Probability
Q1.          Tommy has three T-shirts.

    White                  Striped                  Grey
He has two pairs of jeans.

  Striped         Grey
Today he is wearing the white T-shirt and the striped jeans.
(a)     Complete the table to show all the combinations of T-shirt and jeans that Tommy could wear.
 
T-shirt	Jeans	
White	Striped	
White	Grey	

 	 	

(2)
(b)     One morning Tommy dressed in the dark.
He chose one T-shirt and one pair of jeans at random.
What is the probability that he chose matching T-shirt and jeans?
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Answer ...............................................
(2)
(Total 4 marks)
 Q2. A bag contains 6 red pens, 69 black pens and 25 blue pens.
(a)	Write down the number of red pens as a fraction of the total number of pens in the box.
 Give your answer in its simplest form.
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Answer ...............................................
(2)
(b) What percentage of the pens are not black?
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Answer ...........................................%				(1)
(c) Circle a word from the list to describe the chance of each of the following events.
(i)      A pen chosen at random from the box is red.
impossible         unlikely             evens             likely               certain
(1)
(ii)     A pen chosen at random from the box is not green.
impossible         unlikely             evens             likely               certain
(1)
(Total 5 marks)
Q3.     Ronan is designing a game.
          He has two sets of discs laid face down on a table.
          The first set of five discs are labelled 1, 3, 5, 7, 9.
          The second set of four discs are labelled 2, 4, 6, 8.
Players turn over one disc, at random, from each set and add the numbers together.
(a)     Complete the table to show all the possible totals.
 
 	1	3	5	7	9	
2	3	5	7	 	 	
4	5	 	 	 	 	
6	 	 	 	 	 	
8	 	 	 	 	 	
(2)

(b)     What is the probability of getting a total less than six?
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Answer ................................................
(1)

(c)     Ronan uses the game to raise money for charity.
Each player pays 20 p to play the game.
If a player gets a total of exactly 13 they win a bar of chocolate.
It costs Ronan 50 p for each bar of chocolate.
If 100 people play the game, show that Ronan should expect to raise £12.50 for charity.
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(4)
(Total 7 marks)
Q4.          The diagram shows a probability scale.

An ordinary fair six-sided dice is rolled.          
(a)     Which arrow represents the probability of rolling a 5?
Answer .................................................
(1)
(b)     Which arrow represents the probability of rolling a number less than 7?
Answer .................................................
(1)
(c)     Draw an arrow on the scale to represent the probability of rolling an odd number.
(1)
(Total 3 marks)
 
Q5. Here is a list of numbers.
5         7        5         6         4          9         8         10         5
(a)     Work out the median.
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Answer ................................................
(2)
(b)     One of the numbers is chosen at random.
(i)      What is the probability that the number is 5?
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Answer ................................................
(1)
(ii)     Put these events in order of likelihood starting with the least likely.
         A         The number is 5.
         B        The number is even.
         C        The number is greater than 8.
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Answer ................................................
(2)
(Total 5 marks)

 Q6. Sarah is playing a game with a fair coin and a fair six-sided dice.
She spins the coin and then throws the dice.
If the coin shows heads Sarah’s score is 1 more than the number shown on the dice. If the coin shows tails Sarah’s score is 2 less than the number shown on the dice.
(a)     Complete the table to show all possible scores.
 (2)
(b)     Work out the probability that Sarah’s score is 
(i)      negative
Answer .................................................
(1)
(ii)     more than 3.
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Answer .................................................
(2)
(Total 5 marks)

 

Q7. Two fair dice are thrown and their scores added together.
       The table shows some of the possible totals.
 
+	1	2	3	4	5	6	
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	
2	3	4	5	6	7	8	
3	4	5	6	7	8	9	
4	5	6	7	8	9	10	
5	6	7	8	9	10	11	
6	7	8	9	10	11	 	
(a)     Fill in the missing number in the table.
(1)
(b)     (i)      Work out the probability that the total is 6.
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Answer ................................................
(1)

(ii)     Work out the probability that the numbers on the dice are the same.
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Answer ................................................
(1)

(iii)     Work out the probability that the total is a square number.
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Answer ................................................
(2)
(Total 5 marks)
Q8.          Ramesh uses two identical, fair 3-sided spinners in a game.

