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O-LevelMathematicsStatistics4024/22 · May/June 2022 · Q510 Marks

A group of students each complete a puzzle. The table shows the time, t seconds, each student took to complete the puzzle. Time (t seconds) | 80<t≤120 | 120<t≤140 | 140<t≤150 | 150<t≤240 Frequency | 13 | 26 | 27 | 24 Find the number of students who took 2 minutes 20 seconds or less to complete the puzzle.

  1. (a)(i)A group of students each complete a puzzle. The table shows the time, t seconds, each student took to complete the puzzle. Time (t seconds) | 80<t≤120 | 120<t≤140 | 140<t≤150 | 150<t≤240 Frequency | 13 | 26 | 27 | 24 Find the number of students who took 2 minutes 20 seconds or less to complete the puzzle.[1]
  2. (a)(ii)Calculate an estimate of the mean time taken, in seconds, to complete the puzzle.[3]
  3. (b)(i)A group of adults also completed this puzzle. A cumulative frequency diagram for their times is shown. [Figure with cumulative frequency diagram] Use the cumulative frequency diagram to complete the frequency table. Time (t seconds) | 50<t≤100 | 100<t≤150 | 150<t≤200 | 200<t≤250 | 250<t≤300 Frequency | 8 | | | |[2]
  4. (b)(ii)Use the cumulative frequency diagram to find an estimate of the median.[1]
  5. (b)(iii)55% of the adults took between 125 seconds and k seconds to complete the puzzle. Use the cumulative frequency diagram to find the value of k.[3]

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  1. [1] 39
  2. [3] B1 for correct midpoints soi M1 for (13×100+26×130+27×145+24×195) / (13+26+27+24)
  3. [2] B1 for 2 or 3 correct
  4. [1] 192.5 to 197.5
  5. [3] B2 for 84 soi or M1 for 55/100 x 120 or 18 + their 66

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Topic
Statistics, O-Level Mathematics (syllabus 4024). Structured question, 10 marks.
Source
O-Level Mathematics, May/June 2022 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 5.

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