1.

The line graph below shows the monthly sales, in thousands of dollars, at a school cafeteria for
the period January to May 2010.

(i) Copy and complete the table below to show the sales for EACH month.

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May

Sales in $ Thousands 38 27

(3 marks)

(ii) Between which TWO consecutive months was there the GREATEST decrease
in sales? (1 mark)

(iii) Calculate the mean monthly sales for the period January to May 2010.
(3 marks)

(iv) The TOTAL sales for the period January to June was $ 150 000. Calculate the
sales, in dollars, for the month of June. (2 marks)

(v) Comment on how the sales in June compared with the sales in the previous five
months. (2 marks)
Total 12 marks
2. 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 information given in the line graph.

Month July August September October November

Sales in $ Thousands 13 36
(2 marks)

(b) (i) Between which TWO consecutive months was there the GREATEST increase in
sales? (1 mark)

(ii) Between which TWO consecutive months was there the SMALLEST increase in
sales? (1 mark)

(iii) What feature of the line graph enables you to infer that the increase in sales
between two consecutive months was the greatest or the smallest? (2 marks)

(c) Calculate the mean monthly sales for the period July to November 2014. (2 marks)
 (d) The TOTAL sales for the period July to December was $130 000.

(i) Calculate the sales, in dollars, for the month of December. (1 mark)

(ii) Complete the line graph to show the sales for December (2 marks)
Total 11 marks

3. The table below shows the distribution of the masses of 100 packages.

Mass (kg) No. of Packages Cumulative Frequency

1 – 10 12 12
11 – 20 28 40
21 – 30 30
31 – 40 22
41 – 50 8

(a) Copy and complete the table to show the cumulative frequency for the distribution.
(2 marks)

(b) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 10 kg on the x-axis and 1 cm to represent 10

packages on the y-axis, draw the cumulative frequency curve for the data.(5 marks)

(c) Estimate from the graph

(i) the median mass of the packages (2 marks)

(ii) the probability that a package, chosen at random, has a mass which is LESS than
35 kg. (3 marks)
Total 12 marks

4. The table below shows the ages, to the nearest year, of the persons who visited the clinic during
a particular week.

Age (yrs) Number of persons Cumulative Frequency

40 – 49 4 4

50 – 59 11 15

60 – 69 20 ________

70 – 79 12 ________

80 – 89 3 50
 (a) Copy and complete the table to show the cumulative frequency. (2 marks)

(b) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 10 years on the x-axis and 1 cm to represent 5

persons on the y-axis, draw the cumulative frequency curve for the data. (5 marks)

(c) Use your graph drawn at (b) above to estimate

(i) the median age for the data (2 marks)

(ii) the probability that a person who visited the clinic was 75 years or younger.
(2 marks)
Draw lines on your graph to show how these estimates were obtained.
Total 11 marks

5. The heights of a sample of seedlings were measured to the nearest centimetre and then arranged
in class intervals as shown in the table below.

Height in cm Midpoint Frequency

3–7 5 0
8 – 12 10 3
13 – 17 15 12
18 – 22 16
23 – 27 22
28 – 32 18
33 – 37 14

(a) How many seedlings were in the sample? (1 mark)

(b) For the class interval written as “8 – 12” in the table above, write down

(i) the lower class limit (1 mark)

(ii) the upper class boundary (1 mark)

(iii) the class width. (1 mark)

(c) Copy and complete the table by inserting

(i) the midpoints of EACH class interval (2 marks)

(ii) the missing values for the class interval after the interval “33 – 37”. (1 mark)
 (d) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 5 cm on the horizontal axis and 2 cm to represent
5 seedlings on the vertical axis, draw a frequency polygon to represent the data as
shown in your table at (c). (5 marks)

Total 12 marks

6. A class of 30 students counted the number of books in their bags on a certain day. The number
of books in EACH bag is shown below.

5 4 6 3 2 1 7 4 5 3
6 5 4 3 7 6 2 5 4 5
5 7 5 4 3 2 1 6 3 4

(a) Copy and complete the frequency table for the data shown above

Number of Books
Tally Frequency (f) f ×x
(x)
1 II 2 2
2 III 3 6
3
4
5
6
7

(4 marks)

(b) State the modal number of books in the bags of the sample of students. (1 mark)

(c) Using the table in (a) above, or otherwise, calculate

(i) the TOTAL number of books (2 marks)

(ii) the mean number of books per bag. (2 marks)

(d) Determine the probability that a student chosen at random has LESS THAN 4 books in
his/her bag. (2 marks)

Total 11 marks
7. The table below shows the amount, to the nearest dollar, spent by a group of 40 students at the
school canteen during a period of one week.

