Ls Maths 7 Learner Book Answers
Ls Maths 7 Learner Book Answers
Ls Maths 7 Learner Book Answers
Learner’s Book
answers Reflection: You have to work backwards from
Unit 1 Getting started
the answer or do a subtraction.
1 −7, −5, 0, 3, 6, 9
10 a 5 b −12 c 10 d −19
2 9, 18, 27, 36, 45
11 a −40 b −130 c 1200 d −700
3 1, 3, 5, 15
12 a i −4 ii −4
4 52
iii −4 iv −4
Exercise 1.1 b Three numbers can be added in any order.
It is true for any three integers.
1 a 1 b −4 c −8 d 4
13 a + −5 7
2 a −6 b 8 c −10 d 2
4 −1 11
3 a −2 b 10 c 2 d −10
−3 −8 4
4 a 4 b −2 c −10 d −6
b −1 + 11 + −8 + 4 = 6
5 −9
c 4 + −3 + −5 + 7 = 3
6 a For example: 1 and 0; 2 and −1; 3 and −2;
4 and −3; 5 and −4 d b = 2 × c (6 = 2 × 3)
b One integer will be positive and the other Reflection: Learner’s own answer.
integer will be zero or negative. If you
14 a There are three possible answers. They are
ignore the − sign, the difference between
2, −13 and 17.
them is 1 and the − sign is on the smaller
integer. b Learner’s own check.
7 a Learners could check this with some
particular values for the two integers. Exercise 1.2
They could use one positive integer and 1 a −6 b −35
one negative integer or they could make
them both negative integers. c −40 d −36
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5 −15 −25 4 24
7 −21 −35 5 30
7 a −21 b −50 c −8 d −4 6 56
8 a −200 b −1800 c −360 d −100 7 a 4 × 7 = 28 is a multiple of 4 and 7.
9 a −12 b −24 b 6 × 5 = 30 is a multiple of 6 and 5.
c −30 d −20 c It is always true. A × B is a multiple of A
(B times) and of B (A times).
10 a The missing numbers are: −5, −4, −2.
d It is sometimes true but not always true.
b Add −20 ÷ 1 = −20 and −20 ÷ 20 = −1. It is true when A = 4 and B = 7, then
c The lines can be in any arrangement. A × B is 28 and this is the LCM.
Learner’s own diagram. A counterexample is when A = 6 and
d Learner’s own check. B = 4, then A × B = 24 but the LCM is 12.
11 a 8 12
−3 −12 4
9 36
10 There are two possible answers: 1 and 21;
−6 −20 3 and 7.
11 There are four possible answers: 1 and 30;
2 −10 −5 2 and 15; 3 and 10; 5 and 6.
Reflection: Learner’s own answer.
b 6 −18 −3
Exercise 1.4
−30 −12 1 a 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24
b 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50
−5 −20 4 c 1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45
b 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 Reflection: For example: If you divide the
numerator and the denominator by the highest
c 15, 30 common factor, you have the fraction in its
simplest form.
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d i 44 is possible. d Impossible
ii 4444 or 444 444 or . . . If there is an e No; a counterexample is 8, which is 23 and
even number of digits, the difference has four factors, 1, 2, 4 and 8.
calculated in the test is 0.
f Learner’s own answer.
13 a It is false. 12 is divisible by 2 and 4, but it
is not divisible by 8. Reflection: Learner’s own answer.
e 225 = 15 14 a 1+ 3 + 5 = 3
3 a 6 b 9 c 11 d 12 b 1+ 3 + 5 + 7 = 4
4 a 1 b 8 c 27 d 64 c 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 = 5 and so on.
e 125 d The numbers in each part are
3 3
1 + 3 + 5 + 7 = 16, which equals a 4 by 4
5 a 1 =1 b 8=2 square. Compare with part b.
3 3
c 27 = 3 d 64 = 4
3
Check your progress
e 125 = 5
1 a −4 b −10 c −12 d −5
6 a 4 b 8 c 12
2 a 5 and −3 b 10 and −7
7 a 92 = 81 and 102 = 100
3 a −3 b 6
b 13 and 14 c 4 and 5
4 1, 2, 4, 8
8 a 289 b 289 = 17
5 a 54, 60, 66 b 30
9 a 324 = 18 b 400 = 20
2
c 529 = 23 d 676 = 26 6 a 13 b
5
3 3
10 a 343 = 7 b 729 = 9 7 a N is an integer, so N × N = N is a
3 3 square number.
c 1000 = 10 d 1728 = 12
b N = 64
11 a The factors are 1, 36, 2, 18, 3, 12, 4, 9, 6.
8 a 32 is divisible by 4.
b i 1, 9, 3 ii 1, 16, 2, 8, 4
b 1 or 4 or 7
iii 1, 25, 5
c 9
c Usually factors come in pairs. For
example, 2 × 18 = 36 gives two factors, 2 9 93 = 272 and 163 = 642
and 18. Only for a square number can
you get a single factor from a product.
6 × 6 = 36, so the total number is odd.
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2 a 13 b 84 c 13 d 1 b Equivalent to 2n + 3 is: A, D, G, K.
3 a 2 b 6 c 10 d 11 Equivalent to 3n + 2 is: C, H, J, L.
e −5 f 3 Equivalent to 3 − 2n is: E, F.
