BD S1e12

Effective Learning Mathematics Basic Drills | S1B Chapter 12
1. The figure shows a screenshot of an online game.
Complete the following frequency distribution table according to the given data.
Face Tally Frequency
Total
2. The figure shows the symbols drawn by a group of students on a whiteboard.
     
     
     
     
     
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Symbol Tally Frequency





Total
3. The following are the scores (in marks) of 20 students in a competition.
6 3 6 7 5
7 5 8 6 4
5 7 4 6 8
8 6 5 7 6
Score (marks) Tally Frequency
Total
4. The following are the numbers on the cards drawn by 30 students from a box.
4 7 8 9 6 8
7 5 6 8 4 7
6 7 9 7 6 5
5 7 8 5 7 6
7 6 7 6 8 3

Number drawn Tally Frequency
Total
1. The bar chart shows the numbers of students who have passed the History test in the S1 classes.
Numbers of students who have
passed the History test in the S1 classes
35
30
Number of students
25
20
15
10
0
S1A S1B S1C S1D
Class
(a) Which two classes have the same number of students passing the History test?
(b) Which classes have less than 30 students passing the History test?
(c) How many S1B and S1D students in total have passed the History test?

2. The bar chart shows the numbers of students of the S1 classes who have submitted their
assignments on time.
Numbers of students of the S1 classes who have
submitted their assignments on time
S1A
S1B
Class
S1C
S1D
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Number of students
(a) Which two classes have the same number of students submitting their assignments on time?
(b) Which classes have more than 30 students submitting their assignments on time?
(c) How many S1A and S1C students in total have submitted their assignments on time?
3. The bar chart shows the results of the students of a school in a public examination.
Results of the students of a school in a public examination
70
60
Number of students
50
40
30
20
10
0
A B C D E
Grade
(a) Find the difference between the numbers of students who obtained grade D and grade E.
(b) How many students in the school sat for this public examination?
(c) What percentage of these students obtained grade C?

4. The bar chart shows the memory sizes of the smartphones sold in a shop last week.
Memory sizes of the smartphones sold
128GB
64GB
Memory size
32GB
Others
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Number of smartphones
(a) What is the difference between the numbers of smartphones sold with memory sizes of 64 GB
and 128 GB?
(b) Find the total number of smartphones sold in this shop last week.
(c) Find the percentage of the smartphones sold last week whose memory sizes were 32 GB each.
5. The compound bar chart shows the favourite subjects of 200 students. It is given that each student
can choose only one favourite subject.
Favourite subjects of 200 students
60
50
Number of students
40 Boys
30 Girls
20
10
0
Chinese English Mathematics Others
Language Language
Subject
(a) Which subject is chosen by most of these students as their favourite subject?
(b) Find the number of students whose favourite subject is English Language.
(c) Find the number of students in each gender whose favourite subject is Chinese Language.
(d) Among the students whose favourite subject is Mathematics, what percentage of them are
girls?

6. The compound bar chart shows the scores of four students in an examination.
Scores of four students in an examination
200
150
Score (marks)
Paper 1
100 Paper 2
50
0
A B C D
Student
(a) Which two students obtained the same score in the examination?
(b) Which student obtained 95 marks in Paper 1? What was the score of this student in Paper 2?
(c) What percentage of the examination score of student A was from Paper 1?
1. The broken-line graph shows the daily sales volumes of computers in a shop last week.
Daily sales volumes of computers in a shop last week
10
8
Daily sales volume
0
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Day
(a) How many computers were sold on Sunday?

(b) Between which two days did the daily sales volume of computers increase most rapidly? What
was the increase in the sales volume?
(c) Find the total sales volume of the computers last week.

2. The broken-line graph shows the monthly sales volumes of cups of coffee in a cafe in the first half
of the year.
Monthly sales volumes of cups of coffee
in a cafe in the first half of the year
Monthly sales volume (in thousand)
20
15
10
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Month
(a) How many cups of coffee were sold in May?

