Book 2A Lesson Worksheet 6A (Refer to §6.

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6.1 Organization of Data

Suppose a set of data divided into groups with class intervals:

5 m–9 m, 10 m–14 m, 15 m–19 m, etc.  The class intervals are
with same width.

For the class interval 10 m–14 m,

class interval
(a) lower class limit = 10 m
lower class limit upper class limit
upper class limit = 14 m
lower upper 9m 10 m 14 m 15 m
+
(b) class mark = class limit class limit
2 9.5 m 12 m 14.5 m
10 + 14
= m lower class class upper class
2
boundary mark boundary
= 12 m
class width
(c) lower class boundary = 9.5 m
upper class boundary = 14.5 m
(d) class width = upper class boundary – lower class boundary
= (14.5 – 9.5) m
=5m

1. Complete the table below.

Class Lower Upper Class Lower class Upper class Class
interval class limit class limit mark boundary boundary width
10–19 10 19 14.5 9.5 19.5 10
20–29
30–39
40–49

2. The following table shows the weights of some metal balls. Complete the table.
Weight (g) Class mark (g) Class boundaries (g) Class width (g) Frequency
1.1–1.5 1.3 1.05–1.55 0.5 1
1.6–2.0 6
2.1–2.5 2
2.6–3.0 4

The class boundaries 1.05 g–1.55 g mean:

1.05 g ≤ data in the class < 1.55 g

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 Example 1 Instant Drill 1
The frequency distribution table below shows The frequency distribution table below shows
the lengths of 20 rulers. the weights of 15 toys.

Length (cm) 1–10 11–20 21–30 Weight (g) 5–10 11–16 17–22
Frequency 3 12 5 Frequency 4 6 5

(a) What is the class mark of the first class (a) What is the class mark of the third class
interval? interval?
(b) What are the class boundaries of the third (b) What are the class boundaries of the
class interval? second class interval?
(c) A ruler is 20.5 cm long. To which class (c) A toy weighs 10.5 g. To which class
interval should its length belong? interval should its weight belong?
1+ 10
Sol!(a) Class mark = cm Sol!(a) Class mark =
2
= 5.5 cm
(b) The class boundaries are 20.5 cm and
(b) The class boundaries are
30.5 cm.
and .
(c) The length (20.5 cm) belongs to the
(c) The weight (10.5 g) belongs to the
class interval 21 cm–30 cm.
class interval .

3. The frequency distribution table below shows the capacities of 50 water bottles.
Capacity (mL) 200–299 300–399 400–499 500–599 600–699
Frequency 3 9 12 15 11
(a) Find the class limits and class boundaries of the fourth class interval.
(b) Find the class mark and class width of the first class interval.
(c) To which class interval does each of the following capacities belong?
(i) 250 mL (ii) 399.4 mL (iii) 599.5 mL
(d) Find the number of water bottles with capacities less than 499.5 mL.

Ex 6A 1– 4

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 Example 2 Instant Drill 2
The following data are given. The following data are given.
14 32 21 30 48 44 35 22 79 64 66 77 61 70 63 76
40 27 41 15 39 11 31 50 71 73 62 78 77 68 80 65
Complete the frequency distribution table for Complete the frequency distribution table for
the data. the data.

Class Class Class Class

Tally Frequency Tally Frequency
interval boundaries interval boundaries
11–20 61–65
21–30 66–70

Sol! Sol!
Go over the data one by one. e.g. When a Class Class
datum ‘14’ appears, mark one tally ‘/’ for Tally Frequency
interval boundaries
class interval ‘11–20’.
61–65
Class Class 66–70
Tally Frequency
interval boundaries
11–20 10.5–20.5 /// 3
21–30 20.5–30.5 //// 4
31–40 30.5–40.5 5
41–50 40.5–50.5 //// 4

The widths of all The upper class boundary of a

class intervals are class interval is the lower class
equal. boundary of the next one.

