=Upper class boundary - Lower class boundary
=30.5 - 20.5
= 10
(iii) The class midpoint
 Question (May-June 2017)
The table below shows the speeds, to the nearest kmh , of 90 vehicles that
pass a checkpoint.

(a) For the class interval 20 – 39, as written in the table above,
complete the following sentences.
(i) The upper class limit is 39.
(ii) The class width is 39.5 - 19.5 = 20.
(iii) Sixteen vehicles passed a checkpoint at no more than 39.5
kmh-1.
(b) Complete the table shown above by inserting the missing values for
the cumulative frequency column.

(c) On the grid provided, using a scale of 2 cm to represent 20 kmh−1 on

the x – axis and 2 cm to represent 10 vehicles on the y – axis, draw
the cumulative frequency curve to represent the information in the
table

(d)
i. On your graph, draw reference lines to estimate the speed
at which no more than 50% of the vehicles drove as they
passed the check point.

ii. What is the estimated speed?

The estimated speed is 62 kmh-1.

 Question (May-June 2018)
(a) Students in a group were asked to name their favourite sport. Their
responses are shown on the pie chart below.

(i) Calculate the value of x.

x =360°- (94° + 45°)
=221°
(ii) What percentage of the students chose cricket?
¿ angle corresponding ¿ cricket ¿ ×100 %
360 °
94
¿ ×100 %
360°
= 26.11% (correct to 2 decimal places)
(iii) Given that 40 students chose tennis, calculate the TOTAL
number of students in the group.
40
∴ 1° represents students
45
40
The entire group= ×360 °
45
= 320 students
(b) The diagram below shows a frequency polygon of the number of
goals scored by a football team in 25 matches.
 (i) Complete the following table using the information in the
diagram.

(ii) What is the modal number of goals scored by the team?

The modal number of goals scored by the team is 1 since this
score occurred the most number of times, that is, it had the
greatest frequency.
(iii) Determine the median number of goals scored by the team.
There were 25 matches played. Hence, the median number of
goals scored will be the number of goals scored at the 13
game when the scores are arranged in numerically ascending
or descending order of magnitude. The 13th score is 2 when
arranged in order of magnitude. ∴ the median number of
goals scored is 2.
(iv) Calculate the mean number of goals scored by the team
{( 0 ×5 )+ (1 ×7 ) + ( 2× 3 ) + ( 3 ×3 )+ ( 4 × 4 )+ ( 5× 2 ) + ( 1× 6 ) }
25
54
¿
25

=2.16 goals
 Question (May-June 2019)
The cumulative frequency distribution of the volume of petrol needed to fill
the tanks of 150 different vehicles is shown below.

(a) For the class 21 – 30, determine the

(i) the lower class boundary

(ii) class width

Class width = Upper class boundary - Lower class boundary
=30.5 - 20.5
= 10
(b) How many vehicles were recorded in the class 31 – 40?
the number of vehicles recorded in the class 31 – 40 will be 101 - 59
= 42
(c) A vehicle is chosen at random from the 150 vehicles. What is the
probability that the volume of petrol needed to fill the tank is more
than 50.5 litres? Leave your answer as a fraction.
(d) Byron estimates the median amount of petrol to be 43.5 litres.
Explain why Byron’s estimate is INCORRECT.

So the 75th value corresponds to the median. The 75th value lies in
the class 31 – 40 or more precisely 30.5 ≤V < 40.5. The median would
31+ 40 30.5+40.5
be 2
or 2
which is the mid-class interval of the class =
35.5l. So Byron’s estimate of 43.5 is incorrect.
(e) On the partially labelled grid below, construct a histogram to
represent the distribution of the volume of petrol needed to fill the
tanks of the 150 vehicles.
 Question (July 2021)
One hundred students were surveyed on the amount of money they spent on
data for their cell-phones during a week. The table below shows the results
as well as the midpoint for each class interval.

Using the table,

(i) a) determine the modal class of the amount of money spent
The modal class is 70< x ≤80 , since this class occurs most often.
b) calculate an estimate of the mean amount of money
spent, giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places

(ii) Damion reports that the median amount spent is $84. Briefly
explain why Damion’s report could be correct.
In 100 scores, the median will be the score that is in the class
interval with the 50 score. The first 49 (7+11+31) scores are
less than 80. Therefore, the 50th score lies in the class
80< x ≤ 90 and in the absence of raw scores, the midpoint of 85
is considered as the median. However, the actual score could
be any value that is greater than 80 and less than or equal to
90. Hence, Damion could be correct.
 Question (May-June 2022)
A school nurse records the height, ℎ cm, of each of the 150 students in Class
A who was vaccinated. The table below shows the information.

(a) Complete the table below and use the information to calculate an
estimate of the mean height of the students. Give your answer correct
to 1 decimal place.

(b) In Class B, the mean height of the students is 123.5 cm, and the
standard deviation 29.87. For Class A, the standard deviation is 21.38.
Using the information provided, and your response in (a), comment on
the distribution of the heights of the students in both Class A and Class
B.
140+120
Midpoint = 2
260
= 2

𝑓 × 𝑥 = 67 × 130
=130
 𝑓 × 𝑥 = 8710
Mean =
∑ fx
∑f
18320
= 150
= 122.1 (to 1dp)
(c) (i) Complete the cumulative frequency table
below and use the information to construct the
cumulative frequency curve on the grid provided

(ii) Use your cumulative frequency curve to find

(a) an estimate of the median height of the
group of students
The median, 𝑄2, occurs at the 2 = 2 = 75th value.
n 150

From the graph, 𝑄2 = 126 cm

(b) the probability that a student chosen at
random would be taller than 130 cm.
From the graph, the point is (130, 90).
Number of students taller than 130 cm = 150 − 90
Number of students taller than 130 cm = 60
students
Hence,
number of desired outcomes
(student taller than 130 cm) = total number of outcomes
60
= 50
2
= 5 or 0.4
 Question (May-June 2023)
Each of 75 girls recorded the name of her favourite sport. The number of girls
who chose track and cricket are shown on the bar chart below.

(a) How many more girls chose cricket than track as

their favourite sport?
Number of girls who chose cricket = 17
Number of girls who chose track = 12
Hence, 17 - 12 = 5, more girls chose cricket than track
as their favourite sport.
(b) Eleven girls recorded tennis as their favourite
sport. For the remaining girls, the number who
chose swimming compared to the number who
chose football was in the ratio 2:3. Use this
information to complete the bar chart above.
The number of girls who chose swimming and football
 Ratio of the number of girls who chose swimming to
the number who chose football = 2:3
Hence, the number who chose swimming = 2 x and
the number who chose football = 3x where x is a
positive integer
2x + 3x = 35
5x = 35
x=7
∴Number of girls who chose swimming =2 x 7 = 14
∴Number of girls who chose football =3 x 7 = 21
(c) Determine the modal sport.
The modal sport is the one that was most chosen. This
is football, since more girls chose football than any
other sport.
(d) One of the girls is selected at random. What is
the probability that she chose NEITHER track
NOR cricket as her favourite sport?
Number of girls who did not choose either track or
cricket
= Number who chose swimming, tennis or football
=75 - 29
= 46
So, P(girl did not choose track or cricket)
46
= 75
(e) The information on the favourite sport of the 75
girls is to be shown in a pie chart. Calculate the
sector angle for football.
21
Angle of the sector for football = 75 ×360 °
¿ 100.8 °