1.

(a)
class Midpoint, x f fx fx 2
0x<5 2.5 9 22.5 56.25
5  x < 10 7.5 10 75 562.5
10  x < 15 12.5 30 375 4687.5
15  x < 20 17.5 24 420 7350
20  x < 35 27.5 12 330 9075
85 1222.5 21731.25
1222.5
Mean = = 14.382
85
M1 A1 (3, 4, 5 s.f.)
The modal class is 10  x < 15 M1 (correct
 20  M1 A1 formula)
Mode = 10 +   (5) = 13.85
 20 + 6 
2 M1 correct
21731.25  1222.5 
Standard deviation,  = −  B1 M1 formula with
85  85  A1 ‘his’  x 2 (4, 5 sf)
= 6.9864
M1 correct
14.382−13.85
(b) Pearson coefficient of skewness = M1 formula with
6.9864
‘his’ mean, ‘his’
mode and ‘his’
= 0.076148 standard deviation
A1 (3, 4, 5 sf)

The distribution of the length of the fish is positively skewed or A1

skewed to the right.

2.(a) P ( brass player SH student )

P ( brass player  SH student )
=
P ( SH student )
2
n M1
= 5
1 2 4
 24 + n +  10
3 5 5
n A1
=
n + 40
(b) P ( SH student or percussion player but not both )
= P ( SH student or percussion player )
− P ( SH student and percussion player )
2 
 n + 8 + 8 + 2 −8 M1 M1
= 
5
n + 34
2
n + 10
= 5
n + 34
 2
n + 10
5 1
=
n + 34 3
6
n + 30 = n + 34 A1
5
n = 20

12 2
(c) P ( JH student and brass player ) = =
54 9
30 5
P ( JH student ) = =
54 9
20 10
P ( brass player ) = =
54 27
50
P ( JH student )  P ( brass player ) =
243
P ( JH student )  P ( brass player )  P ( JH student and brass player ) M1
Hence the two events are not independent. A1

3. (a) when t < 0, f(t) = 0

d  1 2
0  t < 5, f (t ) =  t 
dt  75 
2
= t
75
d  1 1 1 2
5  t < 15, f (t ) =  − + t − t
dt  2 5 150 
1 1
= − t
5 75
t  15, f(t) = 0
 2 Diff. either one
 75 t , 0  t  5, M1 correct.

1 1
f (t ) =  − t 5  t  15,
 5 75 A1
 0 otherwise



(b) Mean, E(T ) =  tf (t ) dt
−
5 2 2 15 1 1  M1 Correct formula
= t dt +   t −  dt
0 75 5
5 75 
5 15
 2 3  1 2 1 3
= t  + t − t
225  5
Integrat correctly
 225  0 10 M1 (either)
  152 153   52 53   M1 Upper limit –
2
= (5)3 − 0 +  − − −  lower limit
225  10 225   10 225  
= 6.67 A1
Therefore, the mean for the students waiting time is 6.67 minutes.

4. (a) Population mean = population variance = 0.6

n = 64 > 30, since sample size is sufficiently large, (By CLT) B1 X N
 X  N(0.6 , 0.6 ) 0.6 , 0.6
64 B1 64
 0.55 − 0.6 0.65 − 0.6 
(b) P(0.55 < X < 0.65) = P  Z  M1
 0.009375 0.009375 
= P ( −0.516  Z  0.516 )
= P ( Z  0.516 ) − P ( Z  −0.516 ) M1
= 0.3942 A1

1  (  ( x − 16) ) 
2

5.  2
=
99 
 ( x − 16) − 100 
2

 
1  173.4 
2
=  323.12 −
100 
M1
99 
= 0.22671 A1
Ho :  = 0 Perform one tailed test since no impact  no effect  not improving.
H1 : 𝝁 > 𝝁𝟎
Under Ho and by CLT,
n = 100 : X ~ N (𝝁𝟎, 𝟎.𝟐𝟐𝟔𝟕𝟏
𝟏𝟎𝟎
)

x=
 ( x − 16) + 16
100
173.4
= + 16
100
= 17.734
B1
Significance level :  = 0.08
For one tailed test, critical value : z0.08 = 1.405 B1
or critical region : Reject Ho if z  1.405
17.734 −  0 B1 standard error
Test statistic, z = (‘his’ variance)
0.22671
M1
100
Device has no impact on the rate of fuel consumption
 Do not reject Ho
 17.734 −  0
 z=  1.405 M1
0.22671
100
⸫ 0  17.67 A1

6. Ho: There is no association between the age at which they had left
education and the rate of income tax that they were paying. B1 Both
H1: There is an association between the age at which they had left
education and the rate of income tax that they were paying.

