Date: ______/______/ 2009 Marks

Worksheet 15: Statistics

1 Basic

The following pie chart represents the results of 480 students in a Science test.
Grade F

Grade E xo
Grade A
o
51
Grade C 60o
150o
Grade B

(a) Calculate the value of x.

(b) Copy and complete the following table.

Grade Frequency

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 Solution:

(a) x = 360 − (150 + 90 + 60 + 51)

=9

(b) Grade Frequency

A 120
B 200
C 80
D 0
E 68
F 12

[Cedar Girls’ Sec School / 2007]

Ans: (a) x = 9

2 Basic

Each of the 300 Secondary One students was asked to name their favourite CCA. The
table below shows the results of the choices made by the students.
CCA NCC Girl Guides Robotics Club Concert Band
No. of Students 100 95 x 55

Find the value of x and use the space below to draw a pie chart to illustrate the above
results.

Solution:

x = 300 − (100 + 95 + 55)

= 50

Robotics Girl
Club Guides
60° 114°
66°
120°
Concert
Band
NCC

[Anglican High School / 2008]

Ans: x = 50

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3 Intermediate

The pie chart illustrates how a man spends his wages each month.
(a) Find the percentage of his wages spent on food.
(b) Given that he saves $284 per month, calculate his monthly wages.
(c) If his expenditure on other items in a particular month exceeds that of food
by $37.50, calculate the amount of rent that he is paying for that month.

Other
Items

114°
Rent
Saving
108°

Food

Solution:

108
(a) Percentage of wages spent on food = ×100%
360
= 30%
360
(b) His monthly wages = × $284
(360 − 114 − 90 − 108)
= $2 130
90
(c) Amt of rent for that month = × $37.50
(114 − 108)
= $562.50

[Xinmin School / 2007]

Ans: (a) 30% (b) $2 130 (c) $562.50

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 4 Intermediate

The table below gives a record of the number of new cars sold in the years from 2000
to 2006.

Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

No. of new cars sold 45 30 28 42 55 52 60

(a) Draw a histogram to represent the data.

(b) State the year when the increase in new car sales was the greatest.
(c) The number of new cars sold in 2004 represents 25% of the total number of
vehicles sold in 2004. If this information is represented in a pie chart showing
the total number of vehicles sold in 2004, find the angle of the sector
representing the number of new cars sold.

Solution:
Write in pen Write in pen
(a)
No of Cars No of New Cars sold
from 2000 – 2006
60

50

40

30

20

10
Write in pen
0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Year

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 (b) 2003

(c) Angle of sector representing the no. of new cars sold = 0.25 × 360°
= 90o

[Cedar Girls’ Sec School / 2007]

Ans: (b) 2003 (c) 90o

5 Intermediate

The following table shows the examination results in Mathematics of the Secondary
One students in a particular school.

Marks (x) Frequency

45 ≤ x < 50 m
50 ≤ x < 55 23
55 ≤ x < 60 38
60 ≤ x < 65 85
65 ≤ x < 70 95
70 ≤ x < 75 76
75 ≤ x < 80 57

(a) Given that the total number of students is 380, find m .

Hence, calculate the percentage of students who obtained less than 50 marks.

(b) Draw a histogram to represent the data.

Solution:

(a) m = 380 – (57+76+95+85+38+23)

=6
6
Percentage of students = ×100%
380
11
=1 %
19

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 Write in pen
Exam results in Math of Sec 1 students in a particular school
(b)
Write in pen

Write in pen

[Anglican High School / 2007]

11
Ans: (a) 6, 1 %
19

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