STEVEN LEONARD – MATH PRACTICE QUESTIONS

SUBJECT 1 – INDIVIDUAL AND GROUPED DATA

Question 1 – Individual Data
The following is the result of height measurement taken from a group of friends (in cm)

171, 180, 179, 156, 181, 175, 170, 170, 172, 160, 165, 175, 169, 171, 162

Calculate :
a. Median
b. IQR
c. Mean
d. Standard Deviation
e. Plot the Box-Whisker diagram

Question 2 – Individual Data

Two students compare their Test Score between the same 10 exams. The scores were recorded as :
Tommy 7 4 7 8 9 9 6 6 7 7
Yu 4 5 9 9 4 5 9 9 9 7

a. Show that both Tommy and Yu has the same Mean and Range
b. Which of the student you suspect has more variability in their score?
c. Prove your answer in b by calculating the standard deviation for both of the students
d. So which parameter is better on deciding variability, Mean or Standard Deviation?

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Question 3 – Grouped Data

There is a change in the formula, the one that I gave you last time is different on the denominator. I
used (n-1) as the total number of frequency subtracted by one. Instead, just use the total of f without
being subtracted as shown in the formula above.
The number of candy counted in 30 packages were recorded as shown
Candy quantities 10 11 12 13 14 15
frequency 1 4 8 9 6 2
a. Calculate the Mean
(clue : since this is not a ranged group of data, no need to calculate midpoints)
b. Calculate the standard deviation

Question 4 – Grouped Data

Weight of 25 students are shown in the table shown :
Weight (kg) frequency
50 < x ≤ 60 1
60 < x ≤ 70 3
70 < x ≤ 80 9
80 < x ≤ 90 6
90 < x ≤ 100 4
100 < x ≤ 110 2
a. Calculate the standard deviation by using interval midpoints.
(clue : find the midpoint of the weight range first)
b. Plot the Cumulative Frequency Histogram
c. Using the Histogram, estimate the Median and IQR
d. Using the Histogram, estimate what percentage of kids are at risk of overweight? (weighs more
than 85kg)
e. Using the Histogram, estimate the number of kids if it’s known that the bottom 5% are
underweight

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SUBJECT 2 – QUADRATIC FUNCTIONS

Question 1
Find the roots of these quadratic functions using at least 2 methods

a. 𝑦 = 6𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 − 30
b. 𝑦 = 4𝑥 2 + 27𝑥 − 7
c. 𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 9
d. 𝑦 = 3𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 − 7

Question 2

Write 𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 19 in vertex form using completing the square and sketch the graph by :

a. Find the vertex point

b. x-intercepts
c. y-intercept
d. sketch the graph

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Question 3

Determine the functions of the graph below

a. y=ax+b

b. y=a(x-x1)(x-x2)

c. y=a(x-h)2+k

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Question 4

Solve these quadratic problems listed below

a. The difference between two numbers is 4 and the sum of their squares is 106. Find the sum
of the numbers.
b. The base of a triangle is 3cm greater than its height. If it’s area is 54cm2, determine its base
and height.
c. A garden perimeter is fenced with 50m length of brick wall. If the enclosed-area is 150m2,
calculate the dimension of the garden.

Question 5
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Curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 6 intersects with line 𝑦 = 𝑥 − 6 . Plot both of the graph while marking its :
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a. Vertex point of the curve

b. x-intercepts
c. y-intercepts
d. intersection points between the curve and the line