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4MA1/2F Jun 2025, Question 2: Bar Charts and Composite Bar Charts

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics A 4MA1 · Paper 2F (Foundation) · Calculator · 5 marks

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The question, in short

From a list of 20 adults' favourite African animals, complete a frequency table and then a bar chart showing the same data.

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Part (a) · 2 marks

Count each animal in the list and fill the tally and frequency columns for elephant, lion, buffalo, rhinoceros and zebra.

  1. 1Count each animal in the list of 20
  2. 2elephant 6, lion 4, buffalo 3
  3. 3rhinoceros 5, zebra 2
  4. 4Check: 6 + 4 + 3 + 5 + 2 = 20

Answerelephant 6, lion 4, buffalo 3, rhinoceros 5, zebra 2

Part (b) · 3 marks

Using the given frequencies, draw the five bars on the grid to complete the bar chart.

  1. 1Label each bar with its animal
  2. 2Draw bar heights from the table:
  3. 3elephant 6, lion 4, buffalo 3
  4. 4rhinoceros 5, zebra 2

AnswerFive labelled bars: elephant height 6, lion height 4, buffalo height 3, rhinoceros height 5, zebra height 2

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