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SECTION A (20 MARKS)

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS

QUESTION A1 (4 Marks)
2
 12 x 2 y 4 
Simplify  −4 5  and remove any negative exponents as needed.
 6x y 

QUESTION A2 (4 Marks)

Write an equation of a line that passes through the point (2, 7) and is perpendicular to y = 2 x + 5

QUESTION A3 (4 Marks)

Find standard deviation and variance for 2, 3, 7, 11 and 18.

QUESTION A4 (4 Marks)

During the first six months of 2020, the mean share price of company A was $1.95 with
standard deviation of $0.75, while the mean share price of Company B was $3.25 with standard
deviation of $0.92. Calculate the coefficient of variation for both companies.

QUESTION A5 (4 Marks)

Given mean = 12, mode = 13, and standard deviation = 4.2. What does Pearsonian Measure of
Skewness tell you about the distribution?

SECTION B (30 MARKS)

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS

QUESTION B1 (10 Marks)

−4 x + 5 3
(a) Solve = .
x+2 4
(4 marks)
(b) Use quadratic formula to solve 4 x − 12 = −3x .
2

(6 marks)

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QUESTION B2 (10 Marks)

The following table shows the distribution of the number of working hours each week (on
average) for a sample of 100 community college students:

Hours Worked per Week Number of Students

0–9 24
10 – 19 14
20 – 29 39
30 – 39 18
40 – 49 5
(a) Calculate third quartile for the hours worked per week of 100 students.
(6 marks)
(b) Sketch a histogram for the working hours per week of 100 students.
(4 marks)
QUESTION B3 (10 Marks)

The table shows the scores of a group of students in a quiz consisting of 6 questions:

Score Frequency
1 2
2 6
3 8
4 9
5 4
6 1

Calculate the
(a) mean.
(3 marks)
(b) standard deviation.
(3 marks)
(c) median.
(2 marks)
(d) variance
(2 marks)

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List of Formulae

1. Mean:

=
x
n

=
 fx
f
2. Median:
n 
 −  f m−1 
x = Lm +  2
~ C m
 fm 
 
 
3. Mode:
 D1 
xˆ = L +  C
 1
D + D 2 

4. Standard deviation:

x x
2 2

= − 
N  N 
 

 fx   fx 
2 2

= − 
f f 
 
5. Coefficient of variation:

CV =  100

6. Quartile:
n 
 −  f Q1 −1 
Q1 = L1 +  4 C1
 f1 
 
 
 3n 
 −  f Q3 −1 
Q3 = L3 +  4 C 3
 f3 
 
 
7. Pearsonian measure of skewness:
𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛 − 𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑒
𝑃𝑠𝑘 =
𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

3(𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛 − 𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛)
𝑃𝑠𝑘 =
𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

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