IB Math Studies Yr 1

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Lesson 2-11: Practice with Cumulative Frequency
Learning Goals:
#1: What is cumulative frequency and how do we interpret
cumulative frequency tables?
#2: How do we interpret Cumulative Frequency Graphs?

WARM-UP: The graph below shows the cumulative frequency for the yearly incomes of 200 people.

200

180

160

140

120

100
Cumulative
frequency 80

60

40

20

0
0 5000 10 000 15 000 20 000 25 000 30 000 35 000
Annual income in British pounds

Use the graph to estimate

(a) the number of people who earn less than 5000 British pounds per year;

(b) the median salary of the group of 200 people;

(c) the first quartile salary of the group of 200 people;

(d) the third quartile salary of the group of 200 people;

(e) the lowest income of the richest 20% of this group.

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DIRECTIONS: Answer the following questions in order to review the Unit 2 content learned so far in class. You
are allowed to work individually or with a partner. Please show all work where possible. Unless otherwise
stated, leave the exact answer or round to 3 significant figures.

1. A random sample of 167 people who own mobile phones was used to collect data on the amount of time they
spent per day using their phones. The results are displayed in the table below.

Time spent per

0  t 15 15  t  30 30  t  45 45  t  60 60  t  75 75  t  90
day (t minutes)
Number of people 21 32 35 41 27 11

(a) State an estimate of the mean of the given table.

(b) Complete the following cumulative frequency table.

Time spent per

t 15 t  30 t  45 t  60 t  75 t  90
day (t minutes)
Number of people 21

2. The table below shows the number and weight (w) of fish delivered to a local fish market one morning.

weight (kg) frequency cumulative frequency

0.50 ≤ w < 0.70 16 16
0.70 ≤ w < 0.90 37 53
0.90 ≤ w < 1.10 44 c
1.10 ≤ w < 1.30 d 120
1.30 ≤ w < 1.50 10 130

(a) Write down the value of c.

(b) Write down the value of d.

(c) In which class is the median?

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3. A botanist has measured the heights of seedlings and has presented her findings on the cumulative frequency graph
below.

(a) How many seedlings did the botanist measure?

(b) How many seedlings have heights of 5 cm or less?

(c) What is the median height?

(d) What percentage of seedlings are taller than 8 cm?

(e) Find the height that represents the 35th percentile for the data. What does this number mean?
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4. The cumulative frequency graph below shows the examination scores of 80 students.

80

70

60

50
cumulative
frequency
40

30

20

10

0 10 20 30 40 50 60
scores
From the graph find

(a) the median value;

(b) the interquartile range;

(c) the 60th percentile;

(d) the percentage of students who scored 50 or above on this examination.

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UNIT 2 REVIEW
5. The mean of the ten numbers listed below is 5.5.

4, 3, a, 8, 7, 3, 9, 5, 8, 3

(a) Find the value of a.

(b) Find the median of these numbers.

6. The following table shows the age distribution of teachers who actively play sports at Harrison High School.
Ages Number of players
20 ≤ x < 30 5
30 ≤ x < 40 4
40 ≤ x < 50 3
50 ≤ x < 60 2
60 ≤ x < 70 3

(a) Calculate an estimate of the mean player age.

(b) On the following grid, construct a histogram to represent this data.