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Higher June 2018 Paper 2 Q22

EduqasHigherCurrent spec8 marksHistograms

22. A number of girls and boys with part-time jobs answered an online survey.
One of the questions asked how long they each spent working last Friday.
Histograms of these results are shown below.

Histogram for Girls: frequency density 4 for 20 to 40 minutes, 10 for 40 to 50, 17.5 for 50 to 60, 15 for 60 to 70 and 2.5 for 70 to 100
Histogram for Boys: frequency density 2 for 20 to 40 minutes, 15 for 40 to 50, 19 for 50 to 60, 10 for 60 to 70 and 1 for 70 to 100
(a) Calculate an estimate for the number of girls who worked for 45 minutes or less last Friday. [2]
(b) Fred uses the results of the survey to compare the percentages of girls and boys who worked 1 hour or more last Friday.

580 girls took part in the survey.

Complete the following statement.

………………… % of girls compared with ………………… % of boys worked for 1 hour or more last Friday. [6]