Cumulative Frequency (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Maths: Extended)

Exam Questions

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Harry grows tomatoes. This year he put his tomato plants into two groups, group A and group B.

Harry gave fertiliser to the tomato plants in group A. He did not give fertiliser to the tomato plants in group B.

Harry weighed 60 tomatoes from group A. The cumulative frequency graph shows some information about these weights.

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Use the graph to find an estimate for the median weight.

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20 students each record the mass, p grams, of their pencil case. The table below shows the results.

Mass (p grams)

0 less than p less or equal than 50

50 less than p less or equal than 100

100 less than p less or equal than 125

125 less than p less or equal than 150

150 less than p less or equal than 200

Frequency

2

5

4

6

3

Use the frequency table to complete the cumulative frequency table.

Mass (p grams)

space p less or equal than 50

space p less or equal than 100

space p less or equal than 125

space p less or equal than 150

space p less or equal than 200

Cumulative frequency

 

 

 

 

20

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The table gives information about the marks gained by some students in an exam.

Mark (bold italic m)

Frequency

0 less than m less-than or slanted equal to 20

40

20 less than m less-than or slanted equal to 40

70

40 less than m less-than or slanted equal to 60

60

60 less than m less-than or slanted equal to 80

15

80 less than m less-than or slanted equal to 100

10

100 less than m less-than or slanted equal to 120

5

Complete the cumulative frequency table for this information.

Mark (bold italic m)

Cumulative frequency

0 less than m less-than or slanted equal to 20

 

0 less than m less-than or slanted equal to 40

 

0 less than m less-than or slanted equal to 60

 

0 less than m less-than or slanted equal to 80

 

0 less than m less-than or slanted equal to 100

 

0 less than m less-than or slanted equal to 120

 

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On the grid, draw a cumulative frequency graph for your table.

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Use your graph to find an estimate for the number of students who gained a mark of more than 54

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The cumulative frequency graph shows some information about the heights, in cm, of 60 students.

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Work out an estimate for the number of these students with a height greater than 160 cm.

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The cumulative frequency graph shows information about the weights of 60 apples.

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Use the graph to find an estimate for the median weight.

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Use the graph to find an estimate for the interquartile range of the weights.

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There are space 200 spaceworkers at a factory.
The cumulative frequency table gives information about their ages.

Age (bold italic a years)

Cumulative frequency

0 less than a less-than or slanted equal to 20

25

0 less than a less-than or slanted equal to 30

70

0 less than a less-than or slanted equal to 40

138

0 less than a less-than or slanted equal to 50

175

0 less than a less-than or slanted equal to 60

186

0 less than a less-than or slanted equal to 70

194

0 less than a less-than or slanted equal to 80

200

On the grid opposite, draw a cumulative frequency graph for this information.

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Graham says,    
"10% of workers at the factory are older than 65"

Is Graham correct?
You must show how you get your answer.

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The time, t minutes, 80 students each spend completing their homework is recorded.
The cumulative frequency diagram shows the results.

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Use the cumulative frequency diagram to find an estimate of the median.  

......................................... min

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Use the cumulative frequency diagram to find an estimate of the interquartile range.  

......................................... min

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Use the cumulative frequency diagram to find an estimate of the number of students who spend more than 40 minutes completing their homework.

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The cumulative frequency diagram shows information about the time, m minutes, taken by 120 students to complete some homework.

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Use the cumulative frequency diagram to find an estimate of the interquartile range.

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Use the cumulative frequency diagram to find an estimate of the number of students who took more than 50 minutes to complete the homework.

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The table shows information about the speeds of space 100 spacelorries.

Speed (bold italic s) in km/h

Frequency

0 less than s less-than or slanted equal to 20

2

20 less than s less-than or slanted equal to 40

9

40 less than s less-than or slanted equal to 60

23

60 less than s less-than or slanted equal to 80

31

80 less than s less-than or slanted equal to 100

27

100 less than s less-than or slanted equal to 120

8

Complete the cumulative frequency table for this information.

Speed (bold italic s) in km/h

Cumulative frequency

0 less than s less-than or slanted equal to 20

2

0 less than s less-than or slanted equal to 40

 

0 less than s less-than or slanted equal to 60

 

0 less than s less-than or slanted equal to 80

 

0 less than s less-than or slanted equal to 100

 

0 less than s less-than or slanted equal to 120

 

4b
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On the grid, draw a cumulative frequency graph for your table.

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Find an estimate for the number of lorries with a speed of more than space 90 spacekm/h.

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The speed, v km/h, of each of 200 cars passing a building is measured. 
The table shows the results.