          He spins both spinners.
          His score is the two numbers multiplied together.

(a)     Show his possible scores in the table.
  	First spinner	
 	X	0	1	2	
Second	0	 	 	 	
spinner	1	 	 	 	
 	2	 	 	 	
						
(2)
(b)     Ramesh says:
          “I can only get four possible different scores, one of which is 0. Therefore the probability of a score of 0 is ”
          Explain why Ramesh is wrong.
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(1)
(Total 3 marks)
 Q9.          A bag contains five discs as shown.

One disc is taken from the bag at random.
It is then replaced.
Another disc is then taken from the bag at random.
The numbers on the two discs are added to make a score.

(a)     Complete the table of scores.
 
+	2	4	6	8	10	
2	4	6 	8	 	 	
4	6	8 	 	 	 	
6	8	 	 	 	 	
8	 	 	 	 	18	
10	 	 	 	18	20	

(1)
(b)     What is the probability that the score is 16?
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Answer .................................................
(2)
(c) Which is greater: the probability that the score is a square number
or
the probability that the score is a cube number?
You must explain your answer.
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(2)
(Total 5 marks)
Collecting Data and Questionnaires 
Q10. Jane conducts a survey of the favourite colours of the students in her class. She records the results.
 Male
Male
Male
Female
Female
Male
Male	Red
Yellow
Red
Green
Red
Green
Green	Female
Female
Female
Female
Male
Male	Yellow
Red
Green
Green
Red
Yellow	
          Record the results in a two-way table.
(Total 3 marks)

 

Q11.   A doctor wants to encourage her patients to take more exercise.
          The doctor has approximately 500 patients.
          She decides to do a survey about what exercise her patients take.
(a)     This is a question in the survey.

(i)      Give a criticism of the question.
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(1)
(ii)     Give a criticism of the response section.
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(1)
(b)     This is another question in the survey.
 
Q        How many miles did you walk last week?	

 Give a suitable response section for this question.
(1)

(c) (i) The doctor decides to use one of three methods to do the survey.
Method 1      Give the survey to the first 50 patients seen in a week
Method 2      Choose 50 patients at random
Method 3      Choose 26 patients, picking one whose surname begins with each letter of the alphabet
Give a reason why method 3 is not suitable.
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(1)
(ii) Which of the other two methods for doing the survey will give the most reliable results?
Give a reason for your choice.
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(1)
(Total 5 marks)
Scatter Graphs
 Q12. Clive works for the local council.
One of his jobs is to check that taxi companies charge reasonable fares.
 Each week he checks 10 taxi journeys with local companies.
(a)	Design a suitable observation sheet for Clive to use to record the fare and distance of each journey.

 

 

 
(2)

(b)     Clive expects strong positive correlation between the length of the journey and the fare charged.

Explain why he might expect this.
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(1)

(c) The scatter diagram shows the results for a week in January 2009.

(i)      What was the fare for the 3-mile journey?
Answer £ ...........................................
(1)
(ii)     What would you expect to pay for a 7-mile journey?
         Show how you obtain your answer.
Answer £ ...........................................
(2)
(d) Does the data support Clive’s view about the expected correlation between the length of journey and the fare?
Give a reason for your answer.
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(1)
(Total 7 marks)
 Q13. Jeff wants to know the number of driving lessons he might need before he passes his driving test.
         He also wants to know the number of times he might have to take his driving test before he passes.
         He collects some data and shows it on this scatter graph.