Amount Spent ($) Number of Students Cumulative Frequency

1 – 10 3 3

11 – 20 7 10

21 – 30 9 19

31 – 40 11

41 – 50 8

51 – 60 2

(a) Copy and complete the table to show the cumulative frequency. (2 marks)

(b) Using a scale of 1 cm to represent $5 on the horizontal axis and 1 cm to represent 5

students on the vertical axis, draw the cumulative frequency graph for the data.
(5 marks)

(Marks will be awarded for axes appropriately labelled, points correctly plotted,
and a smooth curve carefully drawn.)

(c) Use your graph to estimate

(i) the median amount of money spent (2 marks)

(ii) the probability that a student chosen at random spent less than $23 during the
week. (2 marks)

Show on your graph, using broken lines, how these estimates were determined.
Total 11 marks
8. The scores obtained by 100 children in a competition are summarized in the table below.

Score Class mid-point (x) Frequency (f) f ×x

0–9 4.5 8 36
10 – 19 14.5 13 188.5
20 – 29 25
30 – 39 22
40 – 49 20
50 – 59 12

TOTAL 100

(a) (i) State the modal class interval. (1 mark)

(ii) State the class interval in which a score of 19.4 would lie. (1 mark)

(b) (i) Copy and complete the table to show

a) the class mid-points

b) the values of ‘f × x’ (2 marks)

(ii) Calculate the mean score for the sample. (3 marks)

(c) Explain why the value of the mean obtained in (b) (ii) is only an estimate of the true
value. (1 mark)

(d) In order to qualify for the next round of the competition a student must score AT
LEAST 40 points. What is the probability that a student selected at random qualifies for
the next round? (2 marks)

Total 10 marks
9. A class of 24 students threw the cricket ball at sports. The distance thrown by each student was
measured to the nearest metre. The results are shown below.

22 50 35 52 47 30
48 34 45 23 43 40
55 29 46 56 43 59
36 63 54 32 49 60

(a) Copy and complete the frequency table for the data shown above.

Distance (m) Frequency

20 – 29 3

30 – 39 5

_________ _________

_________ _________

_________ _________
(3 marks)

(b) State the lower boundary for the class interval 20 – 29. (1 mark)

(c) Using a scale of 1 cm on the x-axis to represent 5 metres, and a scale of 1 cm on the
y-axis to represent 1 student, draw a histogram to illustrate the data. (5 marks)

(d) Determine

(i) the number of students who threw the ball a distance recorded as 50 metres or
more (1 mark)

(ii) the probability that a student, chosen at random, threw the ball a distance
recorded as 50 metres or more. (1 mark)

Total 11 marks
10. The histogram below shows the distribution of heights of seedlings in a sample.

(a) Copy and complete the frequency table for the data in the sample.

Score Mid-point Frequency

1 – 10 5.5 18

11 – 20 15.5 25
21 – 30
31 – 40
41 – 50

(b) Determine

(i) the modal class interval (1 mark)

(ii) the number of seedlings in the sample (2 marks)

(iii) the mean height of the seedlings (4 marks)

(iv) the probability that a seedling chosen at random has a height that is GREATER
than 30 cm. (2 marks)
Total 12 marks
11. The masses of 60 parcels collected at a post office were grouped and recorded as shown in the
histogram below

(a) (i) Complete the table below to show the information given in the histogram.
(2 marks)

(ii) Complete the column headed “Cumulative Frequency" (1 mark)

Mass (kg) No. of Parcels Cumulative Frequency

1–5 4 4
6 – 10 10 14
11 – 15 17 31
16 – 20 46
21 – 25 11
26 – 30 60

(b) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 5 kg on the x-axis and 2 cm to represent 10

parcels on the y-axis, draw the cumulative frequency curve for the data. (5 marks)

(c) Use the graph drawn at (b) to estimate the median mass of the parcels.
Draw lines on your graph to show how this estimate was obtained. (2 marks)
Total 10 marks