Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics Core and Extended CD-ROM

20 Histograms and frequency distribution diagrams

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1 The ages of a number of students were recorded in a frequency table.

Age (yrs) 8≤a<9 9 ≤ a < 10 10 ≤ a < 11 11 ≤ a < 12 12 ≤ a < 13 13 ≤ a < 14

Frequency 1 13 22 30 21 13

(a) How many students were in the sample?

(b) Draw a histogram to display this data.

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2 100 school students were weighed and their mass (in kilograms) was recorded.

Mass (kg) Frequency

25 ≤ m < 35 3
35 ≤ m < 45 12
45 ≤ m < 55 29
55 ≤ m < 65 30
65 ≤ m < 75 20
75 ≤ m < 85 6
Total 100

(a) Complete this histogram to show the data.

Histogram showing the mass (in kilograms) of

100 school students

(b) What is the modal mass of the students?

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3 The histogram shows the marks obtained by different students on a class test (out of 60).

Histogram showing the marks out of 60 obtained

by students in a class test

(a) How many students were in the sample?

(b) What range of marks was recorded?

(c) What marks did most students obtain?

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