1

The pie charts show the percentages of people recorded as using different
methods of transport to get to work in two cities in England.
Manchester Birmingham
Car
Bus
Train
Bike
Walk
Other

a Approximately what percentage of people used the car in each of the cities?
b Which category of transport was used by a similar percentage of people in
both cities?
c In which city did most people walk to work? Explain your answer.
d If 32 000 people used the bus in Manchester about how many people were
involved in the Manchester survey?

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2 This compound bar chart shows car ownership per household for the regions of
England.

North West 1 car

East Anglia 2 or more cars

South West

South East

London

Midlands

North East

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Percentage

a What percentage of households in the South East owned only one car?
b What percentage of households in the South West owned two or more cars?
c What percentage of households in London had no car?
d Which area had the same percentage of households with two or more cars
as the Midlands?
e In which area was the percentage of one-car households over three times
greater than the percentage of households with two or more cars?

3 Sarah and Rifat have been running. Their trainer records Your pulse rate
their pulse rates every minute during the next few minutes. increases with
Sarah’s median pulse rate is 120 with a range of 70. exercise and
Rifat’s median pulse rate is 110 with a range of 40. reduces again
a Suggest possible values for the highest and lowest pulse as you recover.
rates of each runner.
b Who do you think had the lower pulse rate at the end of the run?
Explain your answer.
c Who is showing the greater rate of recovery? Explain your answer.

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4 This diagram shows a section of Speed camera Dual carriage way

dual carriageway passing through Minor road
a village.
The speed limit is 40 mph, but
many motorists do not slow down.
The villagers are concerned about
safety.
A survey found that the mean speed of cars on the dual carriageway was
53 mph. The range of speeds was 32 mph.
Police then set up speed cameras, as shown by red dots, and put up signs to
warn motorists.
a What effect do you think this had?
b Explain the likely effect on the range and mean speed.
c What would you expect the modal speed to be?
Explain your answer.

5 A small firm has an owner and eight employees. The annual pay of the owner
and his employees is shown in the table.
Person Annual pay
Owner £68 000
Manager £37 000
Worker 1 £23 000
Worker 2 £21 000
Worker 3 £20 000
Worker 4 £18 000
Worker 5 £18 000
Worker 6 £15 000
Worker 7 £14 000

a Work out the mode, the median and the mean annual pay.
b The workers say their pay is too low, but the owner disagrees.
Which value from part a would each use to support their opinion?

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