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ii
c
a = or a = c ÷ 5 e 14g f 16p g 3w h 7n
5
i 4b2 j 5f k 3j l k3
b $17
4 a
6 a T = total pay, h = hours worked 14x
b Total pay = 9 × number of hours worked 8x 6x
c $270
3x 5x x
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11 e 6b − 8 f 8c − 12
7c + 3d 5c + 8d i 3a + 6f j 15b + 20g
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4 150, 15, 15 000, 150, 0.15, 1.5, 150 j 0.09 k 0.009 l 0.0009
5 a 7 b 4 c 18 15 a B b A c C
d 145 e 12 f 89 16 a 80 b 150
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b 12 c −5.88 d −2.979
15 a −15 b −23.52
c 4.14 d 7.28
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Reflection: Learner’s own answer. 8 a For example: If the lines are parallel,
the angles add up to 180°. But
14 a i 60°, 120°, 60°, 120° 56° + 126° = 182°, so the lines are not
ii 60 + 120 + 60 + 120 = 360 parallel. Other explanations are possible.
bc a bc a
a c a cb
b
bc a bc a
There are three sets of three parallel lines.
10 a 75°
b 30°
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b 3 a, b
63°
P
B
4.5 cm
63°
c
C
A
4 a A 6.9 cm B
120° 110°
5.1 cm
d 8.2 cm
A 70° B
D
C 3 cm
3 cm
B 4 cm D C
A 3 cm
b 5.4 cm
c Learner’s own answer.
d Learner’s own answer.
6 a 95°
2 a, b X
6 cm b, c Many answers possible.
Reflection: Learner’s own answer.
120°
c i 4.7 cm ii 3.7 cm
d Learner’s own answer. 120°
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b 4 cm 4 a 18 b 15 c 290 ÷ 20 = 14.5
A B
118° 106°
3 cm Exercise 6.1
D 1 a continuous b categorical
c discrete
2 a discrete b discrete
C
c continuous d continuous
c 8.2 or 8.3 cm
e categorical
3 a = 108°, b = 72°, c = 55°, d = 125°
3 For example:
4 a P
a colour, type of brakes, fuel used
5.5 cm b number of doors, number of cylinders,
Q number of seats
3 cm
A c length, width, engine size, fuel
4 cm consumption
B
4 a It does not say whether 1 means very
C clean or very dirty.
b 32° b 53 c 5
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5 a For example: too vague, no time period, d Sofia’s prediction is correct. 7 is the mode.
does not include less than 1 hour
e Zara’s prediction is not correct. There are
b For example: How many hours of homework big differences.
did you do on Monday? Tick one box.
10 a–d Learner’s own answers.
Less than 1 hour
At least 1 hour but less than 2 hours Exercise 6.2
At least 2 hours but less than 3 hours 1 a Wei can ask people or she can give them a
questionnaire.
3 hours or more
b A sample takes less time. It might be
6 a–c Learner’s own answers.
difficult to see everyone in the population.
7 a i The gender and the estimate for each
c How much time each person took to do
person. These need to be recorded
their homework. Wei should ask about
together.
a particular evening or perhaps several
ii The teacher could have two separate particular evenings.
tally charts: one for boys and one for
girls. d For example:
Hours spent doing homework each evening
iii The teacher could draw a joint bar 12
chart for the boys and girls. She could 10
calculate an average for the boys and
Frequency
8
another for the girls. 6
b Learner’s own answer. 4
2
8 a For example: ask friends, use a
questionnaire, send emails to contacts, use 0
less than 1 between between more
social media. 1 and 2 2 and 3 than 3
Number of hours
b For example: bar chart, waffle diagram,
pie chart. e 16 out of 25 learners took at least 2
9 a It is difficult to see the frequency for each hours, which is 64%. This supports Wei’s
number. prediction.
b You could use a tally chart. Here are the 2 a The whole population is too large.
frequencies: b Sofia needs to know the month of birth.
She could get the data from school
Total 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
records.
Frequency 3 5 11 12 8 17 12 14 15 3 0
c Sofia wants to know the total for each
c
season. It would be better to use a tally
17
16 chart, as shown here. Each season is three
15 months.
14
13 Season Tally Frequency
12
11 Spring
Frequency
10
9 Summer
8 Autumn
7
6 Winter
5
4 d 820
3
2 e The numbers are similar for each season.
1
0
It does not support Sofia’s prediction.
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Total
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3 a For example: ‘The service was helpful’ or d 100 is quite a small sample in this case. A
‘The service was not helpful’. larger sample would be better.
b Numbers are easier to analyse than words. 6 a A large sample will be more representative
You can find the frequency for each score. of all the patients. A small sample might
You can find an average score. not represent all opinions.
c Not everyone will fill in the questionnaire. b A large sample will take longer and will
Only those people who used the helpline cost more.
during a particular time period can be
asked. c Learner’s own answer.
d Depends on learner’s prediction. The d For example: find an average or draw a chart.
majority of users of the helpline are not e Learner’s own answer.
satisfied. The mode is 2 out of 5. 22 out of
33 users or 67% gave a score of only 1 or 7 a Learner’s own answer.
2. Only five users out of 33 or 15% gave a b For example: by email or in person when
score of 4 or 5. they come to the theatre or using social
4 a All the words in book A and all the words media.
in book B. c Learner’s own answer.
b For example: Dakarai could open the d Learner’s own answer. For example:
book to a page at random. He could ask discuss the type of chart they will draw or
a friend to give him a page number in the an average they will calculate.
correct range. He could use a calculator or
a spreadsheet to generate a random page Reflection:
number.
a A large sample size will be more
c Dakarai could use a tally chart. If he has representative.
a partner’s help he can call out the length
b Plan how you will analyse and present the
and the partner can fill in the tally.
data before you start. Decide how much
d For example: bar chart or pie chart. time it will take and how much it will cost.