Speed (v km/h)

0 less than v less or equal than 20

20 less than v less or equal than 40

40 less than v less or equal than 45

45 less than v less or equal than 50

50 less than v less or equal than 60

60 less than v less or equal than 80

Frequency

16

34

62

58

26

4

i) Use the frequency table to complete the cumulative frequency table.

Speed (v km/h)

v less or equal than 20

v less or equal than 40

v less or equal than 45

v less or equal than 50

v less or equal than 60

v less or equal than 80

Cumulative Frequency

16

50

 

 

196

200

 

[1]

ii) On the grid, draw a cumulative frequency diagram.

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 [3]

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Use your diagram to find an estimate of

i) the upper quartile,

 

 ........................................ km/h [1]

ii) the number of cars with a speed greater than 35 km/h.

 [2]

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Use the cumulative frequency diagram to find an estimate for

i) the median,

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

ii) the interquartile range,

............................................. min [2]

iii) the number of students who took more than 40 minutes.

[2]

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A factory recycles metal.
The mass, x tonnes, of metal is measured each day for a number of days.
The cumulative frequency diagram shows the results.  

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i) For how many days was the mass measured?

  

[1]

ii) Find an estimate of the median.

  

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

iii) Find an estimate of the upper quartile.

  

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

iv)Find an estimate of the interquartile range.

  

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

v)Find an estimate of the number of days when the mass was greater than 20 tonnes.

  

[2]

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The heights, metres, of the 120 boys in an athletics club are recorded.
The table shows information about the heights of the boys.

Height (h metres)

1.3 less than h less or equal than 1.4

1.4 less than h less or equal than 1.5

1.5 less than h less or equal than 1.6

1.6 less than h less or equal than 1.7

1.7 less than h less or equal than 1.8

1.8 less than h less or equal than 1.9

Frequency

7

18

30

24

27

14

i) Use the frequency table to complete the cumulative frequency table.

Height

(h metres)

h less or equal than 1.4

h less or equal than 1.5

h less or equal than 1.6

h less or equal than 1.7

h less or equal than 1.8

h less or equal than 1.9

Cumulative frequency

7

25

 

 

 

 

[2]

ii) On the grid, draw a cumulative frequency diagram to show this information.

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[3]

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Use your diagram to find an estimate for

i) the median height,

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

ii) the 40th percentile.

............................................. m [2]

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200 students estimate the volume, V space straight m cubed, of a classroom.
The cumulative frequency diagram shows their results.

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Use the graph to find an estimate of 

i) the median,  

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

ii) the interquartile range,  

.......................................... m [2]

iii) the 60th percentile,  

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

iv) the number of students who estimate that the volume is greater than 300 m3.  

[2]

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A student measures the height, h cm, of each of 400 plants.

The cumulative frequency diagram shows the results.

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Use the diagram to find an estimate for

i) the median

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

ii) the interquartile range

.......................................... cm[2]

iii) the 80th percentile

.......................................... cm[2]

iv) the number of plants with a height greater than 60cm.

[2]

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100 students were each asked how much money, $ m, they spent in one week. The frequency table shows the results.

Amount left parenthesis $ m right parenthesis

0 less than m less or equal than 5

5 less than m less or equal than 10

10 less than m less or equal than 20

20 less than m less or equal than 30

30 less than m less or equal than 50

Frequency

16

38

30

9

7

Complete the cumulative frequency table below.

Amount left parenthesis $ m right parenthesis

m less or equal than 5

m less or equal than 10

m less or equal than 20

m less or equal than 30

m less or equal than 50

Cumulative Frequency

16

 

 

 

100

2b
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On the grid, draw the cumulative frequency diagram.

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2c
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Use your cumulative frequency diagram to find an estimate for

i) the median,   

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

ii) the interquartile range,   

$ .............................................. [2]

iii) the number of students who spent more than $25.   

[2]

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The frequency table shows information about the time, m minutes, that each of 160 people spend in a library.

Time (m minutes)

0 less than m less or equal than 10

10 less than m less or equal than 40

40 less than m less or equal than 60

60 less than m less or equal than 90

90 less than m less or equal than 100

100 less than m less or equal than 120

Frequency

3

39

43

55

11

9

i) Complete the cumulative frequency table.

Time (m minutes)

m less or equal than 10

m less or equal than 40

m less or equal than 60

m less or equal than 90

m less or equal than 100

m less or equal than 120

Cumulative frequency

3

42

 

 

 

 

[2]

ii) On the grid, draw the cumulative frequency diagram.

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[3]

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Use your cumulative frequency diagram to find

i) the median,  

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

ii) the interquartile range,  

 ......................................... min [2]

iii) the 90th percentile,  

 ......................................... min [2]

iv) the number of people who spend more than 30 minutes in the library.  

 [2]

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