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Date November 2013 Marks available 2 Reference code 13N.1.sl.TZ0.4
Level SL only Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
Command term Find Question number 4 Adapted from N/A

Question

\(240\) cars were tested to see how far they travelled on \(10\) litres of fuel. The graph shows the cumulative frequency distribution of the results.


Find the median distance travelled by the cars.

[2]
a.

Calculate the interquartile range of the distance travelled by the cars.

[2]
b.

Find the number of cars that travelled more than \(130\) km.

[2]
c.

Markscheme

\({{\text{Q}}_2} = 119{\text{ km}}\)     (M1)(A1)     (C2)

 

Note: Award (M1) for indication on graph of correct position of median.

 

[2 marks]

a.

\({{\text{Q}}_1} = 114{\text{ and }}{{\text{Q}}_3} = 123\)     (A1)

 

Note: Award (A1) for correct quartiles seen.

 

\(9\)     (A1)     (C2)

[2 marks]

b.

\(240 - 220\)     (M1)

 

Note: Award (M1) for \(220\) seen.

 

\( = 20\)     (A1)     (C2)

[2 marks]

c.

Examiners report

Many candidates gained full marks on this question although a significant number could not find the interquartile range.

a.

Many candidates gained full marks on this question although a significant number could not find the interquartile range.

b.

Many candidates gained full marks on this question although a significant number could not find the interquartile range.

c.

Syllabus sections

Topic 2 - Descriptive statistics » 2.4 » Cumulative frequency tables for grouped discrete data and for grouped continuous data; cumulative frequency curves, median and quartiles
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