The time spent by 60 students on social media in a week is recorded. The cumulative frequency curve below shows the distribution of the data collected.

  1. (i)

    Use the curve to estimate

    1. (a)

      the median,

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    2. (b)

      the interquartile range.

      Answer ...

  2. (ii)

    20% of the students spent at least x minutes on social media in a week. Find the value of x.

    Answer x = ...

  3. (iii)

    Another group of 60 students was found to have the same median but a larger interquartile range. Sketch a possible cumulative frequency curve to represent this distribution on the above grid.

  4. (8)
    1. (b)

      The table below shows the average amount of time (in minutes) spent daily on social media by a group of 240 students.

      1. (i)

        One of these students is selected at random.
        Find, as a fraction in its lowest terms, the probability that the student

        1. (a)

          is a girl who spent at most 60 minutes on social media in a day.

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        2. (b)

          spent more than 80 minutes on social media in a day.

          Answer ...

      2. (ii)

        Two students were selected at random.
        Find the probability that at least one of them spent less than or equal to 40 minutes on social media in a day.

        Answer ...

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8 (a)(iii)

1. Identify the median point that must remain unchanged.

Since there are 6060 students, the median is the value at cumulative frequency
602=30.\frac{60}{2}=30.
The new curve must pass through the same point on the horizontal line CF=30\text{CF}=30 as the original curve.

2. Ensure the interquartile range is larger than the original distribution.

For 6060 students,
Q1 is read at CF =15,Q3 is read at CF =45.Q_1\text{ is read at CF }=15, \qquad Q_3\text{ is read at CF }=45.
A larger interquartile range means
Q3−Q1 is larger.Q_3-Q_1\text{ is larger}.
So the new curve should meet CF=15\text{CF}=15 at a smaller time than the original curve and meet CF=45\text{CF}=45 at a larger time than the original curve.

3. Sketch a valid cumulative frequency curve.

Draw a smooth increasing curve from near cumulative frequency 00 to cumulative frequency 6060. The curve should:

  • pass through the same median point as the original curve at CF=30\text{CF}=30,
  • be further to the left of the original curve at CF=15\text{CF}=15,
  • be further to the right of the original curve at CF=45\text{CF}=45,
  • remain non-decreasing throughout.
Answer

Sketch an increasing cumulative frequency curve from cumulative frequency 00 to 6060 which passes through the same median point as the original curve, i.e. the same time value at cumulative frequency 3030, but has its Q1Q_1 further to the left and its Q3Q_3 further to the right than the original curve, giving a larger interquartile range.

8 (a)(8)(b)(i)(a)

1. Identify the number of girls who spent at most 60 minutes and form the probability.

Girls who spent at most 6060 minutes are in the classes 20<x≤4020 < x \leq 40 and 40<x≤6040 < x \leq 60.

Number of such girls =8+30=38= 8 + 30 = 38.

Total number of students =240= 240.

P(girl and at most 60 min)=38240=19120P(\text{girl and at most }60\text{ min})=\frac{38}{240}=\frac{19}{120}

Answer

19120\dfrac{19}{120}

8 (a)(8)(b)(i)(b)

1. Find the number of students who spent more than 80 minutes and form the probability.

Students who spent more than 8080 minutes are in the class 80<x≤10080 < x \leq 100.

Number of such students =5+40=45= 5 + 40 = 45.

Total number of students =240= 240.

P(spent more than 80 minutes)=45240=316P(\text{spent more than }80\text{ minutes})=\frac{45}{240}=\frac{3}{16}

Answer

316\dfrac{3}{16}

8 (a)(8)(b)(ii)

1. Find the number of students who spent less than or equal to 40 minutes.

From the table, students who spent x≤40x \leq 40 minutes:

15+8=2315+8=23

So the number who spent more than 4040 minutes is

240−23=217.240-23=217.

2. Use the complement probability for at least one student.

P(at least one spent ≤40)=1−P(both spent >40)P(\text{at least one spent } \leq 40) = 1 - P(\text{both spent } >40)

Since the students are selected without replacement,

P(both spent >40)=217240×216239.P(\text{both spent } >40)=\frac{217}{240}\times\frac{216}{239}.

Hence

P(at least one)=1−217240×216239P(\text{at least one})=1-\frac{217}{240}\times\frac{216}{239}

=1−4687257360=1-\frac{46872}{57360}

=1048857360=4372390.=\frac{10488}{57360}=\frac{437}{2390}.

Answer

4372390\dfrac{437}{2390}

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