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3 a b c 714 9 Reasoning The stem and leaf diagram shows the masses of a group of people in a lift. 5 | 4 Key SF 5 | 4 means 54kg - 24) 67 7/0 2 6 8 Jot Tr wiya (101729678 83,89 fet. 8|[3 9 > z . eat | =a How many people are in the lift? | © Qod hint The median is the What is the mass of the heaviest person in the lift? 8% =| +h Value, where nis What is the range? Maa. — Mun —_— ; Whatisthemedian? 84-SY ag the total number of values. Asafety notice in the lift reads, ‘Ma: total weight 800kg’. “Tot = Explain whether this group of pe lift safely. f Calculate the on mass of the people in the lift. Zé! =9 Tb lo m 12 persons, ‘vel in the 16 loo | Q3e strategy hint Mention both of the facts on the safety notice in your answer. 4) THe we 76 lo Real / Problem-solving A group of students take maths and English exams. The back-to-back stem and leaf diagram shows their results. Compare the distribution of marks obtained by the students, for the two exams, Qé hint Refer to the context (exam marks) in your comparison, Key 4 | 3 represents 34 marks 4 | 1 represents 41 marks oon the Maths exam oon the English exam Maths English 34/3 [15 >, «4 0 /|5|3 4 8 3 1 [6,0 2 9 66 [7] 8 2 [e Discussion What does the shape of a back-to-back stem and leaf diagram show you? Jeevan counted the number of letters in each sentence of a newspaper article. He showed his results in a stem and leaf diagram. 0 1 2 3 4 Key 4 | 1 represents 41 letters a Write down the number of sentences with 36 letters. 2. b Work out the range. 45-8 => BP € What is the modal number of letters? 7 4 Work out the median. (4 marks) 5 Real/Problem-solving The heights (in cm, measured to the nearest cm) of two types of tulips are recorded. QSb hint A stem Type A: 24, 37, 52, 26, 29, 46, 47, 29, 30, 36, 48, 55, 59 and leaf diagram is Type B: 16, 23. 34, 37, 31, 13, 64, 52, 53, 37, 43, 39, 38, 42, 42, 37 similar to a bar chai a Drawa back-to-back stem and leaf diagram for this data turned on its side. Use the shape of your diagram to compare the distribution Onna ee Pee ae Bi ee of the two charts. 24 of heights of the two types of tulip. a a 4 6 zy Ig ig 4[2. Type i oe 8 9,4 (604 7.6.0 o? 6 2 L % A Se UN wW fe fw fe

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