F3 Maths HW 11 – Modes, Modal Classes, Ranges and Interquartile Ranges – 16042020

1. Find the modes of the following sets of data.

(a) 2, –1.5, –1.5, 0.8, 1, 1.9, 1.9, 2
(b) 10, 2, 8, 9, –1, 5, 2, 4, 15
(c) –3, 2, –2, 1, –3, 1, 0, –1, –3, 0, 2

2. The following table shows the time taken (in min) by 40 students to finish a Mathematics test.
Time (min) 41 – 50 51 – 60 61 – 70 71 – 80 81 – 90 91 – 100
Frequency 2 3 12 10 x 1
(a) Find the value of x
(b) Find the modal class of the time taken by these 40 students to finish the Mathematics test.

3. Find the range and interquartile for the following data sets.
(a) 8, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 15, 18
(b) 9, 7, 12, 25, 2, 9, 30, 35, 39, 40, 42, 3

4. The following table shows the weight distribution (in kg) of 100 factory workers.
Weight (kg) 40 – 49 50 – 59 60 – 69 70 – 79 80 – 89
Frequency 10 34 38 16 2

(a) Construct the cumulative frequency table for the above data.
(b) Find the range for the above data.
(c) Draw a cumulative frequency polygon to present the data in (a).
(d) Find the median weight of those workers.
(e) Find the interquartile range from the graph.