(b) Between which two months did the monthly sales volume of cups of coffee decrease most
rapidly? What was the decrease in the sales volume?
(c) Find the total sales volume of the cups of coffee in the first half of the year.
3. The pie chart shows the grades obtained by 144 students in a test.
Grades obtained by
144 students in a test
E
A
45° 30°
D B
105° 60°
120°
(a) What percentage of these students obtained grade E in the test? How many students were there?
(b) If students with grade D or below have to sit for another test, how many students have to sit
for another test?
4. The pie chart shows the numbers of cupcakes bought by 156 customers from a bakery.
Numbers of cupcakes bought
by 156 customers from a bakery
5 1
60° 30°
2
4 60°
120°
(a) What percentage of these customers bought 4 cupcakes each from the bakery? How many
customers were there?
(b) Any customer who bought 4 cupcakes or above could get a discount, how many customers
could get the discount?

5. The pie chart shows the distribution of Mr. Lau’s expenses and savings in a month. It is given that
the monthly salary of Mr. Lau is $10 000.
Distribution of Mr. Lau’s
expenses and savings in a month
Savings
50% Food
12%
Transportation
Others
8%
25%
Entertainment
(a) Find the difference between his expenses on food and his savings.
(b) Did Mr. Lau spend more on transportation than on entertainment? Explain your answer.
6. The pie chart shows the distribution of the times spent by Benny on different activities on a
particular day.
Times spent by Benny on different
activities on a pariticular day
Attending
school
30%
Sleeping
30% Others
12.5%
Doing
homework
20%
Entertainment
(a) Which two activities did Benny spend most of his time on? What percentage of time was
spent in total on these two activities?
(b) Find the total time spent by Benny in attending school and doing homework.
(c) Did Benny spend more time in doing homework than on entertainment? Explain your answer.
7. The broken-line graph shows the population of a town from 2006 to 2016.
Population of a town
Population (in thousand)
55
50
45
40
0
2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
Year
(a) Write down the population of this town in 2014.

(b) Estimate the population of this town in 2011.
(c) Describe the changes in the population of this town from 2006 to 2016.

8. The broken-line graph shows the numbers of traffic accidents in a city from 1985 to 2015.
Numbers of traffic accidents in a city
1 400
Number of traffic accidents
1 300
1 200
1 100
1 000
0
1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
Year
(a) Write down the number of traffic accidents in 2010.

(b) Estimate the number of traffic accidents in 1989.
(c) Describe the changes in the numbers of traffic accidents in the city from 1985 to 2015.
1. According to the scatter diagram, describe the relation between the scores of a group of students in
basketball games before and after training.
Scores of a group of students
in basketball games before and after training
30
25
Score after training
20
15
10
0
5 10 15 20 25
Score before training

2. According to the scatter diagram, describe the relation between the times spent by a group of
students in playing smartphone games and their examination scores.
Times spent in playing smartphone
games and examination scores
100
Examination score (marks)
80
60
40
0
2 4 6
Time spent in playing
smartphone games (h)
3. According to the scatter diagram, describe the relation between the average daily temperatures and
the daily sales volumes of computers in a shop last month.
Average daily temperatures and the daily sales
volumes of computers in a shop last month
40
Daily sales volume
30
20
10
0
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
Average daily temperature (°C)
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4. According to the scatter diagram, describe the relation between the scores of a group of students in
Chinese Language test and History test.
Scores of a group of students
in Chinese Language test and History test
Score in History test (marks)
100
80
60
40
20
0
20 40 60 80 100
Score in Chinese
Language test (marks)
5. The stem-and-leaf diagram shows the distribution of the times taken by the students to complete a
task.
Times taken by the students

to complete a task
Stem (10 s) Leaf (1 s)
4 6 8 9
5 0 2 2 4 6 8
6 1 3 4
(a) How many students are there?