Make some predictions to test.
e The mean is the best average to use
because it uses all the word lengths. The
median could also be used because it is
Check your progress
easier to calculate. 1 a continuous b discrete
f If book A has a larger average than book c categorical d continuous
B, then Dakarai’s prediction is probably
correct. 2 For example:
g A typical page in a book could have about a number of brothers; shoe size; age, in years
300 words. That is probably enough. b height, mass, time spent doing homework
If there are a lot fewer words for some
reason, then Dakarai should use more c hair colour, eye colour, favourite sport
than one page.
3 a For example: The meal was good value. The
5 a There is not enough data to say whether customers enjoyed the meal. The service was
the prediction is correct or not. A sample good. The customers liked the atmosphere
size of 20 is too small. in the restaurant. The customers will
recommend the restaurant to their friends.
b If the dice is fair the frequencies should
be similar. The average of 100 throws b The numbers can be analysed in a way
would be 16 or 17. There is variation in that words cannot.
these frequencies but not enough to give
support to Emily’s prediction. c You can draw a chart, such as a bar chart.
You can calculate an average, for example,
c Learner’s own answer. the mean number of stars.
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b This would take a long time. You might 5 Learner’s own answer. Order of cards:
not be able to see members who do not 1 7 13 7
, , ,
come to the gym often. 4 12 10 5
c For example: You could choose members 6 As many decimal places as are needed to put
at random from the membership list. the decimals in order of size.
You could ask a few members at different .
times of day. You could choose every 10th 7 a i 0.83
.. ..
or 20th member until you have 50. ii 0.72, 1.72.
. .
d For example: You could give members a iii 0.8, 1.8
paper questionnaire when they visit the
gym. You could send a questionnaire 19 11 17
b , ,
11 6 9
electronically, using an email or social
media. 7 16 58 9
8 a = 2.33. . ., = 2.28. . ., = 2.32, = 2.25
3 7 25 4
Unit 7 Getting started 9 16 58 7
b , , ,
4 7 25 3
1 a
37 5 15 4
9 ,3 , ,3
10 7 4 5
0 1 2 1
2 3
10 First mark: any two of 5 , 13 , 17 , 27 , 33 , 67 , 69 ,
2 3 8 10 16 20 40 40
b 129 131 133 137
3 , , , , ...
80 80 80 80
2 b < c > d <
Second mark: any two of 9 , 11, 15 , 16 , 43 65
, ,
e < f < 5 6 8 9 24 36
67 127 131 133
, , , , ...
3 a 12 b 12 c 12 d 33 36 72 72 72
3 5 9 4
4 a 11 b 17
Exercise 7.2
10 12
8 1 2
1 a 3 b 10 c 8
5 a 6 b 10 c 18 9 2 7
Exercise 7.1 2 16 2 m
3
1 a ≠ b = c ≠ 3 a 3
3
b 7
1
c 5
1
4 2 6
d ≠ e = f ≠
3 3 1
4 a 4 m b Yes, 4 < 4
2 b < c < d > 8 8 2
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1 2 2 1
8 a 51x b 9 y+2 x So, the answer to × must be
2 10 3 3 8
1
c 8
13 1
a+9 b d 1
13
p + 10
7
q greater than but is smaller
24 14 15 40 16
than 1 .
2 7 8
9 a 5 is between 5 and 6, 7 is between 7
3 8
2 1 2 ×1 2 1
2 7
and 8. So 5 + 7 is between 5 + 7 (12) Accurate × = = =
3 8 3 × 8 24 12
3 8
and 6 + 8 (14). Zara is correct. 1
is greater than 1
but is
12 16
b–d Learner’s own answers.
smaller than 1 .✓
8
11
10 13 m
36 2
b Estimate is greater than zero, but is
9
Exercise 7.3 less than 1 .
2
1 3 2
1 a b c 1
8 16 15 0 × = 0 and 1 of 1
is 1 .
4 2 4 8
8 9 14
d e f So, the answer to × must be
2 1
25 28 27
9 4
3 1 3 greater than zero but is smaller
2 a b c
10 2 10
than 1 .
8
2 1 2
d e f
9 4 11 2 1 2 ×1 2 1
Accurate × = = =
9 4 9×4 36 18
1
3 cup cashew nuts, 1 cup of water, 1 cup of
3 6 8 1
is greater than zero but is
1 18
vinegar, 1 tablespoon of honey, teaspoon of
4
smaller than 1 .✓
salt 8
5
4
2
m2 c Estimate is greater than 1 , but is less
45 8 2
than 1.
9 2
5 m
1 4 4 4
16
of is 2 and 1 × = .
2
2 9 9 9 9
3×3
6 For example: or 3 2 or 0.75 × 0.75, etc. 5 4
4×4 4 So, the answer to × must be
8 9
7 a 4
b 4
c 5
d 20 greater than 2 but is smaller
9 7 21 63 9
than 4 .
9 3 9
8 a b
20 20
5 4 5×4 20 5
Accurate × = = =
1 8 9 8×9 72 18
9
6
5 2 4
is greater than = but is
10 Yes; a proper fraction is always less than 18 9 18
4 8
1. Multiplying two numbers that are both smaller than = .✓
9 18
smaller than 1 will always give a number
smaller than 1. 12 Mental maths is fun
2
11 a Estimate is greater than 1 , but is 13 73 2
m
3 2 80
less than 1.
Reflection: Learner’s own answers.
1 1 1 1
of is 1 and 1 × = .
