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CAPE Applied Mathematics Unit 1 · 2022 · Paper 2 · Question 1(e)(v)

A histogram shows marks obtained by the same third form students in a Mathematics examination.

State whether the students performed better in the Mathematics examination or the English examination. Give ONE reason related to the skewness of the data presented in BOTH histograms to support your answer.

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Other parts of this question

  1. 1(a)(i)The height of students in a class[1 mark]
  2. 1(a)(ii)The number of laptop computers owned by households in a community[1 mark]
  3. 1(b)(i)The buses owned by Excel Express transport company[1 mark]
  4. 1(b)(ii)The students sent to represent a school at track meet[1 mark]
  5. 1(c)(i)The 700 persons who attended a reggae concert on the weekend were asked to name their favourite artiste.[1 mark]
  6. 1(c)(ii)700 of the persons who attended a mass gathering in the city were asked to name their preferred political party.[1 mark]
  7. 1(d)(i)If the homeowner paid $60 for electricity, determine the total amount of money paid for bills.[2 marks]
  8. 1(d)(ii)Calculate the amount of money paid for the telephone bill.[2 marks]
  9. 1(e)(i)Draw a histogram on the grid provided to illustrate the information in the frequency table.[5 marks]
  10. 1(e)(ii)Estimate the mode of the marks. You must show lines on the histogram drawn in (e)(i).[3 marks]
  11. 1(e)(iii)On the histogram drawn in (e)(i), draw a frequency polygon.[2 marks]
  12. 1(e)(iv)By observing the frequency polygon, determine the shape of the distribution.[1 mark]
  13. 1(e)(vi)A student earned the following marks for 5 class activities in Mathematics: 40, 30, 40, 70, 60. Determine how many marks the student needs to earn for the 6th…[2 marks]

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