(b) Which stem do most of the data fall into?
(c) Write down the minimum time taken by the students to complete the task.
6. The stem-and-leaf diagram shows the scores of a group of students in a game.
Scores of a group of students in a game
Stem (10 marks) Leaf (1 mark)
7 5 5 6 7 8 9
8 0 1 2 4 5 7 7 8 9
9 1 2 4 5
(a) Write down the highest score of these students.

(b) Which stem do most of the scores fall into?
(c) How many students obtain less than 80 marks?

7. The stem-and-leaf diagram shows the age distribution of the employees in a company.
Age distribution of the employees in a company
Stem (tens) Leaf (units)
2 5 7
3 1 4 5 6 9
4 0 2 3 4 5 7
5 2 4 8
6 2 5
(a) How many employees are there in the company?

(b) Which stem do most of the ages fall into? How many employees are there?
(c) What is the age of the eldest employee?
(d) After the retirement of the eldest employee, how many employees are above 50 years old?
8. The following are the weights (in kg) of a group of 12 students. Draw a stem-and-leaf diagram to
present these data.
39 42 50 44
37 47 49 52
46 50 45 43
9. The following are the prices (in $) of 15 cakes in a shop. Draw a stem-and-leaf diagram to present
these data.
12 18 8 25 30
9 32 15 18 20
22 12 27 25 15
10. The following are the heights (in cm) of a group of 15 students. Draw a stem-and-leaf diagram to
present these data.
152 155 148 161 158

164 150 167 159 163
155 149 154 152 148

11. The stem-and-leaf diagram shows the age distribution of a family in 2017.
Age distribution of a family in 2017
Stem (tens) Leaf (units)
0 8
1 2 9
2
3 1 3 7
4 2
5
6 6
(a) What percentage of the members in the family are below 20 years old in 2017?
(b) How many members in the family are below 20 years old in 2019?
12. The stem-and-leaf diagram shows the distribution of the marked prices of the books in a shop.
Marked prices of the books in a shop
Stem ($100) Leaf ($1)
0 88 90 95 99
1 00 10 25 30 68 85
2 18 25
(a) What is the lowest marked price of the books in the shop?
(b) Find the percentage of the books in the shop whose marked prices are from $100 to $199
inclusive.
(c) If books with marked prices above $200 are sold at a discount of 20%, and the remaining
books are sold at their marked prices, what is the highest selling price of the books in the
shop?

Exercise 12A (page 1)

1. Face Tally Frequency
10
Total 25
2. Symbol Tally Frequency
 6
 7
 8
 5
 4
Total 30
3. Score (marks) Tally Frequency

3 1
4 2
5 4
6 6
7 4
8 3
Total 20
4. Number drawn Tally Frequency

3 1
4 2
5 4
6 7
7 9
8 5
9 2
Total 30

Exercise 12B (page 3)
1. (a) S1A and S1C (b) S1A, S1C and S1D

(c) 55
2. (a) S1B and S1D (b) S1B, S1C and S1D
(c) 63
3. (a) 4 (b) 200
(c) 31%
4. (a) 30 (b) 160
(c) 35%
5. (a) Chinese Language (b) 46
(c) Boys: 22, girls: 34 (d) 28%
6. (a) Student B and student D (b) Student C; 95 marks
(c) 60%
Exercise 12C (page 6)
1. (a) 9 (b) Friday and Saturday; 3

(c) 30
2. (a) 16 000 (b) March and April; 3 000
(c) 66 000
3. (a) 12.5%; 18 (b) 60
4. (a) 25%; 39 (b) 65
5. (a) $3 800 (b) Yes
6. (a) Sleeping and attending school; 60% (b) 12 hours
(c) Yes
7. (a) 48 000 (b) 45 000
8. (a) 1 080 (b) 1 300
Exercise 12D (page 9)
5. (a) 12 (b) 5
(c) 46 s
6. (a) 95 marks (b) 8
(c) 6
7. (a) 18 (b) 4; 6
(c) 65 (d) 4
11. (a) 37.5% (b) 2
12. (a) $88 (b) 50%
(c) $185

