test 7 [40 marks]
1. [Maximum mark: 6] 24N.1.SL.TZ2.1
Consider the following set of ordered data.
(a) Write down
(a.i) the mode; [1]
(a.ii) the range; [1]
(a.iii) the median. [1]
(b) Find the interquartile range. [3]
2. [Maximum mark: 6] 24M.1.SL.TZ1.2
Claire rolls a six-sided die 16 times.
The scores obtained are shown in the following frequency table.
It is given that the mean score is 3.
(a) Find the value of p and the value of q. [5]
Each of Claire’s scores is multiplied by 10 in order to determine the final score for
a game she is playing.
(b) Write down the mean final score. [1]
3. [Maximum mark: 6] 24M.1.SL.TZ2.5
A species of bird can nest in two seasons: Spring and Summer.
The probability of nesting in Spring is k.
The probability of nesting in Summer is .
k
This is shown in the following tree diagram.
(a) Complete the tree diagram to show the probabilities of not
nesting in each season. Write your answers in terms of k. [2]
It is known that the probability of not nesting in Spring and not nesting in
Summer is 5
9
.
(b.i) Show that 9k2 − 27k + 8 = 0. [3]
(b.ii) Both k =
1
and k =
8
satisfy 9k2 − 27k + 8 = 0.
3 3
1
State why k =
3
is the only valid solution. [1]
4. [Maximum mark: 17] 23N.1.SL.TZ2.7
A ballet company performs The Nutcracker every year. Last year they gave a total of
60 performances at their theatre which has a maximum capacity of 800. The
number of tickets sold, n, at each performance is shown in the following
frequency table.
(a.i) Find the value of p. [1]
(a.ii) Write down the modal class. [1]
The following cumulative frequency diagram also displays these data.
(b) Use the cumulative frequency curve to estimate
(b.i) the median number of tickets sold. [1]
(b.ii) the number of performances where at least 80 % of the tickets
were sold. [3]
After a performance, the company decides to conduct a survey to obtain
feedback from the audience.
(c.i) State one disadvantage of the company surveying only the first
5 % of the audience as they leave the theatre. [1]
(c.ii) Describe briefly how the company could collect feedback from
5 % of the audience using the systematic sampling method. [2]
(c.iii) State the sampling method which should be used if the survey
is to be representative of the number of children and the
number of adults in the audience. [1]
Last year 36 000 tickets were sold to The Nutcracker.
(d) The following box and whisker diagram displays the amount
spent by the audience at the souvenir shop when they
attended the performance.
(d.i) Estimate the number of people who spent between $3 and
$25. [2]
(d.ii) Half the audience spent less than $a. Estimate the value of a. [1]
(e) This year the company will again give 60 performances and
expects to sell 17 additional tickets for each performance.
(e.i) Calculate the mean number of tickets the company expects to
sell this year for each performance. [3]
(e.ii) State what effect, if any, this increase in ticket sales would have
on the variance of the number of tickets sold for each
performance. [1]
5. [Maximum mark: 5] 21M.1.SL.TZ1.4
A research student weighed lizard eggs in grams and recorded the results. The
following box and whisker diagram shows a summary of the results where L
and U are the lower and upper quartiles respectively.
The interquartile range is 20 grams and there are no outliers in the results.
(a) Find the minimum possible value of U . [3]
(b) Hence, find the minimum possible value of L. [2]
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