(a)   Jeff ignores one of the points on the scatter graph.
     Circle this point and give a reason why it should be ignored.
Reason 
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(2)

(b)     Draw a line of best fit on the scatter graph.
(1)

(c)     Jeff has already failed his driving test three times after a total of 40 driving lessons.
(i)      Estimate how many more driving lessons Jeff needs if he is to pass his driving test on the fourth attempt.
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Answer .................................................
(2)

(ii)     Give a reason why this estimate might be unreliable.
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(1)
(Total 6 marks)

Q14. The scatter graph shows the number of ice creams sold plotted against the midday temperature.

(a)     Draw a line of best fit on the scatter graph.
(1)

(b)     Describe the relationship between the number of ice creams sold and the midday temperature.
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(1)
(Total 2 marks)
Q15. The table shows the school year and the reaction time of eight people who took part in the same test.
 
School year	5	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	
Reaction time
(seconds)	6	5	4.8	4.5	4	4.2	3.5	3	
 
(a)     Draw a scatter graph of these data.

(2)
(b)     Draw a line of best fit on your scatter graph.
(1)
(c)     Describe the relationship shown by your scatter graph.
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(1)
(Total 4 marks)

Q16. (a) Write down the type of correlation shown in each of the scatter graphs, A and B, below.

Answer A ................................  	Answer B ....................................
(2)

(b) The marks for a group of pupils who sat two tests are shown in the scatter graph below.

(i)      Draw a line of best fit on this scatter graph.
(1)

(ii) Use your line of best fit to estimate the Test 1 mark for a pupil who scored 50 in Test 2.
Answer .................................................
(1)
(Total 4 marks)

Averages

Q17. A girls’ basketball team plays six matches.
The scores are
28         30         25         35         39         26
(a) What is the median score?
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Answer .................................................
(2)
(b)     What is the mean score?
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Answer .................................................
(3)

(c)     These are the members of the team.

One girl is to be chosen at random to be captain.
What is the probability that her name begins with J?
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Answer .................................................
(2)
(Total 7 marks)
 
Q18.          Here are four cards.

 James says that the mean of the numbers on the cards is higher than the mode.
Show that James is correct.
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(Total 3 marks)

Q19. The number of points scored by the Tigers in the last 10 rugby matches is listed.
38    16      18      76      32      16    16     40    60      42
(a)     Calculate the range of these scores.
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Answer ................................................. points
(1)

(b)     (i)      Write down the mode of these scores.
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Answer ................................................. points
(1)
(ii)     In the next match the Tigers score 25 points.
What effect does this have on the mode?
Tick the correct box.
Decrease            No change            Increase
                                           
(1)
(Total 3 marks)

Q20.   The Quickpass driving school records the number of lessons that each person had before passing their driving test. 
The results for seven men are shown.

          10        17        15        10         12        8          19

(a)     Work out the range of these numbers.
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Answer .................................................
(1)
(b)     Calculate the mean of these numbers.
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Answer .................................................
(3)

(c)     The number of driving lessons taken by a sample of women is summarised in the table.
Women
Range	14	
Mean	9	
Write down two comparisons between the number of driving lessons taken by the men and the women.
Comparison 1
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Comparison 2
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(2)
(Total 6 marks)

Q21. A company puts this advert in the local paper.
 
AQA Motor Company
Mechanic needed
Average wage over £400 per week	
The following people work for the company.
Job	Wage per week (£) 	
Apprentice	200	
Cleaner	200	
Foreman	350	
Manager	800	
Mechanic	250	
Parts Manager	520	
Sales Manager	620	
 
(a)     What is the mode of these wages?
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Answer £ .................................................
(1)

(b)     What is the median wage?
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Answer £ .................................................
(2)
(c)     Calculate the mean wage.
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Answer £ .................................................
(3)
(d)     Explain why the advert is misleading.
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(1)
(Total 7 marks)

Q22. Jim records how many text messages he receives each day for ten days.
3        0        1        4        1        4        6        1        20      0
(a)     Work out the median.
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Answer .................................................
(2)

(b)     Work out the mean.
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Answer .................................................
(2)

(c)     Which of these two averages better represents the data?
Explain your answer.
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(1)
(Total 5 marks)

Q23. Jody has a set of five single-digit number cards.

