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Cumulative Frequency Worksheet

1 Answer the whole of this question on a sheet of graph paper.

80 electric light bulbs of brand A were tested to find how long each bulb lasted.
The results are summarised in the table below.

Time t 艋 50 50 ⬍ t 艋 100 100 ⬍ t 艋 150 150 ⬍ t 艋 200 200 ⬍ t 艋 250 250 ⬍ t 艋 300 300 ⬍ t 艋 350 350 ⬍ t 艋 400
(t hours)

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(a) Copy and complete the following cumulative frequency table.
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Time
t 艋 50 t 艋 100 t 艋 150 t 艋 200 t 艋 250 t 艋 300 t 艋 350 t 艋 400
(t hours)
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Number
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(b) Using a horizontal scale of 1 cm to represent 50 hours and a vertical scale of 1 cm to represent
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10 bulbs, draw a smooth cumulative frequency curve on the next page for these brand A bulbs.[3]

(c) Use your graph to estimate

(i) the median, [1]
(ii) the 10th percentile. [1]

(d) 80 brand B bulbs were also tested and a report on the test gave the following information.
3 bulbs lasted 50 hours or less.
No bulbs lasted more than 350 hours.
The median time was 250 hours.
The upper quartile was 275 hours.
The interquartile range was 75 hours.
On the same axes, draw a smooth cumulative frequency curve for the brand B bulbs. [3]

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 (e) Use your graphs to estimate the number of bulbs that lasted 260 hours or less
(i) for brand A, [1]
(ii) for brand B. [1]

(f) Which brand of bulb is more likely to last longer than 250 hours?
Justify your answer. [1]

Draw a cumulative frequency diagram to represent these results.

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 2 Answer the whole of this question on a sheet of graph paper.

The table below shows the marks obtained in tests of English and Mathematics by 140 students.

Number of candidates
Mark (x)
English Mathematics
0 < x
20 4 10
20 < x
40 26 20
40 < x
60 50 30
60 < x
80 56 55
80 < x
100 4 25

(a) Copy and complete the cumulative frequency table below.

Number of candidates
Mark (x)
English Mathematics

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(b) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 20 marks, draw a horizontal x-axis for 0
x
100.
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Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 20 pupils, draw a vertical axis for values from 0 to 140.
On your axes, draw and label both smooth cumulative frequency curves on the next page
to illustrate thisinformation. [3]
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(c) Use your curves to find

(i) the upper quartile mark for English, [1]

(ii) the interquartile range for English, [1]
(iii) the median mark for English and the median mark for Mathematics. [1]

(d) State, with a reason, which you think is the easier test. [1]

(e) One student is chosen at random.

It may be assumed that the marks gained in the two subjects are independent.

Expressing each answer as a fraction in its lowest terms, calculate the probability that the
student gains

(i) more than 60 marks on both papers, [1]

(ii) more than 80 marks on one paper, but not on the other. [2]

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Mathematics

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Fifty students each took a Mathematics and an English test. The distributions of their marks are
shown in the cumulative frequency graph.

(a) Use the graph

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(i) to estimate the median mark in the English test,

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(a)(i) .................................. [1]

(ii) to estimate the 20th percentile mark in the Mathematics test.

(a)(ii) ................................. [1]

(b) State, with a reason, which test the students found more difficult.

Answer (b) .................................................................................................................................

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............................................................................................................................................. [1]

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 9 Thecumulativefrequencygraphforthelengthsofthe50tracksonAbi’sMP3playerisshownbelow.

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2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:00 5:30 6:00
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Length of track (minutes : seconds)

(a) Usethegraphtofind
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(i) themedian,
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Answer ............ minutes............seconds[1]

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(ii) theinterquartilerange.

Answer ............ minutes............seconds[2]

(b) Usetheinformationonthegraphtocompletethefrequencytableforthelengthofthetracks.

Length(minutes:seconds) Frequency
2:301lengthG3:00 3
3:001lengthG3:30 5
3:301lengthG4:00
4:001lengthG4:30
4:301lengthG5:00
5:001lengthG5:30
5:301lengthG6:00
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 (c) AbiplaysthreetracksfromherMP3playerwithnobreakbetweenthem.

Giventhatnotrackisrepeated,whatisthemaximumpossiblelengthoftimetakentoplaythese
tracks?

Answer ............ minutes............seconds[2]

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