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O-LevelMathematicsStatistics4024/21 · Oct/Nov 2015 · Q912 Marks

The cumulative frequency graph for the lengths of the 50 tracks on Abi's MP3 player is shown below. [Figure 9]

  1. (a)(i)Use the graph to find the median,[1]
  2. (a)(ii)the interquartile range.[2]
  3. (b)Use the information on the graph to complete the frequency table for the length of the tracks. Length (minutes : seconds) | Frequency 2:30 < length < 3:00 | 3 3:00 < length < 3:30 | 5 3:30 < length ≤ 4:00 | 4:00 < length < 4:30 | 4:30 < length < 5:00 | 5:00 < length < 5:30 | 5:30 < length < 6:00 | [2]
  4. (c)Abi plays three tracks from her MP3 player with no break between them. Given that no track is repeated, what is the maximum possible length of time taken to play these tracks?[2]
  5. (d)(i)Abi travels on a train from station A to station F. The exact times the train arrives at and leaves stations A to F are shown below. Station | A | B | C | D | E | F Arrive | - | 1003 | 1006 | 1011 | 1015 | 1021 Depart | 0958 | 1004 | 1007 | 1012 | 1016 | - How many minutes did her journey take?[1]
  6. (d)(ii)Abi starts playing tracks at random from her MP3 player as she leaves station A. What is the probability that the first track is still playing when she arrives at station B?[2]
  7. (e)Abi plays two different tracks at random from her MP3 player. What is the probability that neither track is longer than 3 minutes 30 seconds?[2]

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Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2015). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] 4 [minutes] 18 [seconds]
  2. [2] 1 [minute] 0 [seconds]
  3. B1 for attempt to read at 12.5 and 37.5
  4. [2] 10, 12, 13, 5, 2
  5. B1 for 3 correct
  6. [2] 17 [minutes] 30 [seconds]
  7. B1 for three times only seen including 6, 5:30 and time in range 5:30 < t ≤ 6
  8. [1] 23
  9. [2] 7/50 or 0.14
  10. B1ft for their 2 + their 5 seen or time = 5 [mins] seen
  11. Or SC1 for answer a/50 where a < 50
  12. [2] 4/175 oe
  13. M1 for a/50 x (a-1)/49 where a < 50
  14. Or B1 for 8/50 and 7/49 seen
  15. Or SC1 for answer 16/625 oe or answer 8/175 oe

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Topic
Statistics, O-Level Mathematics (syllabus 4024). Structured question, 12 marks.
Source
O-Level Mathematics, Oct/Nov 2015 Paper 2 Variant 1, question 9.

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