4. The following data are given.

20 67 34 55 82 44 99 60 39 97
42 57 93 22 79 86 24 46 73 35
Complete the frequency distribution table below for the data.

Class interval Class boundaries Tally Frequency

20–39
40–59

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5. The data below show the weights (in kg) of 26 students.
32 21 25 24 36 33 33 36 37 26 40 31 39
31 31 22 23 24 32 34 35 27 30 29 38 25
Taking 21 kg–25 kg, 26 kg–30 kg, etc. as the class intervals, construct a frequency distribution
table with 4 columns: class interval, class mark, class boundaries and frequency.

Ex 6A 5–7

 Level Up Question
6. The table below shows the lengths (in min) of some pieces of music.
Length (min) Class boundaries (min) Class mark (min) Frequency
1–4 9
5–8 12
9–12 6
13–16 3
(a) Complete the table above.
(b) Write down the class intervals with the highest frequency and lowest frequency
respectively.
(c) Find the class width of each class interval.
(d) What percentage of the pieces of music are with lengths less than 8.5 min?

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6 More about Data Handling

Consolidation Exercise 6A 
Level 1
1. Refer to the frequency distribution table below.
Class interval 1− 5 6−10 11−15 16−20 21−25
Frequency 3 7 16 9 2
Write down
(a) the class interval with the lowest frequency,
(b) the class interval with the highest frequency and its class mark.

2. The table below shows the expenses of S2A students on a certain day.
Expenses ($) 0−19 20−39 40−59 60−79 80−99
Frequency 5 6 12 8 4
(a) What is the class mark of the third class interval?
(b) What are the upper and the lower class limits of the fifth class interval?
(c) What are the upper and the lower class boundaries of the fourth class interval?

3. The table below shows the time spent by some teenagers on surfing the Internet yesterday.
Time (min) 25−49 50−74 75−99 100−124 125−149 150−174
Frequency 5 10 17 4 3 1
(a) What are the class limits and the class boundaries of the second class interval?
(b) What is the class width of each class interval?
(c) To which class interval does each of the following data belong?
(i) 63.7 min (ii) 99.3 min (iii) 124.5 min
(d) Find the number of teenagers who spent less than 99.5 min on surfing the Internet yesterday.

4. The table below shows the weights of all the letters received by a company last week.
Weight (g) 100−199 200−299 300−399 400−499 500−599 600−699
Frequency 4 5 7 11 2 1
(a) Which class interval has 349.5 g as the class mark?
(b) Which class interval has 499.5 g and 599.5 g as the class boundaries?
(c) How many letters did the company receive last week?
(d) How many letters are of weights between 299.5 g and 599.5 g (excluding 599.5 g)?

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5. The following data are given.
11 20 13 17 12 25
26 8 13 16 24 20
18 16 19 15 17 11
Complete the frequency distribution table below for the given data.
Class interval Class boundaries Tally Frequency
5− 9
10−14

6. The data below show the diameters (in mm) of 20 coins.

30.7 31.9 42.8 37.4 39.2
43.5 26.7 36.2 26.4 38.0
22.5 44.7 29.6 25.0 36.5
32.8 34.9 24.2 34.2 31.7
Taking 20.0 mm−24.9 mm, 25.0 mm−29.9 mm, etc. as the class intervals, construct a frequency
distribution table with 4 columns: class interval, class mark, tally and frequency.

7. The following data show the volumes (in cm3) of 30 plastic balls.
53 68 52 56 74 42
85 67 58 87 80 55
91 65 69 76 50 55
68 62 69 72 83 60
53 84 97 44 71 58
Taking 41 cm3−50 cm3, 51 cm3−60 cm3, etc. as the class intervals, construct a frequency distribution
table with 4 columns: class interval, class boundaries, tally and frequency.

Level 2
8. The table below shows the results of S2 students in an examination.
Score 30−39 40−49 50−59 60−69 70−79
Frequency 8 19 42 16 5
(a) How many S2 students score less than 59.5?
(b) If the passing score is 49.5, find the percentage of the S2 students passing the examination.

