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Statistical DiagramsCambridge IGCSE Maths: Subtopic test

10 questions, 26 marks

Cambridge IGCSE Maths

Statistical Diagrams

Total 26 marks

Name

Class

Date

  1. 1
    A two-way table shows the favourite subject of 50 students, by gender: of 20 boys, 12 prefer Maths and 8 prefer Science; of 30 girls, 10 prefer Maths and 20 prefer Science.
    (a)
    Find the total number of students who prefer Maths.
    [1 mark]
    • A22
    • B28
    • C12
    • D18
    (b)
    Find the total number of students who prefer Science.
    [1 mark]
    • A22
    • B28
    • C8
    • D20
    (c)
    Find the probability that a randomly selected girl prefers Science.
    [1 mark]
    • A1030\frac{10}{30}
    • B13\frac{1}{3}
    • C2050\frac{20}{50}
    • D23\frac{2}{3}

    Total for question 1: 3 marks

  2. 2
    A pie chart represents the favourite fruit of 60 people: apples are represented by a sector of angle 90 degrees, bananas by 60 degrees, oranges by 120 degrees, and the remainder are grapes.
    (a)
    Find the number of people who prefer apples.
    [2 marks]
    (b)
    Find the number of people who prefer grapes.
    [2 marks]

    Total for question 2: 4 marks

  3. 3
    An ordered stem-and-leaf diagram shows the heights, in cm, of 15 plants (key: 1 | 2 means 12 cm): Stem 1: leaves 2, 5, 5, 8. Stem 2: leaves 1, 3, 4, 4, 6, 9. Stem 3: leaves 1, 3, 5, 8. Stem 4: leaf 1.
    (a)
    Find the median height.
    [3 marks]
    (b)
    Find the range of the heights of the plants.
    [3 marks]

    Total for question 3: 6 marks

  4. 4
    A school records the number of books read in a term by two classes of 30 students each. Class A: 0 books - 4 students, 1 book - 8 students, 2 books - 10 students, 3 books - 5 students, 4 books - 3 students. Class B: 0 books - 2 students, 1 book - 6 students, 2 books - 9 students, 3 books - 9 students, 4 books - 4 students.
    (a)
    Calculate the mean number of books read for Class A, correct to 2 decimal places.
    [4 marks]
    (b)
    Calculate the mean number of books read for Class B, correct to 2 decimal places.
    [4 marks]
    (c)
    Compare the mean number of books read between Class A and Class B, stating which class read more books on average and by how much. State one limitation of using the mean alone to compare the two classes.
    [5 marks]

    Total for question 4: 13 marks

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