2 8 16 8 8
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1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
× ÷ × ÷ × ÷ × ÷ =1
1 12 a 11 b 11
c 11
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 63 8 15 32
3 a 27 b 25 c 35 d 12 3 a 73 b 8 7
4 20
4 a 68 b 64 7
4 a b 11
5 a 54 b 64 c 126 d 128 15 9
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1 radius circumference
g h
i j
diameter centre
2 a same b same
3 a 2 b 2 c 90
k l
d 2 e 2
4 a cube b cuboid
c cylinder d sphere 2 a 2 b 2 c 1
e cone f tetrahedron d 4 e 2 f 1
g square-based pyramid g 2 h 1 i 1
h triangular prism j 2 k 1 l 2
Exercise 8.1 3 a 6 b 0 c 8
d 0 e 8 f 5
1 a b
g 4 h 0
4 a 6 b 1 c 8
c d
d 1 e 8 f 5
g 4 h 2
5
square rectangle rhombus parallelogram kite trapezium isosceles
trapezium
Shape
Number
of lines of 4 2 2 0 1 0 1
symmetry
Order of
rotational 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
symmetry
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c i 0 ii 1
d i 1 ii 1
7 a A circle has an infinite number of lines of iii diagonal
symmetry.
11
b A circle has an infinite order of rotational
symmetry.
8 a i
ii
iii
b i 1 ii 2 iii 1
9 a Ritesh
b Ali didn’t reflect all of the shape. Some of
the shape has just been redrawn.
10 a i, ii
iii horizontal
b i, ii
iii diagonal
c i, ii
b 4
or
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Activity 8.1 7 a
a
Road sign a b c d e f g h i j k l
Number
of lines of 4 2 0 4 0 1 1 2 0 1 INF 2
symmetry
b Different length sides; one pair of parallel
Order of sides; different-sized angles; order 1
rotational 4 2 1 4 3 1 1 2 1 1 INF 2 rotational symmetry.
symmetry
8 a
b Learner’s own answer.
Exercise 8.2
1 a A, B, G
b C, D, E, F
2 b Six sides the same length; six angles the
radius same size; six lines of symmetry; order 6
centre rotational symmetry
tangent
9 10, 10, 10, 10
6 a pentagon 5
hexagon 6
heptagon (7 sides) 7
octagon 8
nonagon (9 sides) 9
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Reflection: A tangent is on the outside of the 9 a Yes, Arun is correct. Congruent shapes
circle (touching the circumference just once). are identical in shape and size, so they
A chord is on the inside of the circle (touching the must have the same perimeter.
circumference at the start and end of the line).
b The areas of congruent shapes are the
It’s inside the circle, and it touches the same.
circumference at the start and end of the line.
It’s not on the outside of the circle and touches the 10 There are different ways to group the shapes.
circumference twice. For example:
Group 1, circles: A, I, L
Exercise 8.3
Group 2, squares: B, N, P
1 D, G Group 3, congruent hexagons: E, J
2 D, G Group 4, congruent isosceles triangles: C, G, K
3 a 8 cm b 3 cm Group 5, congruent trapezia: H, Q
4 a i 5 cm ii 12 cm iii 13 cm Group 6, right-angled triangles: D, F, M
b 55°
Exercise 8.4
c i 55° ii 35°
1 b, A and iii
d ii EF iii DF iv DEF
c, D and i
v EDF vi DFE
d, B and iv
5 a i 3.1 cm ii 6.5 cm iii 7.8 cm
2 six congruent square faces; 12 edges; eight
b i 23° ii 62° iii 95° vertices
6 180° − 57° − 42° = 81°, not 84°, which is what it
would be if they were congruent.
Activity 8.2
a–c Learner’s own answers.
7 Sofia is incorrect. Even though all the angles
are the same size, the side lengths of the 4 a J b G c K
equilateral triangles can be different and so
the triangles are not congruent. d I e L f H
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2 4 a 8, 14 b 23, 29, 41
c 20, 17, 11 d 74, 58, 42
e 16, 24, 48, 56 f 38, 33, 18, 13
5 a infinite b finite
c finite d infinite
3 7, 7, 7, 7 6 a 4, 9, 19 b 10, 12, 24
4 a 7.2 cm c 24, 16, 12
b 33° 7 A, c and iv; B, d and ii; C, f and v; D, a and vi;
E, b and i; F, e and iii
c 120°
8 Multiply by 2 would give 4, 8, 16 (and the
5 a five faces (one square and four isosceles
third term is 20). Add 4 would give 4, 8, 12
triangles); eight edges; five vertices
(and the third term is 20). Sofia and Zara
b top view front view side view must look further than the first two terms
and check that their rule works for the
whole sequence and not just the first two
terms. Term-to-term rule: Multiply by 3 then
subtract 4.
1 a 14 b 12 c 4 d −3 b For example:
b i Add 3. ii 13, 16 11 8
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c Add 3. 3 a i 40 ii 100
d Three extra dots are added to the end of b i 64 ii 160
the previous pattern.
c i 120 ii 300
2 a 4 a 5; n + 5
b i 25 ii 40
5 a n+9 b n+4
b 14, 17
c n + 21 d n + 42
c Add 3.
6 a i 17 ii 29
d i 20 ii 26
b i 12 ii 24
3 a Sofia adds two dots to each pattern to get
the next pattern. She counts the number c i 29 ii 41
of dots in each pattern and records the
d i 50 ii 62
numbers in the table.
7 Yes; 1 − 6 = −5, 2 − 6 = −4, 3 − 6 = −3
b Advantage: easy way to show each pattern
and the number of dots; disadvantage: 8 Learner’s own answer.
takes a long time to draw and fill in the
grid. 9 a −3, −2, −1, 0, 1, . . .
5 a 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 10 A and iii; B and v; C and i; D and vi; E and ii;
F and iv
b No, 42 is not a multiple of 4.
