Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) · MATHEMATICS A · Chapter
Handling Data 4
18 practice questions
Practice questions
1–10 of 18
Question 1
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →A survey was carried out to find the favourite fruit of a group of students. The results are shown in the table below.
Favourite Fruit Survey Fruit Number of students Apple 7 Banana 5 Orange 9 Pear 4 A student is chosen at random from the group. What is the probability that this student chose Banana as their favourite fruit? Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
Question 2
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Here is a grouped frequency table showing the ages of attendees at a club:
Age (years) Frequency 10–12 8 13–15 12 16–18 10 Estimate the mean age of the attendees at the club. Give your answer to one decimal place.
Question 3
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →In an experiment, a bag contains only red and blue counters. Out of 40 counters, 18 are red. A counter is picked at random. Describe, in one sentence, the chance of picking a blue counter.
Question 4
3 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →A die is thrown 12 times. The outcomes are recorded as follows:
Throw 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Result 6 4 3 2 4 1 2 6 3 5 4 1 Use the results to answer the following questions:
(a)[1 mark]Work out the number of times the result was an even number.
(b)[2 marks]Calculate the experimental probability of throwing a '4'. Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
Question 5
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →A class records the number of times it rains in London over 10 consecutive days. Rain is recorded on 4 of the days.
Estimate the probability that it rains in London on any given day during this period.
Question 6
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →A teacher says, "If I roll a fair six-sided die 60 times, I would expect each number to appear about 10 times." Explain why the teacher is correct.
Question 7
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →A spinner has five equal sections numbered 1 to 5. It is spun 30 times and lands on 1 eight times.
Work out the experimental probability of the spinner landing on 1.
Question 8
3 marks · Normal
Answer and see the solution →The table below shows the results of spinning a spinner 25 times.
Spinner outcomes from 25 spins Outcome Frequency A 7 B 5 C 9 D 4 a) Complete the table by adding a column for Relative Frequency for each outcome. Write your answers as decimals to 2 decimal places.
(a)[3 marks]Complete the table with relative frequencies.
Question 9
2 marks · Normal
Answer and see the solution →A bag contains 120 marbles. 50 are red, 38 are blue and the rest are green. A marble is chosen at random. Calculate the probability that it is green. Give your answer as a fraction and as a decimal to 2 decimal places.
Question 10
3 marks · Normal
Answer and see the solution →Sunny records whether it rains on each of 12 days in July. Her results are:
Rain on 12 days in July Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rain? ✓ ✗ ✓ ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓ ✓ (a)[2 marks]Estimate the experimental probability that it rains on a randomly chosen day.
(b)[1 mark]Estimate how many days in a 30-day month you would expect to have rain.