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4024/11 May/Jun 2020, Question 12: Averages from Frequency Tables

Cambridge O Level Mathematics 4024 · Paper 11 (Non-calculator) · Non-calculator · 3 marks

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The question, in short

From a bar chart of occupant counts for 20 cars, give the most common value and work out the average occupants per car.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

State the people count that occurs most often in the chart.

  1. 1The tallest bar is 2 people (frequency 7)
  2. 2Mode = 2

Answer2

Part (b) · 2 marks

Work out the average occupants per car using the chart frequencies.

  1. 1Total people = 2 × 1 + 7 × 2 + 6 × 3 + 4 × 4 + 1 × 5 = 2 + 14 + 18 + 16 + 5 = 55
  2. 2Number of cars = 20
  3. 3Mean = 55 ÷ 20 = 2.75

Answer2.75

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