11
c 93 is an odd number and no odd number
nth term rule 5th 10th 20th
is a multiple of 4.
term in term in term in
d For example: multiple of 4. sequence sequence sequence
nth term 17 22 32
Activity 9.2
= n + 12
Learner’s own answers nth term 0 5 15
6 a = n−5
nth term = 4n 20 40 80
nth term 40 45 55
= n + 35
nth term −10 −5 5
b 15 = n − 15
7 Marcus; 1 × 2 + 3 = 5, 2 × 2 + 3 = 7, 3 × 2 + 3 = 9, nth term 80 160 320
4 × 2 + 3 = 11, and so 20 × 2 + 3 = 43. = 16n
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b ii input 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Input ÷…
6 Output
output 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Input ×…
6 Output
6
Input 7 8 10
Input 24 54 120 Output 1 2 4
Output 4 9 20
4 a Input …6
− Output
Input −…
13 Output
Learner’s own answer. Example: I filled in
the table of values first, using the mapping
Input +…
13 Output diagram. Then I compared the input values
and output values and noticed that the output
values were all 6 less than the input values.
Input 20 25 51
7 a 4 + 8 = 12 b ×3
Output 7 12 38 c Two. Learner’s own answer. Example:
If you only have one input and output
value there could be at least two possible
functions. As soon as you have two input
and output values, only one of the possible
functions will work and the other(s) won’t.
d Learner’s discussions.
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Input 0 1 2 Exercise 10.1
Output 0 4 8 1 a Divide the numerator and the
denominator by 10, or by 5 and then 2, or
by 2 and then 5.
Input …4
× Output b Learner’s own answers.
3 61 31
2 a b c
Check your progress 5 100 50
16 13 7
1 a i Add 2. ii 14, 16 iii 24 d e f
25 20 10
1
b e 0.05 and
20
4 a 3n b n+7 12 4
c , 48%, 0.48 d , 16%, 0.16
25 25
5 a 30 b 17
e 13.5 cm2 f 12 cm2
6 a 5, 10, 15, 20 b −6, −5, −4, −3
1 3 3
7 input: 8; outputs: 5, 7 7 4% = = 0.04 ; 6% = = 0.06; 30% = = 0.3;
25 50 10
2 3
8 40% = = 0.4 ; 60% = = 0.6
Input 0 1 2 5 5
Input …4
× Output d 42 g e 33 g
10 a $150 b $60 c $90 d $45
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13 16 a i $80 ii $120
e 0.325 =
40
b 3
3 100% $80 $300 $90 $64 17 a i 15 g ii 20 g
50% $40 $150 $45 $32
b 4
5% $4 $15 $4.50 $3.20
18 a 105% b 180%
0.5% $0.40 $1.50 $0.45 $0.32
19 160% because 125 × 1.6 = 200.
1 1 2
4 a b c 20 Learner’s own answers.
50 500 25
1 7 7
d
125
e
100
f
1000
Check your progress
5 a i 6 kg ii 9 kg 7
1 a b 0.09
10
iii 21 kg iv 13.2 kg c 62.5% d 105%
b The other answers are easy to find when 2 a $34.50 b $11.40
you know 1%.
3 a $46.35 b $1.35
6 a 70 m
4
b i 140 m ii 35 m 100% 30 2500 800 48
120% 36 3000 960 57.6
iii 7m iv 21 m
12.5% 3.75 312.5 100 6
7 Learner’s own answer. 0.5% 0.15 12.5 4 0.24
8 a 33 1 or 33.333. . . b 33 1 % Reflection: Write 80% as 4 and then
3 3
5
4
c The answer is rounded to the nearest × 65 = 65 ÷ 5 × 4 = 52 kg
5
whole number.
Learner’s own answers.
d The answer is rounded to one decimal
5 a 75% b 10%
place.
6 5
e 66 2 % or 66.666. . .%
3
Unit 11 Getting started
9 b 125% c 175% d 130%
1 a A(7, 3), B( 2, 3), C( 2, −2), D(7, −2)
e 170% f 225%
b (2, 0)
10 a 20%
c (−4, −2)
b i 120% ii 160%
2 a 9 b 6.5
iii 180% iv 260%
c 3 d −4
11 a $18
3 a 8 b 28
b, c Learner’s own answers.
c −12 d −20
d 170%
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8 a 21 pesos b y = 21x −6
9 a You can exchange 1 dollar for 1.5 dinars.
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b
10
y
10 y = 5x
5
y = x+8
8
0
−5 5 x
6
−5
4
−10
2
−15
−10 −9 −8 −7 −6 −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3 4 5x
6 a 35
c (20, 28) and (−20, −12) b
4 a US$ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
x −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3 HK$ 7 14 21 28 35 42 49
y −6 −4 −2 0 2 4 6
c y = 7x
b y d 350
6
Reflection: For example: Use one pair of values
to plot a point on a grid. Draw a straight line that
4
passes through that point and the origin.
y = 2x 7 a, b y
2
6
0 y=x
−5 −4 −3 −2 −1 1 2 3 4 5 x 4
−2
2
−4 y = x −2
0
−5 −4 −3 −2 −1 1 2 3 4 5 x
−6
−2
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Sangeeta
6 20
y=x
4 10
2 0
y = 0.5x 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Mother
0
−5 −4 −3 −2 −1 1 2 3 4 5 x b y = x − 30
−2 11 a
y
10
9 y = 2x
−4
8
7 y = x+1
−6 6
5
4
c Learner’s own answers. 3
2
d For example: The line goes through the 1
origin (0, 0). The larger the value of m, −10−9 −8 −7 −6 −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x
−1
the steeper the line. −2
−3
9 a −4
120 −5
−6
−7
−8
100
y = 4x −9
−10
Exercise 11.3
40
1 a For example:
i y
20
6
(−2, 5) (4, 5)
5
4
0 20 40 60
3
(1, 2)
Swiss francs 2
Learners could draw the axes the other 1
way around. Learners might have a
−3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3 4 5 x
different scale on each axis. −1
(−2, −1) (4, −1)
−2
b z = 4s or s = 0.25z
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ii x = 4, x = −2, y = 5, y = −1 5 a y
5
b, c Learner’s own answers.
