SAEP Matric Success – Zisukhanyo

Maths Lit Worksheet

Tuesday 24th March 2009

Statistical measures and diagrams

1. Through the year, the weekly sales of a product at ASPA was recorded.
a) Copy the table and complete the cumulative frequency column
b) Draw the cumulative frequency curve by joining the cumulative frequency points by a
curve. Use the upper class boundaries on the horizontal axis.
Number sold Frequency (f) Cumulative frequency
251 – 270 2 2
271 – 290 5 7
291 – 310 12
311 – 330 16
331 – 350 8
351 – 370 6
371 – 390 3
Total 52

2. In 1996, the age distribution of the female population in South Africa (in millions) was
Total Under 4 5 – 14 15 – 24 25 – 34 35 – 44 45 – 59 60 – 64 65 – 74 Over 75
21 2,2 4,6 4,1 3,4 2,5 2,2 0,5 0,8 0,6

a) Copy and complete the table of cumulative frequencies below

Age Frequency (millions) Cumulative frequency (millions)
Under 4 2,2 2,2
5 – 14 4,6 6,8
15 – 24 4,1
15 – 34 3,4
35 – 44 2,5
45 – 59 2,2
60 – 64 0,5
65 – 74 0,8
Over 75 0,6

b) Plot the points against the upper class boundaries and draw a cumulative frequency
polygon by connecting the points by straight lines.
3. For each of the scatter plots below state:
i) whether there is a positive, negative or no correlation between the variables
ii) whether or not the relationship appears to be linear
iii) the strength of the correlation (zero, weak, moderate or strong)

4. a) Plot a scatter plot for the following sets of data.

b) What does each scatter plot show?

i)
Maths Science
23 30
45 41
73 67
35 74
67 77
44 50
32 41
66 55
84 70
36 32

ii)
Height Arm-span
162 160
155 151
158 157
142 144
146 148
165 163
171 167
148 150
150 147

5. Eighty South Africans were asked to predict who they think will win the 2010 World
Cup Soccer finals that will be held in South Africa. Their answers were:
Italy 10
Brazil 42
Portugal 16
South Africa 8
England 4
80
Work out:
a) (10/80) x 360° b) (42/80) x 360° c) (16/80) x 360°
d) (8/80) x 360° e) (4/80) x 360°
f) Draw an accurate pie chart to display the predictions
g) Do you think South Africa has a chance of winning the World Cup? If not, what made
10 respondents choose South Africa?

6. The pie chart below shows how May spends her time in a Maths lesson, which lasts 50
minutes. How much time (to the nearest minute) does she spend:
a) getting ready to work? b) talking? c) sharpening a pencil?
d) She spends 5 minutes working. What is the angle on the pie chart for the time spent
working?

7. In a survey the heights of children aged 15 were measured in four countries around the
world. A computer chose a random sample of children, not necessarily the same number
from each country. Use the graphs A-D to identify the country in each of the statements.

a) Country … is poor and the diet of the children is not good. Two thirds of the children
were less than 150 cm tall.
b) There were 54 children in the sample from country … .
c) In country …, the heights were spread fairly evenly across the range 130 to 180 cm.
d) Country … is famous for producing lots of good high jumpers and basketball players.
e) The smallest sample of children came from country … .
f) In country … three quarters of the children were either tall or short.

8. The telephonist answers telephone calls arriving at a switchboard. The table shows the
time, to the nearest second, recorded as being taken by the telephonist to answer the calls
received during one day.
 Time to answer (to nearest second) Number of calls
10 – 19 20
20 – 24 20
25 – 29 15
30 14
31 – 34 16
35 – 39 10
40 – 59 10

a) Draw up a table to calculate frequency density and represent the data by a histogram
b) Give a reason to justify the use of a histogram to represent these data

9. The scatter plot below shows the age and value for a sample of cars of a particular
model. A line of good fit has been drawn for these points. Use the line to predict the
value of a car of this model of age:
a) 2 years b) 5 years c) 10 years

Use the line to predict the age of a car of this model with value:
d) R28 000 e) R18 000 f) R10 000