Grade 10 Math SL Name:_________________________________

Grade 10
Statistics Practice Test
Instructions:
• Use black ink or ball-point pen
• Without sufficient working, correct answers may be awarded no marks
• Graphic calculators may be used.

1. Jim records how many text messages he receives each day for ten days.

3 0 1 4 1 4 6 1 20 0

(a) Work out the median.

(2)

(b) Work out the mean.

(2)

(c) Which of these two averages better represents the data?

Explain your answer.

(1)
(Total 5 marks)

2. The number of points scored by the Tigers in the last 10 rugby matches is listed.

38 16 18 76 32 16 16 40 60 42

Calculate the interquartile range.

(Total 3 marks)
3. In an experiment 95 people were asked to estimate the length, in centimetres, of a piece of string. The
frequency table shows their estimates.

(a) Write down the modal length

(1)

(b) Calculate the median

(1)

(c) Calculate the interquartile range.

(3)
(Total 5 marks)
4. The table shows the age, in years, of workers in a factory.

Age, x (years) Number of workers

15 ≤ x < 20 4

20 ≤ x < 25 10

25 ≤ x < 30 6

30 ≤ x < 40 22

40 ≤ x < 60 8

Calculate an estimate of the mean age of these workers.

(Total 4 marks)

5. A group of 80 trainee secretaries have their typing speeds tested. The table shows their results in words per
minute (wpm).

Speed, s (wpm) Number of typists Speed, s (wpm) Cumulative frequency

20 ≤ s < 30 8 < 30

30 ≤ s < 40 30 < 40

40 ≤ s < 50 24 < 50

50 ≤ s < 60 13 < 60

60 ≤ s < 70 5 < 70

(a) (i) Complete the cumulative frequency column in the table.

(1)
(ii) Draw a cumulative frequency diagram on the grid below.

(3)

(Total 4 marks)
6. The time, in minutes, spent queuing in a post office by each of 100 customers is summarised by the cumulative
frequency diagram below. Use the cumulative frequency diagram to estimate:

(a) The median queuing time. Show your working on the graph.

(1)

(b) The interquartile range of the queuing times. Show your working on the graph.

(3)

(c) For the customers who waited the longest 15% gets a coffee gift card, what is the minimum waiting time
to get the gift? Show your working.

(2)
(Total 6 marks)
7. Jane and Mitzi have both done the same number of practice papers for their mathematics examination.
They both have the same total mark, T.
They do one more practice paper.
Jane scores 89 and her average score increases to 68.
Mitzi scores 57 and her average score decreases to 64.

Find the final number of practice papers taken by each student.

You must show your working.

(Total 4 marks)

8. Five people, Arnie, Beth, Chas, Dave and Ed weigh themselves.

You are given the following information about their weights.

The mean weight of Arnie, Beth and Chas is 70 kg.

The mean weight of Beth, Chas and Dave is 76 kg.
The mean weight of Chas, Dave and Ed is 77 kg.
Chas and Ed weigh the same.
Arnie weighs 75 kg.

Find the weights of the other four people.

(Total 5 marks)

END OF TEST