4
2 a y 3
5 L
2
4
A (−1, 3) 3 B (2, 3) 1
2 −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3 4 5 x
−1
1
−2
−3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3x −3
−1
−4
−2
−5
−3
D (−1, −3) C (2, −3)
−4
b There are two possible lines. They are
−5
both shown here:
b y=3 y
5
c Any two points with a y-coordinate of 3. x = −2.5 4
x = 4.5
d x = −1 3
L
2
e y = −3
1
3 a y
5 −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3 4 5 x
x = −4 x=5 −1
4 −2
3 −3
2 −4
y=1
1 −5
−5 −4 −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3 4 5 x
−1 c Either x = 4.5 or x = −2.5.
−2
−3 d, f y
y = −3 5 y = 4.5
−4
x = −2.5 4
−5 x = 4.5
3
L
2
b (5, 1), (5, −3), (−4, 1), (−4, −3) 1 y = 1.5
4 For example: (1, 6), (5, 6), (5, 2) or (1, −2), (5,
−5 −4 −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3 4 5 x
−2), (5, 2), or (1, 6), (−3, 6), (−3, 2) or (1, −2), −1
(−3, −2), (−3, 2), etc. −2
−3
−4
−5
e y = 4.5
f y = 1.5
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d from 0 to 26 km/h 6 a 10 cm
8 5 60 square metres
7
y = x+4 Exercise 12.1
Larissa ($)
6
5 1 b 2:1 c 2:3 d 1:1
4 2 b A c C d B
3 3 a 1:4 b 1:6 c 1:2
2
d 1:5 e 1:2 f 1:3
1
g 5:1 h 12 : 1 i 6:1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
j 2:1 k 3:1 l 6:1
Jeff ($)
4 2:1
c y=x+4
5 108 : 1
2 a x = 4, x = −2 and y = 1.5
6 a B b C c A
b y = −4.5
7 a 2:7 b 4:5 c 4:7
3 x = −9.5 and y = 7.5
d 12 : 5 e 7:3 f 7:3
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5 a i 4
ii 5 12 No, it’s $112. Possibly, the teacher accidentally
9 9 mixed the digits of 112 to get 121.
b Learner’s own answer.
Check your progress
3
6 a 15 b
7 1 a 2:3 b 5:2
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rain sun 5
5 a Pink , yellow 1 , blue 1 , green 1
12 6 3 12
5 2 4 1
0 1 b + + + =1
12 12 12 12
b Rovers
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1 3 2 15
Reflection: + + = 1. They form three 6 a = 75%
6 6 6 20
mutually exclusive events and one of them must
happen. b For example: The chance of winning
depends on how good the opposing team
7 a i 0.1 ii 0.6 iii 0.4 is. This will vary from match to match.
iv 0.9 v 1 c Learner’s own answer.
b Because 150% of 0.4 is 0.6. The 7 a i 97% ii 70% iii 72%
probabilities could be written as fractions
or as percentages. b The two are not mutually exclusive. You
may have counted some students twice.
8 Marcus is incorrect because the three
outcomes are not equally likely. 8 a 50% or 0.5 or 1
2
1
9 a i or 5% ii 30% b heads 60%, tails 40%
20
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Activity 14.1
a
3 cm 6 cm 7.5 cm 10 cm 12.8 cm
1 : 12 000 0.36 km 0.72 km 0.9 km 1.2 km 1.536 km
1 : 15 000 0.45 km 0.9 km 1.125 km 1.5 km 1.92 km
1 : 30 000 0.9 km 1.8 km 2.25 km 3 km 3.84 km
1 : 200 000 6 km 12 km 15 km 20 km 25.6 km
b
4.5 km 6 km 7.5 km 9 km 15 km
1 : 12 000 37.5 cm 50 cm 62.5 cm 75 cm 125 cm
1 : 15 000 30 cm 40 cm 50 cm 60 cm 100 cm
1 : 30 000 15 cm 20 cm 25 cm 30 cm 50 cm
1 : 200 000 2.25 cm 3 cm 3.75 cm 4.5 cm 7.5 cm
11 C 6 a y
5
Reflection: a, b Learner’s own answers.
4
Exercise 14.2 3
2
1 a 6 units b 7 units 6 units
1
2 a 6 units b 9 units 0 1 2 3 4 5 x
−1
3 a B b C c C
−2
4 Learner’s own answers. For example: −3
a Sofia is correct. The distance is 8 units. −8
is incorrect, as you cannot have a negative b 4 + 2 = 6, or 4 − −2 = 6, so distance = 6.
distance.
c Learner’s own answer.
b Agree. As long as the answer given is
positive, it doesn’t matter which way you 7 a 8 units b 6 units
do the subtraction. It is usually easier, c 14 units d 10 units
however, to do largest number − smallest
number. 8 a Learner’s own answer
5 a G and I b E and H b Learner’s own answer. For example: as
both x-coordinates are negative, it’s easier
c C and J d A and D just to do 9 − 4 = 5.
Activity 14.2 9 A and iii; B and i; C and v; D and iv; E and ii
Learner’s own answers. 10 a 4 units, A to B = 7 − 3 = 4 or B to
C = 9 − 5 = 4.
b (3, 9); y-coordinate: A to D = 5 + 4 = 9 and
x values the same or x-coordinate: C to
D = 7 − 4 = 3 and y values the same.
11 a i 8m ii 4m
b C and GK
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c i GA, WD and GD 6 a K′
ii GA → WD = 12 m, WD → GD = 6 m, b 3 squares left and 5 squares up.
