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Student Book - Series I
Contents
Practice Tests
Question 1 Question 2
a A survey involves the test results obtained by a A class of 20 students scored the following
a class of 24 students. Complete a frequency marks. Draw up a frequency distribution
distribution table for the set of data given below. table.
5 9 7 7 5 6 7 6 5, 0, 7, 6, 7, 2, 3, 5, 3, 5, 10,
7 8 6 6 8 6 5 4 8, 7, 6, 3, 4, 7, 10, 7, 2
Score (x) Tally Frequency (f)
3 6 7 9 8 9 7 9
Score (x) Tally Frequency (f)
Question 1 Fifty families were surveyed to find Question 2 The weights of 30 students in a
how many children each family has and the class are shown in the following table. Construct a
following set of data was obtained. Draw a frequency distribution table and hence draw a
frequency histogram and a frequency polygon. frequency histogram and a frequency polygon.
5 3 2 4 1 5 0 2 3 2 52 48 46 53 50 47 50 49
2 1 1 3 3 4 1 3 2 1 48 51 52 46 48 48 46 49
3 3 2 2 2 3 2 1 3 1 48 48 54 50 46 48 46 49
2 3 0 1 1 5 3 4 5 0 50 46 52 46 47 51
3 0 2 0 2 2 1 5 4 3 Score (x) Tally Frequency (f)
13
12
11
10
8
Frequency
5
Frequency
0 1 2 3 4 5
Score
46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55
Weight in kg (score)
g 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4 h 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8, 8 i 2, 2, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6
a 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6 b 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6
c 5, 5, 5, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 9, 9, 9, 9 d 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8, 8
3 5 1 3 2 3
4 2 2 4 3 4
5 2 3 2 4 2
6 3 4 3 5 3
a 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6 b 7, 8, 7, 5, 3, 2, 7, 6, 7, 3
c 2, 3, 5, 4, 2, 8, 7, 2, 2 d 5, 3, 4, 6, 5, 6, 7, 5, 5
e 4, 5, 6, 7, 6, 8, 9, 6, 4, 6 f 7, 8, 9, 9, 9, 9, 10, 7
g 3, 4, 5, 3, 5, 3, 3, 6, 3, 4 h 2, 3, 3, 2, 4, 2, 5, 6, 5, 3, 3
c 7, 8, 6, 9, 9, 7, 9, 9, 7, 6, 9, 9, 10 d 6, 7, 9, 7, 6, 7, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 7, 7
Question 3 Select the mode from each of the following sets of scores.
a 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 2, 4, 4, 5, 4 b 6, 5, 8, 8, 5, 8, 7, 8, 9, 8, 8
e 2, 3, 3, 4, 2, 5, 2, 2, 2, 6, 2, 3 f 5, 6, 5, 5, 7, 5, 6, 5, 5, 5
Question 1 A class of 20 students scored the Question 2 Below are the number of goals
following marks (out of 10) in a mathematics test: scored by a soccer team in 30 matches.
5 1 7 6 7 9 8 7 6 3 3 0 2 1 5 2 1 4 2 0
2 3 5 3 5 4 7 9 7 2 0 4 1 3 0 3 2 3 1 2
1 0 4 2 2 0 1 5 2 1
a Draw up a frequency distribution table.
a Organise these scores into a frequency distribution
b Draw a frequency histogram. table.
c Draw a frequency polygon. b Draw a frequency histogram.
d Calculate the mean. ________________________ c Draw a frequency polygon.
e Calculate the mode. _______________________ d Calculate the mean. ________________________
f Calculate the median. ______________________ e Calculate the mode. _______________________
g Calculate the range. _______________________ f Find the median. __________________________
Score
Frequency
Frequency
Score Score
Question 1 A bag contains 7 red, 10 blue and 3 yellow balls. If a ball is drawn at random, find the
probability that it is
Question 3 From the letters of the word ‘AUSTRALIA’, one letter is selected at random. What is the
probability that the letter is
a a vowel b a consonant
Question 4 A card is drawn at random from a normal pack of 52 cards. Find the probability that
the card is
Question 5 A three-digit number is to be formed from the digits 4, 5 and 9. What is the probability that:
Question 6 The numbers from 1 to 10 are written on separate cards. One card is chosen at random.
What is the probability that the number is:
a odd b even
i a factor of 5 j a multiple of 4
d no heads? ______________________________________________________________________________
Question 2 There are four cards marked with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and 5. They are put in a box.
Two cards are selected at random one after the other to form a two-digit number.