(a)	She says the median is greater than the mode.
   Show that Jody is correct.
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(2)

(b)     Here is another set of five cards.

Jody is asked to write numbers on the remaining two cards so that the median is the same as the mode.
She says, “If I write down two fives or two sixes or one of each, I cannot fail.”
Show that Jody is correct.
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(3)
(Total 5 marks)
 Q24. Every hour a bank records the number of customers waiting to be served.
         The results for one Monday are shown.
 
 Time	10 am	11 am	12 pm	1 pm	2 pm	3 pm	4 pm	
 Number of customers waiting	7	5	15	24	9	6	4	
(a)     At which one of these times were most customers waiting?
Answer ................................................
(1)
(b)     Calculate the mean number of customers waiting at these times.
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Answer ................................................
(3)

(c) On Friday of the same week the mean number of customers waiting at these times was 20.
          On which day should the bank employ more staff?
          Explain your answer.
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(2)
(Total 6 marks)
Pie Charts 
Q25.   A young driver has a small car.
The pie chart shows the annual costs for the car.

(a)     What fraction of the annual cost is insurance?
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Answer .................................................
(1)
(b)     The annual cost of petrol was £600.
          Calculate the total annual cost for this car.
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Answer £.................................................
(3)
(Total 4 marks)
 Q26. (a) 120 men were asked what colour car they own.
The pie chart shows the results.

Work out the number of men who own a blue car.
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Answer .................................................
(3)

(b) 120 women were also asked what colour car they own.
The results are shown in the table.
 
Colour	Number of women	
White	42	
Blue	35	
Silver	25	
Red	10	
Other	8	
 
Draw and label a pie chart to show this information.
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(4)
(Total 7 marks)
Q27. The pie chart shows the number of each type of fish that Frank caught in one day.
Number of fish

(a)	Tick one box for each statement below. 
 (i) Half the fish caught were roach
(ii) There were more eels caught than pike.
(iii) The pike weighed more than all of the roach.

(3)
(b) Frank caught 30 fish altogether.
One-third of the fish caught were perch.
How many eels and pike were caught altogether?
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Answer .................................................
(3)
(Total 6 marks)
Q28. The number of complaints made about different parts of the Health Service last year is shown in the table.
 
Type	Number of complaints	
Hospitals	400	
Doctors	200	
Dentists	80	
Other	120	
 
          Draw and label a pie chart to represent these data.
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(Total 4 marks)
 Q29. The table shows the races that 60 primary school pupils entered on their Sports Day.
They each entered one race.
 
Race entered	Number of pupils	
Egg and spoon	18	
3-legged	20	
Sack	12	
Obstacle	10	
 
(a)     Draw and label a pie chart to represent the information in the table.
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(4)
(b) Work out the percentage of pupils who entered the egg and spoon race.
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Answer .................................................%
(2)
(c)     The pupils in the obstacle race took these times in seconds.
23      36      18        29        44        39        36        54        43        41
Draw an ordered stem and leaf diagram to show this information.
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          Key:        |    2    |   3    represents 23 seconds

(3)
(Total 9 marks)
 Stem & Leaf Diagrams
 Q30. A rounders coach records the number of rounders the players in her squad scored in a season.
All the players scored at least once.
She shows the data in a stem and leaf diagram.
 
Key	2	7	represents 27 rounders scored	
 0	1	1	2	7	
1	2	5	5	 	
2	3	7	 	 	
3	6	 	 	 	
4	0	 	 	 	
5	0	9	 	 	
 
(a)     What is the range of the data?
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Answer .................................................
(1)
(b)     How many players are there in the squad?
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Answer .................................................
(1)

(c)     What is the median number of rounders scored?
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Answer .................................................
(1)
(d)     Calculate the mean number of rounders scored.
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Answer .................................................
(3)
(Total 6 marks)
 Q31. The stem and leaf diagram shows the ages, in years, of 15 members of a badminton club.