GA →GD = 18 m
c 5 squares right and 3 squares down.
d
7 a i B′(−2, 3)
y
3 ii C(2, −8)
GS WA
2
iii D(−3, −8)
1
C GK
b Learner’s own answer.
−6 −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 x
−1 Reflection: Learner’s own answers.
−2
GA
−3
WD GD
Exercise 14.4
1 a y
4
Exercise 14.3
3
1 A′(6, 6), B′(11, 6), C′(6, 10) 2
2 A and iii; B and ii; C and i; D and iv 1
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2 b 4 a y
a y 4
3 3
2 A 2
1 1
−1 0 1 2 3 4 x −4 −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3 4 x
−1 −1
−2
−3 y
b
3
2
c y
4 1
3
−3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3 x
2 −1
1 −2
−3 −2 −1 0 1 2 x
−1 c y
−2 1
A−3
−4 −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3 x
−1
−2
3 a −3
−4
Object A(1, 2) B(2, 4) C(3, 4) D(5, 2)
−5
Image A′(1, −2) B′(2, −4) C′(3, −4) D′(5, −2)
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6 a Exercise 14.5
A B C D E 1 a b
Object
(−4, 3) (−1, 3) (−1, 1) (−3, −2) (−4, 2)
A′ B′ C′ D′ E′
Image C
(4, 3) (1, 3) (1, 1) (3, −2) (4, 2) C
b The x-coordinates of the vertices of the
object and its image are the negative of
each other. c d
c The y-coordinates of the vertices of the
object and its image are the same. C C
d Yes. Example of reason: A reflection in the
y-axis means the shape is being transformed
only horizontally and not vertically, so
the y-coordinates stay the same. However,
2 Comment: When you rotate a shape, the
the x-coordinates are the negative of each
object and the image are always congruent.
other because the image will be the same
distance from the y-axis, but in the opposite For example: a rotation doesn’t change the
direction as those of the object. size of the shape, it changes only the position.
e Yes. Example of reason: There is no Comment: When you rotate a shape 180°, it
change in the size of the shape during the doesn’t matter whether you turn the shape
reflection, so the object and the image are clockwise or anticlockwise, aa you will end up
always congruent. with the same image.
7 a E is a reflection of A in the y-axis. For example: A full turn is 360°, so a 180°
turn is the same as a half turn. Whether you
b F is a reflection of H in the x-axis.
turn clockwise or anticlockwise, the shape will
c C is a reflection of H in the y-axis. end up in the same place.
c y
4
3
4 a Maksim has rotated the kite 90° clockwise
2 and not 90° anticlockwise about centre C.
1
b
−4 −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3 4 x
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5 a y b y
6 5
5 4
4 3
3 2
2
1 1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x
b y Exercise 14.6
6
5 1 a
4
3
2
1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6x
c y b
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6x 2 a
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 x
c 12 cm2
8 a y
5
4
3
2
1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x
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3 P′(5, 6), Q′(6, 8), R′(5, 10), S′(4, 8) 2 a 800 mm2 b 75 mm2
Exercise 15.2
C 1 a 60 000 m2 b 112 000 m2
c 6300 m2
6 2 a 46 000 m2 b 8000 m2
c 7500 m2 d 250 m2
3 a 7 ha b 13.5 ha c 0.8 ha
4 a 8.9 ha b 24 ha
c 0.09 ha d 126.5 ha
5 a 429 000 m2 b 42.9 ha
6 a 2.8 hectares
Unit 15 Getting started b Yes, it will cost $34 720, which is more
than $34 000.
1 a 700 b 2940 c 67
7 a 7800 m2 b 65 m
d 45 e 2.5 f 0.07
8 580 m2
2 a 2000 b 72 000 c 80 000
9 a, b Learner’s own answers.
d 37 000 e 6.78 f 0.54
10 Area of land is 950 ha, which costs $4.94
3 a 36 cm 2
b 18 cm 2 million. The company can afford it because
$4.94 million is less than $5 million.
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4 a Activity 16.2
Other Learner’s own table. For example:
Maths Science English Total
subject
Girls 8 4 5 1 18 January April July October
Boys 6 5 1 2 14 Harare 20° C 18° C 14° C 22° C
Total 14 9 6 3 32 Cairo 12° C 20° C 28° C 20° C
b 5 c 3 2 a
Number of students
answers are: 10 Miss Awan’s class
8 Girls
a Zara is correct, as there is only one set
Boys
of data. 6
b Sofia could represent her data in a 4
bar chart, showing months along the 2
horizontal axis and number of books on
the vertical axis. 0
brown black other
colour
Activity 16.1 Colour of hair
Learner’s own table. For example: b Learner’s own answers.
e Yes, they all played ten matches. You add the b tests 1 and 5
number of matches each girl won and lost. c Learner’s own answers.
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d Learner’s own answer. For example: b i Learner’s own chart. For example:
Chinara is better because she got a greater Cakes sold by a café
total score than Adaku OR Adaku is
better because she got more consistent
Type of cake
chocolate
scores. Saturday
35 7 Sunday
e i = ii 70%
50 10 vanilla
safari
15 Saturday
city
chocolate
Day
sport vanilla
10
beach Sunday
5
0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28
Number of cakes sold
0
week 1 week 2 ii Learner’s own answer.
c Learner’s own answer.