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9. The table below shows the average temperatures of 40 cities in January.
Temperature (°C) Class boundaries (°C) Class mark (°C) Frequency
4.5−5.4 4
5.5−6.4 9
6.5−7.4 16
7.5−8.4 8
8.5−9.4 3
(a) Complete the table above.
(b) Write down the class intervals with the highest frequency and the lowest frequency respectively.
(c) Find the class width of each class interval.
(d) Is it true that more than 70% of the cities have average temperatures between 6.45°C and 8.45°C
(excluding 8.45°C) in January? Explain your answer.

10. The data below show the lengths (in cm) of some insect specimens.
0.7 1.1 1.4 1.5 1.9
2.2 2.6 1.3 1.8 3.1
2.8 2.3 1.2 1.9 2.1
3.4 0.6 2.5 1.3 1.6
1.5 1.7 2.2 2.4 1.0
1.8 2.3 1.1 1.7 2.8
(a) Complete the frequency distribution table below for the given data.
Length (cm) Class boundaries (cm) Class mark (cm) Tally Frequency
0.5−0.9
1.0−1.4
1.5−1.9

(b) What is the percentage of the insect specimens with lengths less than 2.45 cm?
(c) If only the table in (a) is considered, is it possible to find the number of insect specimens with
lengths less than 1.55 cm? Explain your answer.

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11. The data below show the time (in min) taken by some robots to finish the same task.
43 40 35 67 50 48
38 44 32 62 36 54
41 49 32 67 42 54
46 49 67 58 45 52
46 62 53 52 39 38
(a) Construct a frequency distribution table with 4 columns: class interval, class boundaries, tally and
frequency.
(b) Refer to the table obtained in (a).
(i) Find the class width of each class interval.
(ii) Find the class mark of the first class interval.

12. The data below show the areas (in hectare) of some parks.
2.1 1.8 0.6 1.3 0.7 1.0 2.2 1.0
1.4 1.3 1.9 0.8 1.1 1.2 1.9 2.3
1.6 0.9 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.2 2.2 0.9
1.4 1.5 0.5 1.8 0.6 2.4 1.3 0.6
2.3 1.1 2.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.7
(a) Construct a frequency distribution table with 4 columns: class interval, class mark, tally and
frequency.
(b) Refer to the table obtained in (a).
(i) Find the class width of each class interval.

(ii) Find the class boundaries of the second class interval.

Consolidation Exercise 6A (Answer)

1. (a) 21−25 (b) 11−15, 13 (ii) 75 min−99 min
2. (a) $49.5 (iii) 125 min−149 min
(b) upper class limit: $99, (d) 32
lower class limit: $80 4. (a) 300 g−399 g (b) 500 g−599 g
(c) upper class boundary: $79.5, (c) 30 (d) 20
lower class boundary: $59.5 5. Class Class
Tally Frequency
3. (a) class limits: 50 min and 74 min, interval boundaries
class boundaries: 49.5 min and 74.5 5− 9 4.5−9.5 / 1

min 10−14 9.5−14.5 5

(b) 25 min 15−19 14.5−19.5 // 7

(c) (i) 50 min−74 min 20−24 19.5−24.5 /// 3

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 25−29 24.5−29.5 // 2 (cm) (cm)
0.5−0.9 0.45−0.95 0.7 // 2
6. Diameter Class mark
Tally Frequency 1.0−1.4 0.95−1.45 1.2 // 7
(mm) (mm)
20.0−24.9 22.45 // 2 1.5−1.9 1.45−1.95 1.7 //// 9
25.0−29.9 27.45 //// 4 2.0−2.4 1.95−2.45 2.2 / 6
30.0−34.9 32.45 / 6 2.5−2.9 2.45−2.95 2.7 //// 4
35.0−39.9 37.45 5 3.0−3.4 2.95−3.45 3.2 // 2
40.0−44.9 42.45 /// 3 (b) 80%
7. Class (c) no
Volume
boundaries Tally Frequency 11. (a)
(cm3)
(cm3) Class
Time
41−50 40.5−50.5 /// 3 boundaries Tally Frequency
(min)
51−60 50.5−60.5 //// 9 (min)
61−70 60.5−70.5 // 7 31−40 30.5−40.5 /// 8