(a)     What is the median age of the members?
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Answer ................................................. years
(1)
(b)     What is the range of the ages?
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Answer ................................................. years
(1)
(Total 2 marks)

 

 

 

M1.          (a)     SS, SG, GS, GG
B1 for 2 or 3 correct (ignore repetitions)
B2
(b)     Numerator of 2
B1
          Denominator of 6
B1
Must have a fraction
[4]

M2.          (a)     

M1
          
A1

(b)     31
B1
(c)     (i)      Unlikely
B1
          (ii)     Certain
B1
[5]
 
M3.          (a)     (3), (5), (7), 9, 11
(5), 7, 9, 11, 13
7, 9, 11, 13, 15
9, 11, 13, 15, 17
–1 eeoo
B2

(b)     
oe
B1

(c)     P(13) =  implies 15 winners in 100 plays
B1
          (Chocolate costs) £7.50
B1
          (Takings) 100 × 20 (= £20)
B1
          (Profit) £20 – £7.50 (= £12.50)
B1
Award partial marks for stages shown
[7]

 

M4.          (a)     B
B1
(b)     D
B1
(c)     Arrow drawn to half way point
B1
[3]

 

M5.          (a)     Order the numbers
Allow 1 number missing or repeated
M1
          6
A1

(b)     (i)      
oe 0.33 or better
B1
          (ii)     CAB
B1   For sight of two correct probabilities correctly assigned
A =  B =  C = 
(Accept 3, 4, 2 for B1)
B2
[5]

 

M6.          (a)     
                          Dice
 	1	2	3	4	5	6	 	
Coin	Heads	2	3	4	5	6	76	B1	
 	Tails	–1	0	1	2	3	4	B1	

(b)     (i)      
ft from a completed table or correct
ft may be cancelled eg  () = 
B1 ft

(ii)     
ft from a completed table or correct
ft may be cancelled eg  () = 
Allow B1 for numerator 5 of any fraction < 1
B2 ft
[5]

 

M7.          (a)     12 in table
B1
(b)     (i)      
oe probability
B1ft
          (ii)     
oe probability
B1

          (iii)     Identifies (1,) 4 and 9 as squares
ft Their 12 if square
M1
                   
oe probability
A1ft
[5]

 

M8.          (a)     0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 2, 0, 2, 4
7 or 8 correct B1
B2
(b)     5 out of 9 for score of 0
oe ft from their table
B1 ft
[3]

 

M9.          (a)     All entries are correct
 
+	2	4	6	8	10	
2	4	6	8	10	12	
4	6	8	10	12	14	
6	8	10	12	14	16	
8	10	12	14	16	18	
10	12	14	16	18	20	

B1

(b)     
B1 Denominator of 25, fraction of value less than 1
SC1 
B2ft

(c)     There are 4 outcomes that are square numbers but only 3 that
are cube numbers and chooses square
oe    eg, convincingly lists appropriate outcomes
       or annotates table
B1   Part of the B2 explanation but one missing
       or incorrect value or values correct but
       does not choose
B0   There are 2 square numbers but only
       1 cube number
B2ft
[5]

 

M10.                   R        Y        G
          M       3        2        2
          F        2        1        3
Table 3 × 2 or 2 × 3
If gender ignored and total number of students used M0
M1
          Fully correct
Accept tally marks;
4 or 5 correct entries A1; SC2 for

or

Or

4 or 5 correct entries SC1
A2
[3]

 

M11.          (a)     (i)      Too vague
oe
B1
          (ii)     Not enough choices or choices overlap
oe
B1

(b)     Response section that covers values from 0 to at least 5 with no missing
values and no overlapping values
B1
(c)     (i)      Too small a sample or other sensible reason
eg, may not have anyone whose surname begins with X or Z
B1
          (ii)     Method 2, all patients have equal chance
B1
[5]

 

M12.          (a)     Sheet with 10 rows or columns and a section for distance and fare
Deduct a mark if not complete
B2
(b)     Longer taxi rides always cost more and cost per mile should be about same
oe
B1

