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O-LevelMathematicsStatistics4024/22 · Oct/Nov 2017 · Q29 Marks

A company asked their employees how long they took to travel to work one day. The table summarises the times for 120 employees. Time (t minutes) | 0 < t ≤ 20 | 20 < t ≤ 40 | 40 < t ≤ 60 | 60 < t ≤ 80 | 80 < t ≤ 100 -------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------- Frequency | 12 | 28 | 45 | 22 | 13 [Grid for cumulative frequency curve]

  1. (a)(i)Complete the cumulative frequency table below. Time (t minutes) | t ≤ 0 | t ≤ 20 | t ≤ 40 | t ≤ 60 | t ≤ 80 | t ≤ 100 ----------------|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----------- Cumulative frequency | 0 | | | | | 120[1]
  2. (a)(ii)On the grid, draw a smooth cumulative frequency curve to represent these results.[2]
  3. (b)(i)Use your curve to estimate the median time,[1]
  4. (b)(ii)Use your curve to estimate the interquartile range of the times.[2]
  5. (c)Calculate an estimate of the mean time taken for the employees to travel to work.[3]

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Mark scheme

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  1. [1] (a)(i) 12 40 85 107
  2. [2] (a)(ii) Correct cumulative frequency curve
  3. B1FT for at least 5 correct plots
  4. [1FT] (b)(i) 47 to 49
  5. [2FT] (b)(ii) 28 to 32
  6. B1 for 63 to 65 or 32 to 35
  7. [3] (c) 49.3
  8. M1 for (12×10 + 28×30 + 45×50 + 22×70 + 13×90)
  9. and B1 dep for their Σfx ÷ 120

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Topic
Statistics, O-Level Mathematics (syllabus 4024). Structured question, 9 marks.
Source
O-Level Mathematics, Oct/Nov 2017 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 2.

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