71−80 70.5−80.5 5 41−50 40.5−50.5 / 11

81−90 80.5−90.5 //// 4 51−60 50.5−60.5 / 6

91−100 90.5−100.5 // 2 61−70 60.5−70.5 5

(or other reasonable answers)

8. (a) 69 (b) (i) 10 min (or other reasonable answers)

(b) 70% (ii) 35.5 min (or other reasonable

9. (a) answers)

Class Class
Temperature
boundaries mark Frequency
(°C)
(°C) (°C) 12. (a)
4.5−5.4 4.45−5.45 4.95 4 Area Class mark
Tally Frequency
5.5−6.4 5.45−6.45 5.95 9 (hectare) (hectare)
6.5−7.4 6.45−7.45 6.95 16 0.5−0.9 0.7 /// 8
7.5−8.4 7.45−8.45 7.95 8 1.0−1.4 1.2 / 16
8.5−9.4 8.45−9.45 8.95 3 1.5−1.9 1.7 //// 9
(b) highest: 6.5°C−7.4°C, 2.0−2.4 2.2 // 7
lowest: 8.5°C−9.4°C (or other reasonable answers)
(c) 1°C (b) (i) 0.5 hectare
(d) no (or other reasonable answers)
10. (a) (ii) 0.95 hectare and 1.45 hectare
Length Class Class
Tally Frequency (or other reasonable answers)
(cm) boundaries mark

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6.2C Frequency Curves

(a) Frequency curves are used to present the Weights of 35 dogs

frequency distribution of continuous data.
(b) A frequency curve can be obtained by 15

Frequency
smoothing a frequency polygon. 10

0
13 18 23 28 33 38
Weight (kg)

Example 3 Instant Drill 3

Construct a frequency curve for the frequency Construct a frequency curve for the frequency
polygon below. polygon below.

Time spent by a group of students Hourly wages of the employees

to finish a 100 m race in a company
40 40

30 30
Frequency

Frequency

20 20

10 10

0 0
12.1 12.3 12.5 12.7 12.9 48 52 56 60 64
Time (s) Hourly wages ($)

Sol! Sol!

Time spent by a group of students Hourly wages of the employees

to finish a 100 m race in a company
40 40

30 30
Frequency

Frequency

20 20

10 10

0 0
12.1 12.3 12.5 12.7 12.9 48 52 56 60 64
Time (s) Hourly wages ($)

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 A frequency polygon (or curve) can also be constructed from a given histogram.
Time spent on doing Time spent on doing
exercise in a week exercise in a week
Frequency 50 50

Frequency
40 40
30 30
20 20
10 10
0 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Time (h) Time (h)
Frequency polygon Frequency curve

7. The histogram on the right shows the distribution Heights of the trees in a park
of the heights of the trees in a park. According to 24
the histogram, complete the frequency polygon 20
on the given diagram.
16
Frequency
12

Step 1: On each end of the histogram, mark the 8

class mark of the extra class interval
with zero frequency. 4
Step 2: Mark the class mark of each class
interval (i.e. mid-point of the top of 0
each bar). 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.5
Step 3: Join the adjacent points marked. Height (m)

8. The histogram on the right shows the distribution Thicknesses of some notebook
of the thicknesses of some notebook computers. computers
According to the histogram, construct
(a) a frequency polygon, 10
(b) a frequency curve. 8
Frequency

0
1.2 1.7 2.2 2.7 3.2 3.7
Thickness (cm)

Ex 6B 7, 8

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