Math histogram and cumulative frequency WT exercise

1. The histogram shows some information about the salaries of a sample of people

Use the histogram to complete the frequency table

a. Work out the proportion of people in the sample who have a salary greater than 40.000

b. Find the modal group

c. Find the estimate median salary

2. The unfinished histogram and table give information about the heights, in centimetres,
of the Senior students at a High School

a. Use the histogram to complete the table

b. Use the table to complete the histogram

c. State the modal group

d. Work out an estimate for the percentage of senior students at the High School above the
height of 155 cm

3. This frequency table gives information about the ages of 60 teachers

a. Complete the cumulative frequency table
b. On the grid opposite, draw a cumulative frequency graph for this information.

c. Use your cumulative frequency graph to find an estimate for the median age.

d. Find the interquartile range

e. Use your cumulative frequency graph to find an estimate for the number of teachers older
than 55 years.
4. Jane carries out a survey of 200 families in the north England on their weekly spending on food
The cumulative frequency diagram summarises the result

a. Find
Median
Interquartile range

b. Jane says
15% of these families spent over 120
Is her statement correct?
State the evidence you have used in making your decision

c. In a survey of 200 families in the South of England, the median weekly amount was 84 and
the interquartile range was 28
Make comparison between the weekly amounts spent on the food in the North of England
and the South of England
State the evidence you have used in making your comparison
5. The table gives some information about the speeds in km/h of 100 cars

a. On the grid draw a histogram fo the information in the table

b. Work out an estimate for the number of cars with a speed of more than 85 km/h.