Exercise 12A
1. Face Tally Frequency
10
Total 25
2. Symbol Tally Frequency
 6
 7
 8
 5
 4
Total 30
3. Score (marks) Tally Frequency

3 1
4 2
5 4
6 6
7 4
8 3
Total 20
4. Number drawn Tally Frequency

3 1
4 2
5 4
6 7
7 9
8 5
9 2
Total 30

Exercise 12B
1. (a) S1A and S1C have the same number of students passing the History test.
(b) S1A, S1C and S1D have less than 30 students passing the History test.
(c) Total number of S1B and S1D students passing the History test  32  23
 55
2. (a) S1B and S1D have the same number of students submitting their assignments on time.
(b) S1B, S1C and S1D have more than 30 students submitting their assignments on time.
(c) Total number of S1A and S1C students submitting their assignments on time  29  34
 63
3. (a) Difference between the numbers of students who obtained grade D and grade E
 46  42
4
(b) Total number of students who sat for this public examination  14  36  62  42  46
 200
62
(c) Required percentage   100%
200
 31%
4. (a) Difference between the numbers of smartphones sold with memory sizes of 64 GB and
128 GB
 42  12
 30
(b) Total number of smartphones sold in this shop last week  12  42  56  50

 160
56
160
 35%

5. (a) Most of these students choose Chinese Language as their favourite subject.
(b) Number of students whose favourite subject is English Language  46
(c) Number of boys whose favourite subject is Chinese Language  56  34

 22
Number of girls whose favourite subject is Chinese Language  34
14
(d) Required percentage   100%
50
 28%
6. (a) Student B and student D obtained the same score in the examination.
(b) Student C obtained 95 marks in Paper 1.

Score of student C in Paper 2  (190  95) marks
 95 marks
90
150
 60%
Exercise 12C
1. (a) The number of computers sold on Sunday was 9 .
(b) The daily sales volume of computers increased most rapidly between Friday and Saturday.
Increase in the daily sales volume  8  5
3
(c) Total sales volume of the computers last week  9  1  2  2  3  5  8

 30

2. (a) The number of cups of coffee sold in May was 16 000.
(b) The monthly sales volume of cups of coffee decreased most rapidly between March and April.
Decrease in the monthly sales volume  11 000  8 000
 3 000
(c) Total sales volume of the cups of coffee in the first half of the year
 9 000  7 000  11 000  8 000  16 000  15 000
 66 000
45
3. (a) Required percentage   100%
360
 12.5%
Number of students obtaining grade E  144  12.5%
 18
105  45
(b) Number of students who have to sit for another test  144 
360
 60
90
360
 25%
Number of customers who bought 4 cupcakes each  156  25%
 39
90  60
(b) Number of customers who could get the discount  156 
360
 65
5. (a) Difference between Mr. Lau’s expenses on food and his savings  $10 000  (50%  12%)
 $3 800
(b) Percentage of expenses on entertainment
 100%  12%  8%  25%  50%
 5%
 Percentage of expenses on transportation
 Mr. Lau spent more on transportation than on entertainment.

6. (a) Benny spent most of his time in sleeping and attending school.
Required percentage  30%  30%

 60%
(b) Total time spent by Benny in attending school and doing homework
 (30%  20%)  24 hours
 12 hours
(c) Percentage of time spent on entertainment

 100%  30%  30%  12.5%  20%
 7.5%
 Percentage of time spent in doing homework
 Benny spent more time in doing homework than on entertainment.
7. (a) The population of this town was 48 000 in 2014.
(b) The population of this town was about 45 000 in 2011.
(c) According to the graph, the population of this town increased steadily from 2006 to 2016.
8. (a) The number of traffic accidents was 1 080 in 2010.
(b) The number of traffic accidents was about 1 300 in 1989.
(c) According to the graph, the numbers of traffic accidents in the city decreased steadily from
1985 to 2015.
Exercise 12D
1. From the diagram, we can see that the higher the scores of the group of students were obtained
before training, the higher the scores of the group of students would be obtained after training.
There is a positive relation between the scores of the group of students before and after training.
2. From the diagram, we can see that the longer the group of students spent in playing smartphone
games, the lower their examination scores were. There is a negative relation between their times
spent in playing smartphone games and examination scores.