(c)     (i)      £4.60 - £5.00
B1
          (ii)     Line of best fit
Fares about double distance
M1
                   14
ft their line of best fit
A1

(d)     Yes, positive correlation
Accept: No, correlation is weak positive
B1
[7]

 M13.          (a)     Circles (2, 73)
Any clear indication
B1
          This is an outlier / extreme value
Does not follow pattern
oe eg, far more lessons than expected
B1 dep

(b)     Line of best fit
Must pass between (1, 15) and (1, 25) and (5, 65) and (5, 80)
B1
(c)     (i)      Their reading from their line of best fit at x = 4
ft A line of best fit with a positive gradient (intended straight)
M1
                   Their reading – 40 evaluated correctly
A1 ft

          (ii)     Quite a small sample or mention of any other variable which may
confound
eg, depends on age / instructor / examiner etc
Jeff better than ave / worse than ave
Allow incorrect or irrelevant statements as long as they are
not contradictory
B1
[6]

M14.          (a)     Line crossing between 20 and 40 and within 1 cm of (70,200)
Must be ruled, at least 10 cm long
B1
(b)     As one goes up so does the other
Positive correlation oe
Or hotter it gets the more ice creams sold oe
B1
[2]
 
 M15.          (a)     All 8 points plotted correctly
± square
Only 6 or 7 points correct
Ignore extra points                 B1
B2

(b)     Suitable straight line of best fit drawn
Must reach x = 5 and x =11 and pass between (5, 5.5 to 6.5) and (11, 3.5 to 4.2) Dotted line OK
B1

(c)     The older the person the quicker they can do the test
Accept negative correlation
B1
[4]

M16.          (a)     A   Negative
B1
          B   Zero
Accept: None or No
B1
(b)     (i)      Suitable line
From x = 20 to x = 70 
(20, 10 – 24) to (70, 50 – 64) inclusive
B1
(ii)     About “60”
ft line if correct ±  square
56 - 66 inclusive if no line
B1 ft
[4]
M17.          (a)     Arranging in order
25, 26, 28, 30, 35, 39
M1
          29
A1

(b)     Attempt to add all 6 ( = 183)
M1
Their 183 ÷ 6
If no total shown brackets must be round their added numbers
ie (28+.... +26) ÷  6
DM1
          30.5
A1

(c)     
oe; numerator, B1; denominator, B1 (fraction ≤ 1)
B2
[7]

M18.          Mode = 5
B1
    
M1
Mean = 6
oe valid explanation
eg, mean > 5 because all the numbers are ≥ 5
A1
[3]

 
M19.          (a)     60
B1
(b)     (i)      16
B1
(ii)     No change
B1
[3]

M20.          (a)     11
B1
(b)     Adding at least 6 values
Total of 72-110 →    M1
M1
          “total” ÷ 7
M1
          = 13
A1

(c)     Comparison of spread
Strict ft 
eg Women have a bigger range 
Men's range is 11 and 
women's range is 14
B1 ft

          Comparison of mean
Strict ft 
eg Men have a bigger mean 
Men's mean is 13 and 
women's mean is 9 
or men have more lessons 
(on average)
B1 ft
[6]
 M21.          As a general rule for money answers, if £4.20 is the correct answer then:
Accept £4.20p and 420p with the £ sign crossed out; penalise £4.2 and £420p
(a)     £200
Allow names, Apprentice and/or Cleaner
B1
(b)     Put data in order
M1
          £350
Foreman
A1

(c)     200 + 200 + 350 + ...
Attempt to add the 7 numbers; total underneath column OK
M1
          Their 2940 ÷ 7
M1 dep
          £420
A1
(d)     Average is for the whole company not just for the mechanic
Mechanic only gets £250 oe he gets £150 less (than average)
B1
[7]

 
 M22.          (a)     0 0 1 1 1 3 4 4 6 20
At least first 6 or last 6 in correct order
M1
2        
A1
(b)     
Allow 38  if no addition seen
M1
4        
A1
(c)     Median - omits rogue value
          or
Mean - uses all values
B1
[5]

