Averages & RangeCambridge IGCSE Maths: Subtopic test
10 questions, 26 marks
Cambridge IGCSE Maths
Averages & Range
Total 26 marks
Name
Class
Date
- 1The number of goals scored by a hockey team in 9 matches were: 2, 3, 1, 4, 2, 5, 3, 2, 4.(a)Find the mode of this data.[1 mark]
- A2
- B3
- C4
- D5
(b)Find the median number of goals scored.[1 mark]- A2
- B3
- C4
- D2.5
(c)Find the range of the number of goals scored.[1 mark]- A3
- B5
- C4
- D1
Total for question 1: 3 marks
- 2A survey recorded the number of pets owned by 20 households: 0 pets - 5 households, 1 pet - 8 households, 2 pets - 4 households, 3 pets - 3 households.(a)Find the mode of the number of pets owned.[2 marks](b)Find the median number of pets owned.[2 marks]
Total for question 2: 4 marks
- 3Data on the number of children per family was recorded for 30 families: 1 child - 6 families, 2 children - 12 families, 3 children - 9 families, 4 children - 3 families.(a)Calculate the mean number of children per family.[3 marks](b)It is discovered that one family recorded as having 4 children actually has 8 children. Calculate the corrected mean number of children per family, correct to 2 decimal places.[3 marks]
Total for question 3: 6 marks
- 4The times, in minutes, taken by 40 runners to complete a fun run were recorded in groups: 20 <= t < 30 - 6 runners, 30 <= t < 40 - 15 runners, 40 <= t < 50 - 11 runners, 50 <= t < 60 - 8 runners.(a)Calculate an estimate of the mean time, using the midpoint of each class.[4 marks](b)State the modal class, and state the class in which the median lies, justifying your answer using cumulative frequencies.[4 marks](c)A further 10 runners join the fun run, all completing it in the range 40 <= t < 50 minutes. Using the midpoint 45 minutes for these runners, calculate the new estimate of the mean time for all 50 runners, correct to 1 decimal place.[5 marks]
Total for question 4: 13 marks
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