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Practice: data

Practice: data

1

The number of goals the school team scored in each game this season:
1, 0, 2, 1, 3, 1, 0, 2, 1, 4, 2, 1
Make a frequency table.

2

25 pupils chose their favourite colour:

Colourblueredgreenpurpleyellow
Frequency85462
a

What is the mode?

b

What is the relative frequency of purple? Write it as a percentage.

    / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – check and a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

    / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

    3

    The chart shows how many books each sixth-grade class read in the reading month.

    01020304050606A6B6C6DClassBooks
    a

    How many more books did 6B read than 6C?

      / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – check and a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

      / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

      b

      How many books did a class read, on average?

        / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – check and a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

        / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

        4

        The temperature at noon on each day of one week, in degrees:
        18, 21, 20, 23, 19, 22, 24
        What is the mean temperature of this week?

          / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – check and a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

          / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

          5

          The data: 3, 7, 7, 2, 9, 7, 4, 1

          a

          What is the mode?

            / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – check and a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

            / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

            b

            Work out the mean.

              / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – check and a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

              / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

              c

              Find the median.

                / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – check and a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

                / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

                6

                Class 6A has 24 pupils, and 6 of them go to the chess club.
                Class 6B has 35 pupils, and 7 of them go to the chess club.
                In which class does a larger part of the pupils go to the chess club? Explain.

                7

                The mean of four numbers is 15.
                Three of them are 12, 18 and 10.
                What is the fourth number?

                  / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – check and a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

                  / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

                  8

                  A newspaper wrote: “A family in Israel has 2.4 children on average.”
                  Ron says: “That cannot be – no family has 2.4 children.”
                  Is Ron right? Explain.