8
Won Lost Drawn Total
Barcelona 19 12 4 35 Exercise 16.3
Real Madrid 16 9 10 35 1 a Total number of
cars = 12 + 18 + 10 + 20 = 60 cars
Valencia 18 5 12 35
Number of degrees per car = 360 ÷ 60 = 6°
Total 53 26 26 105
Number of degrees for each sector:
9 a i Learner’s own chart. For example: Ford = 12 × 6 = 72° Vauxhall =
Cakes sold by 18 × 6 = 108°
Number of cakes sold
Cakes sold by
Number of cakes sold
20 a café
15
chocolate
10
vanilla
5
0
Saturday Sunday
Day
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other soul
blue
green
pop
classical
yellow
white
1
3 a almond b 6 a
3
c 25% d 30 litres
4 a Favourite type of film
action
science
romantic
fiction
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c Type of hot drinks sold in a café group has the largest percentage that have two
or more visits to the dentist in a year.
7 Learner’s own answers. For example: There is
tea
no key for the pictogram, so it is impossible to
say how many people, or what percentage of
coffee people, missed a doctor’s appointment. The
chart for the missed nurses’ appointments is
hot chocolate very misleading because the heights of the
cylinders do not represent the size of the
percentages.
8 120° = 180 students, so 180 ÷ 120 = 1.5 students
per degree. Activity 16.3
120 + 42 + 90 + 38 = 290° so Other = 360 Learner’s own answers.
290 = 70°
Exercise 16.5
70 × 1.5 = 105 students
1 a Bar chart. For example: Discrete data.
Exercise 16.4 Easy to compare heights of bars.
1 a India b 4.8 million tonnes b Scatter graph. For example: Two sets of
data points to compare. Easy to see if
c India produces 4.7 million tonnes more there is any correlation between the two
bananas than Brazil. sets of data.
2 a 15% b 5% c Compound bar chart. For example: Easy
c No, half is 50%. 45% of trains arrive on to compare the total number of cakes,
time, this is less than half. sandwiches and drinks sold in the café on
the two different days. Can also compare
3 a 120 b 140 c crocodile the individual amounts.
4 a i 84% ii 16% d Pie chart. For example: Shows clearly
the proportions of students who travel to
iii 12% iv 15%
college by car, bus, bicycle or on foot.
b 16 years old
2 a Learner’s own Venn diagram.
c Russia
b Learner’s own answer. For example:
d India Best diagram to use to sort data into
groups.
e South Korea has six times as many cars
per 1000 people as China. c Learner’s own answer. For example:
Chloe is the only one who plays all three
5 a 29% b relationships sports.
c i Speech bubbles get bigger as the 3 a
percentage gets bigger.
Amount of air in scuba tank over time
Amount of air (litres)
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b Learner’s own answer. For example: Line 6 a Distance cycled each day in May
graph is best to show how something
changes over time. 14
12
c Learner’s own answer. For example: The 10
Frequency
10-minute interval when the most air is 8
used is between 20 and 30 minutes. 6
4 Learner’s own answers. For example: 4
2
a i Easier to compare the individual 0
types of appointments. 0 5 10 15 20
Distance (km)
ii More difficult to compare the total
number of appointments. b Learner’s own answer. For example: Data
are continuous.
b i Easier to compare the total number
of appointments. c Learner’s own answer. For example: Most
often Javed cycled between 10 and 15 km
ii More difficult to compare the each day.
individual types of appointments.
c i In general, to compare total amounts Activity 16.4
it is best to use a compound chart. Learner’s own answers. For example: Q1
infographic or pie chart; Q2 bar chart or
ii In general, to compare individual
pie chart; Q3 frequency diagram; Q4 Venn
amounts it is best to use a dual bar
diagram. Learner’s own poster. Learner’s own
chart.
answers.
5 a Learner’s own answer. Example: You have
7 a
two sets of data to compare.
Time to run 100 m and spelling test score
b Length and mass of 10 hedgehogs
10 ×
1000
× ×
× 8
Spelling test score
900 × ×
× 6 ×
×
4 ×
800 ×
Mass (g)
×
× 2 ×
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15 20 25
× Time to run 100 m (seconds)
600
× b Student’s explanation. Example: You have
× two sets of data to compare.
500
20 25 30 35 c Student’s comment. Example: The time
Length (cm) it takes to run 100m doesn’t seem to have
c Student’s line of best fit. any effect on the spelling test score.
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b Learner’s own answer, but either the e Learner’s own answer. Could choose
median or the mean chosen (not the mean, median or mode with an
mode). Nine of the times are above 5 appropriate reason.
minutes and nine are below 5 minutes, so
either 5 or 5.3 sit nicely in the middle of 6 mode = 10, median = 9, mean = 8.4
the data. a i 40 ii none iii 70
c 8 minutes b Learner’s own answer, but mean or
d May median chosen. For example: Mean is best
because there are 70 above and 50 below
2 a i 51 years the mean, so it sits quite centrally in the
whole data. For example: Median is best
ii 53.5 years because there are 40 above and 50 below,
iii 54 years so it sits quite centrally in the whole data.
c The median and the mean formulae are 3 a Pie chart. For example: Clearly shows the
used in both. proportions.
4 Learner’s own answer. For example: The b Line graph. For example: Shows how the
most useful average is the mode, which is sales of DVDs change over time.
38 cm because it is the most commonly sold
c Bar chart. For example: Discrete data.
belt (median = 38 cm, mean = 38.77).
Easy to compare heights of bars.
5 a 20
d Frequency diagram. For example: Data
b The modal number of people per car is 1 are continuous.
not 28; 28 is the largest frequency, not the
4 a mango juice b lime juice
number of people in the car.
c 150 mL d 100 mL
c There are 60 cars. Half of 60 is 30. The
first 28 cars have one person per car e 1
and the next 20 have two people per car. 3
Therefore, the median must be 2 people.
d 1 × 28 + 2 × 20 + 3 × 3 + 4 × 6 + 5 × 2 +
6 × 1 = 117, 117 ÷ 60 = 1.95
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0
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Price ($)
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