CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY MATHEMATICS 8: END OF UNIT 16 TEST ANSWERS

Stage 8 End of Unit 16 Test

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Answers
1 a 23 b 5 c 4 + 16 + 23 + 12 + 9 = 64 [4]

2 a

b 21
c Frank is incorrect. There are four people in the group 1.8 m < s ≤ 2 m, but you
cannot tell how tall they actually are. [6]

3 a

b 1990–1994
c $16 000
d Overall, the profit of the company is increasing. [7]
4 a

b 10
c i 53 kg ii 51 kg iii 25 kg [9]

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5 a 30

b 100

c Sue is incorrect. More women than men liked soya milk.

66 60
men: × 240 = 44 , women: × 300 = 50 50 > 44
360 360
d The ‘Rice milk’ sector for men and women is the same size, so the same fraction
of both were asked. As more women than men were asked, the number of women
choosing rice milk must be bigger than the number of men choosing rice milk. [9]

6 a

b Clearly shows two sets of data points.

c Learner’s comment, e.g. There seems to be no relationship between a learner’s

music test result and science test result. [6]

7 a Learner’s answers, e.g. The men, as they had a higher mode and median.

Or

The women, as they had a higher mean.

b The men had more consistent scores because their range was lower. [2]

[TOTAL: 43 Marks]

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