Question 3 Michelle has a box containing one red marble and two green marbles. She selects two
marbles at random. Find the probability of
a two green marbles if she replaces the first marble before she selects the second. _______________________
b one red marble if she does not replace the first marble. __________________________________________
Question 4 Three coins are tossed together. What is the probability that
2 What is the mean of the squares of each of the first five counting numbers?__________________________
3 If 6 is added to each of the first five counting numbers, find the new mean. __________________________
4 John’s average weekly income is $450. What is his yearly income? ________________________________
7
8 If the probability of an event occurring is 10 , how many
times would you expect it to occur in 80 trials? _______________________________________________
11 From
Fromthe
theset
setofofscores
scores3,3,5,5,4,4,6,6,5,5,5,5,3,3,5,5,4,4,55the
themode
modeisis
A
A 66 B
B 55 C
C 4.5
4.5 D 44
D 11
22 The
Therange
rangeofofthe
theset
setofofscores
scores8,8,9,9,11,
11,6,6,9,9,8,8,5,5,7,7,13,
13,66equals
equals
A
A 77 B
B 99 C
C 44 D 88
D 11
33 What
Whatisisthe
thedifference
differencebetween
betweenthe
themean
meanand
andthe
themode
modeofofscores
scores30,
30,50,
50,60,
60,30,
30,70?
70?
A
A 22 12
12
B
B 18
18 C
C 20
20 D
D 11
44 ‘HOW
‘HOWNOW
NOWBROWN
BROWNCOW’.
COW’.Which
Whichofofthe
theanswers
answersbelow
belowgives
givesthe
themode?
mode?
A
A OOonly
only W
Wonly
only B
B OOand
andWWonly
only C
C D O,O,WWand
D andNN 11
55 The
Themean
meanofofthe
theset
setofofscores
scores3,3,5,5,3,3,3,3,7,7,3,3,6,6,5,5,4,4,33equals
equals
A
A 4.1
4.1 B
B 4.2
4.2 C
C 33 D 55
D 11
66 The
Themedian
medianofofthe
theset
setofofscores
scores2,2,5,5,3,3,6,6,2,2,2,2,7,7,8,8,2,2,3,3,44equals
equals
A
A 22 33
B
B C
C 44 D 55
D 11
77 From
Fromaanormal
normalpack
packofof52
52playing
playingcards,
cards,one
onecard
cardisisselected
selectedatatrandom.
random.The
Theprobability
probabilityofofaa
diamond
diamondisis
11 22 11 33
A
A 1313 B
B 1313 C
C 44 D
D 44 11
88 AAcard
cardisischosen
chosenatatrandom
randomfrom
fromaapack
packofof52
52playing
playingcards.
cards.What
Whatisisthe
theprobability
probabilitythat
thatthe
thecard
cardisisred?
red?
11 11 11 33
A
A 44 B
B 33 C
C 22 D
D 44 11
99 InInaasingle
singlethrow
throwofofone
onedie,
die,find
findthe
theprobability
probabilityofofhaving
havingan
aneven
evennumber.
number.
11 11 11 22
A
A 66 B
B 33 C
C 22 D
D 33 11
10 InInaatoss
10 tossofoftwo
twocoins,
coins,find
findthe
theprobability
probabilityofofhaving
havingtwo
twotails.
tails.
11 11 11
A
A 22 B
B 33 C
C
44 D 11
D 11
11 AAbag
11 bagcontains
containsfour
fourwhite,
white,three
threered
redand
andtwo
twoblack
blackballs.
balls.IfIfaaball
ballisisdrawn
drawnatatrandom,
random,the
the
probability
probabilityofofaawhite
whiteball
ballisis
33 44 22 55
11
A
A 99 B
B 99 C
C 99 D
D 99
12 AAcard
12 cardisischosen
chosenatatrandom
randomfrom
fromaapack
packofof52
52cards.
cards.What
Whatisisthe theprobability
probabilitythat
thatthe
thecard
cardisisan
anace?
ace?
11 11 11 22 11
A
A 44 B
B
22 13
13 C
C
13
13
D
D
Total
Totalmarks
marksachieved
achievedfor
forPART
PARTAA 12
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Total marks achieved for PART A
94
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11 the
themean
mean 11
22 the
themode
mode 11
33 the
themedian
median 11
44 the
therange
range 11
99 an
anodd
oddnumber
number 11
10 aathree
10 three 11
11 aaseven
11 seven 11
A bag contains five red, seven blue and three white balls. If a ball is
A bag contains five red, seven blue and three white balls. If a ball is
drawn at random, find the probability that it is
drawn at random, find the probability that it is
12 aared
12 redball
ball 11
13 aablue
13 blueball
ball 11
14 aawhite
14 whiteball
ball 11
15 not
15 notaawhite
whiteball
ball 11
Total
Totalmarks
marksachieved
achievedfor
forPART
PARTBB 30
30
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Chapter Statisticsand
andprobability
probability Total marks achieved for PART B 95
95
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