Assignment 28 Total: 65 marks

Structured Questions:

1. The table below shows the results of an exam by a class of 40 students.

Marks Interval Frequency

1-10 4

11-20 9

21-30 15

31-40 5

41-50 7

(a) Determine the mode of the grouped data given above. [1]

(b) Represent the information given on a histogram. [5]

2. The table below shows the frequency distribution of the height of 20 trees

recorded by an environmentalist.

Height, 𝒉 (m) Frequency

41-60 5

61-80 7

81-100 6

101-120 2

Draw a frequency polygon using the information given in the table above. [5]
3. The table below shows the number of potatoes grown in 2005-2008.

Year Number of potatoes grown

2005 150

2006 200

2007 350

2008 300

(a) Draw a line graph to represent the information given in the table above. [4]

(b) During which two years had the largest increase in the number of potatoes

grown? [1]

(c) Determine the average amount of potatoes grown per year. [1]
4. The table below shows the amount of money spent by a group of 40 students at

the school cafeteria.

Amount Spent ($) Frequency Cumulative Frequency

1-10 2 2

11-20 5 7

21-30 11

31-40 13

41-50 7

51-60 2

(a) Copy and complete the table to show to cumulative frequency. [2]

(b) Using an appropriate scale, construct the cumulative frequency curve for the

information given above. [4]

(c) Use your graph to estimate

(i) the median amount of money spent [1]

(ii) the lower quartile [1]

(iii) the probability that a student chosen at random spent less than $24

dollars during the week. [2]

llamas recorded by the zoologist.

Weight, 𝒘 kg Cumulative Frequency

1-20 5

21-40 17

41-60 35

61-80 58

81-100 90

101-120 111

121-140 120

(a) Determine the upper class boundary for the class 41-60. [1]

(b) Find the class width for the class 81-100. [1]

(c) On a sheet of graph paper, construct a cumulative frequency curve using the

information provided above. Ensure to label your axes. [4]

passing a stop sign.

Cumulative
Frequency

Speed/kmh−1

Using the cumulative frequency curve, estimate the

(a) median [1]

(b) lower quartile [1]

(c) interquartile range [2]

(d) semi-interquartile range [1]

(e) number of vehicles whose estimate speed is 40 kmh−1 [1]

(f) A vehicle is chosen at random at the stop sign. Find the probability that the

estimated speed of the vehicle is greater than 40 kmh−1 . [2]

present in 5 Jars labelled V, W, X, Y and Z.

Jars Black Beads White Beads

V 19 31

W 28

X 19

Y 20

Z 23 22

Total 120 120

Standard Deviation 6.5 4.3

(i) A white bead is chosen at random. Determine the probability that it was taken

from Jar W. [1]

(ii) What percentage of black beads is contained in Jars W, X and Y? [2]

(iii) Looking at the values for the standard deviations in the table above, compare

the distribution of black beads to white beads in the jars. [1]

8. (a) With or without the use of calculator, evaluate

1.4 × 103 + 1.25 × 102 , leaving your answer in standard form. [2]

(b) Express 12 as a binary number. [2]

9. A rectangle has a length of 0.15 m and a width of 0.23 m.

(a) Find the area of the rectangle in 𝑚2 . [2]

(b) Find the area of the rectangle in 𝑐𝑚2 . [2]

10. Carl invested $2500 in his account on June 1st, 2020. On June 1st, 2023, he received

$2695, inclusive of simple interest.

(a) What was the amount of interest he earned? [1]

(b) Calculate the rate of interest per annum. [2]

(c) Determine the amount of time it would take for Carl’s investment to reach

$5000, at the same rate of interest. [2]

shape of a triangle on top of a rectangular block.

𝑬 𝑩

14 cm

𝑫 𝑪
10 cm

(a) Given that the area of triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐸 is 40 𝑐𝑚2, find the height of the triangle. [1]

(b) Determine the area of the shape 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷𝐸. [2]

The prism is 15 cm long and is a solid made of tin.

Calculate:

(c) the volume of the prism [2]

(d) the mass of the prism, given that 1 𝑐𝑚3 of tin has a mass of 3.24 kg. [2]