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4MA1/1F Jun 2018, Question 6: Tally Charts and Frequency Tables

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics A 4MA1 · Paper 1F (Foundation) · Calculator · 5 marks

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The question, in short

Using a two-way table of 50 people's holiday destinations by gender, complete the missing cells and find the percentage who were female and went to Africa.

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Part (a) · 3 marks

Fill in the missing values in the two-way table using the given totals.

  1. 1Male Africa = 16 − 9 = 7, so male UK = 23 − 7 − 2 = 14
  2. 2Female total = 50 − 23 = 27, so female USA = 27 − 16 − 9 = 2
  3. 3UK total = 14 + 16 = 30 and USA total = 2 + 2 = 4
  4. 4Male: 14, 7, 2, 23. Female: 16, 9, 2, 27. Total: 30, 16, 4, 50

AnswerUK Africa USA Total Male 14 7 2 23 Female 16 9 2 27 Total 30 16 4 50

Part (b) · 2 marks

Work out what percentage of the 50 people were female and holidayed in Africa.

  1. 19 of the 50 people were female and went to Africa
  2. 29/50 = 0.18
  3. 30.18 × 100 = 18

Answer18

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