3. From the diagram, there is no obvious relation between the average daily temperatures and the
daily sales volumes of computers in the shop.
4. From the diagram, there is no obvious relation between the scores of the group of students in
Chinese Language test and History test.
5. (a) There are 12 students.
(b) Most of the data fall into the stem 5 .
(c) The minimum time taken by the students to complete the task is 46 s.
6. (a) The highest score of these students is 95 marks.
(b) Most of the scores fall into the stem 8 .
(c) 6 students obtain less than 80 marks.
7. (a) There are 18 employees in the company.
(b) Most of the ages fall into the stem 4 .

There are 6 employees.
(c) The age of the eldest employee is 65.
(d) 4 employees are above 50 years old.
8.
Weights of a group of 12 students
Stem (10 kg) Leaf (1 kg)
3 7 9
4 2 3 4 5 6 7 9
5 0 0 2

9.
Prices of 15 cakes in a shop
Stem ($10) Leaf ($1)
0 8 9
1 2 2 5 5 8 8
2 0 2 5 5 7
3 0 2
10.
Heights of a group of 15 students
Stem (10 cm) Leaf (1 cm)
14 8 8 9
15 0 2 2 4 5 5 8 9
16 1 3 4 7
3
8
 37.5%
(b) 2 members in the family are below 20 years old in 2019.
12. (a) The lowest marked price of the books in the shop is $88.
6
(b) Required percentage   100%
12
 50%
(c) For the book with the highest marked price,

selling price  $225  (1  20%)
 $180
 The highest selling price is $185.

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Effective Learning Mathematics Basic Drills | S1B Chapter 12

1. The figure shows a screenshot of an online game.

2. The figure shows the symbols drawn by a group of students on a whiteboard.

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3. The following are the scores (in marks) of 20 students in a competition.

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(a) How many computers were sold on Sunday?

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(a) How many cups of coffee were sold in May?

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(a) Write down the population of this town in 2014.

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(a) Write down the number of traffic accidents in 2010.

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Times taken by the students

Stem (10 s) Leaf (1 s)

(a) How many students are there?

6. The stem-and-leaf diagram shows the scores of a group of students in a game.

Scores of a group of students in a game

Stem (10 marks) Leaf (1 mark)

(a) Write down the highest score of these students.

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Age distribution of the employees in a company

Stem (tens) Leaf (units)

(a) How many employees are there in the company?

152 155 148 161 158

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Age distribution of a family in 2017

Stem (tens) Leaf (units)

Marked prices of the books in a shop

Stem ($100) Leaf ($1)

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Exercise 12A (page 1)

2. Symbol Tally Frequency

3. Score (marks) Tally Frequency

4. Number drawn Tally Frequency

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Exercise 12B (page 3)

1. (a) S1A and S1C (b) S1A, S1C and S1D

Exercise 12C (page 6)

1. (a) 9 (b) Friday and Saturday; 3

Exercise 12D (page 9)

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2. Symbol Tally Frequency

3. Score (marks) Tally Frequency

4. Number drawn Tally Frequency

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(b) Total number of smartphones sold in this shop last week  12  42  56  50

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(b) Number of students whose favourite subject is English Language  46

(c) Number of boys whose favourite subject is Chinese Language  56  34

(b) Student C obtained 95 marks in Paper 1.

(c) Total sales volume of the computers last week  9  1  2  2  3  5  8

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2. (a) The number of cups of coffee sold in May was 16 000.

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Required percentage  30%  30%

(c) Percentage of time spent on entertainment