Greatest rate of Age when leaving education (years)

income tax paid At least 2 Eij correct
16 or less 17 or 18 19 or more Total M1
 151x39   20x39   29x39  39
Zero 32  200  3  200  4  200 

 = 29.445 
 
 = 3.9 
 
 = 5.655 

      All correct.
A1
Basic 102 (98.905) 12 (13.1) 17 (18.995) 131
High 17(22.65) 5 (3) 8 (4.35) 30
Total 151 20 29 200

Combine last two columns

Greatest rate of Age when leaving education (years)
income tax paid
 16 > 16 Total M1 Combine cells
Zero 32(29.445) 7 (9.555) 39
Basic 102(98.905) 29 (32.095) 131
High 17(22.65) 13 (7.35) 30
Total 151 49 200

Test statistic :  2 = 
(O ij − Eij )
2

Eij
Test statistic:
( 32 − 29.445 ) (102 − 98.905 ) (13 − 7.35 )
2 2 2
M1
 =
2
+ + ... +
29.445 98.905 7.35
(write all the six terms)
= 7.053 A1 3, 4, 5 sf
At the 5% significance level, v = (2 – 1 )(3 – 1 ) = 2
Table :  2 0.05, 2 = 5.991, reject Ho if 𝜒0.05,2
2
> 5.991 B1
2
Since 𝜒 = 7.053 > 5.991, reject Ho. M1 Compare and
make correct
decision (follow
‘his’)
There is sufficient evidence to conclude that there is an association A1
between age at leaving education and rate of income tax paid at the
5% significance level.
7 (a) Let X is the number of defective flower vases produced
X ~ B(5, 0.045) B1 Implied

P( X  2) = P( X = 0) + P( X = 1) + P( X = 2) B1

2 M1 n = 5, p = 0.045
=  5Cx ( 0.045 ) ( 0.955 )
x 5− x

x =0
3 terms of X = 0, 1,
2 seen
= 0.9992 A1 3, 4, 5 sf

(b) Y ~ B(n, 0.045)

P(Y  1)  0.9 B1 CAO
(Any alphabet)
P(Y = 0)  0.1 M1
C0 ( 0.045) ( 0.955)  0.1 M1 Use binomial
n 0 n

formula
( 0.955)  0.1
n

lg 0.1
𝑛>
lg 0.955
⇒ 𝑛 > 50.008 M1

The smallest number of flower vases is 51. A1

(c) n = 200 p = 0.045

 = np = 9  5,  2 = npq = 8.595 B1 Can be implied
X ~ B(200, 0.045) → X ~ N(9, 8.595) B1 Normal dist.

P( X  3) → P( X  3.5) M1 Continuity
correction
 3.5 − 9  M1 Standardization
= P Z  
 8.595 
= P ( Z  −1.8761)
= P( Z  1.8761) M1 Calculator or table
= 0.9697 A1

136 (1− 136 )

8 (a) ps ~ N( 136 , n n
) B1 ps ~ N
n n B1 136 , 136n (1− 136n )
n n
(b) (i) This interval means that we have k% certain (or sure
or confident) that the true population proportion will B1
be within the interval (0.301, 0.379).

(ii) 136 = 0.301 + 0.379

n 2 M1M1

n = 400 A1

 136
(iii) p = = 0.34
400 B1

q = 0.66
0.34 (0.66) M1
2z 2 . 400 = 0.078 M1
z 2 = 1.647
P ( Z  1.647 ) = 0.95022
 = 0.09956 A1

𝑘 = (1 − 0.09956) × 100 ≈ 90 A1

0.34(0.66) B1 1.645
(d) 1.645√ < 0.03 B1
𝑛 0.34 (0.66)
n
M1
n > 674.70 A1
 minimum sample size = 675