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O-LevelMathematicsStatistics4024/22 · May/June 2018 · Q211 Marks

Jenny recorded the time, in minutes, of 40 movies. The table summarises her results. Time (t minutes) | 60<t≤80 | 80<t≤100 | 100<t≤120 | 120<t≤140 | 140 <t≤ 160 Frequency | 2 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 5 Jenny asked 60 people how many movies they had each watched in the last month. The table summarises her results. Number of movies | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 Frequency | p | 14 | 15 | 7 | q | 5 | 2 The mean number of movies watched is 2.3. Jenny also asked which type of movie each of the 60 people preferred. The table summarises her results. Type of movie | Action | Comedy | Drama | Horror Frequency | 24 | 15 | 9 | 12

  1. (a)On the grid, draw a frequency polygon to represent this information. [Figure: grid with axes Time (t minutes) and Frequency, scaled 0-160 and 0-16 respectively][2]
  2. (b)Find the value of p and the value of q.[3]
  3. (c)(i)Complete the pie chart to represent the results. [Figure: incomplete pie chart with 'Action' sector drawn][3]
  4. (c)(ii)One of the 60 people is chosen at random. Find the probability that this person preferred drama or horror movies.[1]
  5. (c)(iii)Two of the 60 people are chosen at random. Calculate the probability that they both preferred comedy movies.[2]

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  1. [2] B1 for 4 or 5 heights correct soi
  2. [3] B2 M1 for [0×p] + 1×14+2×15 + 3×7 + 4×q + 5×5 + 6×2 oe
  3. B1 Strict FT provided q integer with 0 <q ≤ 17
  4. [3] B2 for correct sectors without labels or incorrect labels or B1 for one correct sector or 90, 54 and 72 seen
  5. [1] 21/60, 7/20, 0.35 or 35%
  6. [2] M1 for 15/60 * 14/59 [oe] or SC1 for 15/60 * 15/60 or answer 1/16 oe

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Topic
Statistics, O-Level Mathematics (syllabus 4024). Structured question, 11 marks.
Source
O-Level Mathematics, May/June 2018 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 2.

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