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Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) · MATHEMATICS A · Chapter

Handling Data 1

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  1. Question 1

    3 marks · Hard

    A pie chart is used to show the distribution of favourite types of movies chosen by 60 students at a school. The angles for three out of four sections are given below:

    Pie Chart Angles for Movie Types
    GenreAngle
    Action120°
    Comedy90°
    Animation60°
    Drama?

    Work out the number of students who selected 'Drama' as their favourite genre and explain clearly how you found your answer.

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  2. Question 2

    5 marks · Hard

    A group of 25 students were each asked how many books they had read in the last month. Their responses are summarised below:

    (a)

    Construct a tally chart for the following data about the number of books read:

    Books read by each student

    Student 1–5
    0, 2, 1, 2, 3
    Student 6–10
    4, 2, 1, 0, 2
    Student 11–15
    3, 2, 2, 5, 1
    Student 16–20
    2, 3, 3, 2, 4
    Student 21–25
    1, 2, 0, 3, 2
    [2 marks]
    (b)

    State both the mode and the median number of books read.

    [2 marks]
    (c)

    Based on your tally chart, comment briefly on the reading habits of this group.

    [1 mark]
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  3. Question 3

    4 marks · Hard

    The table shows the number of drinks of each type sold at a café in one day.

    DrinkNumber sold
    Tea28
    Coffee42
    Hot chocolate14
    Smoothie16
    (a)

    Calculate the percentage of total drinks sold that were coffee.

    [1 mark]
    (b)

    Draw an accurate bar chart to display this information. Clearly label your axes.

    [2 marks]
    (c)

    Suggest a suitable average to summarise the number of each drink sold, giving a reason based on the data.

    [1 mark]
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  4. Question 4

    5 marks · Hard

    A television station surveyed 120 viewers about their favourite type of programme: Sports, News, Drama, or Comedy. Their results are summarised as follows:

    Programme typeFrequency
    Sports37
    News19
    Drama46
    Comedy18
    (a)

    Calculate the mean number of viewers per programme type.

    [1 mark]
    (b)

    The head of the station claims the survey shows most viewers like Drama. Is this justified? Support your answer with calculations.

    [2 marks]
    (c)

    If the station wants to advertise to the largest possible audience, which average should they use and why?

    [2 marks]
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