Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) · MATHEMATICS A · Chapter
Handling Data 3
18 practice questions
Practice questions
1–7 of 7 · Easy
Question 1
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →The numbers of pens owned by 7 students are listed below:
3, 6, 6, 2, 8, 5, 4
Work out the median number of pens owned.
Question 2
1 mark · Easy
Answer and check →Write down the range of the following data:
5, 12, 8, 3, 10
Question 3
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →The table shows the number of books read by 8 friends in a month.
Friend Books A 3 B 5 C 4 D 7 E 6 F 4 G 3 H 5 Work out the mode number of books read.
Question 4
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →A coin is tossed once.
Write down the probability of getting a tail.
Question 5
3 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →The marks out of 10 scored by 5 students in a quiz are:
5, 7, 8, 8, 10
For this data:
(a)[1 mark]Write down the mean.
(b)[1 mark]Write down the range.
(c)[1 mark]Write down the mode.
Question 6
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →In a group, everyone has either 1, 2 or 3 pets. The mean number of pets per person is 2.
Explain, in one sentence, what this tells you about the group.
Question 7
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →The table shows the colours of balls in a box.
Colours of balls in a box Colour Number Red 6 Blue 3 Green 1 One ball is taken at random from the box. Calculate the probability that the ball is red.