 

M23.          (a)     Median = 2
B1
          Mode = 1
B1

(b)     5,5 gives 5, 5, 5, 5, 6
Median = mode = 5
          6,6 gives 5, 5, 6, 6, 6
Median = mode = 6
          5,6 gives 5, 5, 5, 6, 6
Median = mode = 5
E2   For 2 correct medians and modes
       and reordering shown
       or for all 3 correct medians and modes
       but reordering not shown
E1   For 1 correct median and mode
       and reordering shown
       or for 2 correct medians and modes
       but reordering not shown
E3
[5]

 

M24.          (a)     1 pm
oe eg, 13:00
B1

(b)     Attempts to sum the values
Sight of 70
M1
          Attempts to divide Their sum by 7
M1dep
          10
A1

(c)     Friday, because there are more people waiting on a Friday
oe B1 Friday, reason attempted
          strict follow through from their (b)
B2ft
          Alt
          Cannot tell, one set of data for each day is not enough
oe B1 Cannot tell, reason attempted
B2ft
[6]

 

M25.          (a)     
Accept 0.5  oe    eg  , half, 50%
NOT 180 ÷ 360
B1

(b)      or 4 or  = 600     = 1200
oe  Insurance clearly 1200
M1
          4 × 600
oe  600 + 600 + 2 × 600 = M2
Allow sensible build up
M1
          = £2400
A1
[4]
M26.         (a)      or 
180° = 60 men
M1
 or 120 ÷ “8”
90° = 30 men
M1 dep
15      
45° = 15 men
A1

(b)     Any one correct method seen
or any one correct angle seen
 or 
Can be one correct sector, labelled correctly
M1
126°, 105°, 75°, 30°, 24°
4 or 5 correct angles
A1
All 5 angles drawn correctly 
Must be only 5 sectors
A1
All 5 sectors labelled in correct order of size
Must be only 5 sectors
B1
[7]

M27.          (a)     (i)      True
B1
(ii)     True
B1
(iii)     Cannot say
B1

(b)      or  or 10 or 15
oe
M1

oe
M1
5        
Accept 4 eels and 1 pike
Note:
A1
[6]

 

 

 

 

M28.         Any correct method
eg  × 360°
Any one correct angle seen or implied 180°, 90°, 36° or 54°
Not 4 quarters but must be 4 sectors
M1
          All 4 angles correct
180°, 90°, 36° and 54° seen or implied
A1
          4 sectors drawn accurately and correct
±2°
B1
          Correct labelling, in correct proportions
Exactly 4 sectors
Hospitals in largest sector...
Dentists in smallest sector etc
Not D & D alone
B1
[4]

 

M29.          (a)     Fully correct pie chart, correctly labelled with all sector angles correct
(108°, 120°, 72° and 60°) (sectors ± 2°)
B3   4 correct sectors drawn with no/wrong labels
       or
       2 correct sectors drawn and 4 labels
       in correct order of size
B2   2 correct sectors drawn; with no/wrong labels
       or
       1 correct sector drawn and 4 labels
       in correct order of size
or
       4 correct angles calculated
B1   1 correct sector drawn; no/ wrong labels
       or
       1 correct angle calculated
or
       4 sectors labelled in correct order of size
B4

(b)     18 ÷ 60 × 100
oe eg 
M1
          30
A1

(c)     Stem (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
B1
Leaf (8) (3,9) (6,6,9) (l,3,4) (4)
B1 for 3 or 4 rows correct
B1 not ordered
B2
[9]

M30.          (a)     58
B1
(b)     13
B1
(c)     15
B1

(d)     ∑x at least 6 values
11 + 42 + 50 + 36 + 40 + 109
M1
their 288 ÷ their 13
M1 dep
22.(2) 
22.1; 22.15(…) or 22 with working
A1
[6]
 M31.          (a)     42
B1
(b)     35
B1
[2]