Averages (including IQR)

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Foundation June 2025 Paper 2 Q25

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec5 marksAverages (including IQR)

25 Here are two lists of numbers.

List A276400157139
List B530500270\(x\)440320

mean of list A : mean of list B = 3 : 5

Work out the value of \(x\). (5)

Foundation June 2025 Paper 3 Q19

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

19 Katya counted the number of people in each of 50 cars.

The table gives information about her results.

Number of peopleFrequency
116
215
37
49
53
(a) Find the median number of people. (1)
(b) Work out the mean number of people. (3)

Foundation June 2025 Paper 1 Q18

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

18 Here are the heights, in cm, of 12 children.

146 135 142 150 138 149
152 146 137 154 147 144

Show this information in a stem and leaf diagram. (3)

Empty stem and leaf frame with three rows, and a box labelled Key

Higher June 2025 Paper 2 Q12

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec5 marksAverages (including IQR)Box Plots

12 The table gives some information about the ages, in years, of 32 actors.

Lowest age21
Highest age80
Lower quartile31
Upper quartile42
Median35
(a) Draw a box plot to represent this information.
Blank grid with a horizontal axis labelled Age (years) from 10 to 90
(3)
(b) Work out an estimate for the number of these actors with an age between 31 years and 42 years. (1)

Mary says,

“At least one of the actors is 35 years old because the median is 35”

(c) Is Mary correct?
Give a reason for your answer. (1)

Foundation June 2025 Paper 2 Q8

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

8 Here is a list of numbers.

7 14 6 6 8 5 6 10 11 14

(a) Find the mode. (1)
(b) Work out the range. (2)

Higher June 2025 Paper 2 Q6

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec5 marksAverages (including IQR)

6 Here are two lists of numbers.

List A276400157139
List B530500270\(x\)440320

mean of list A : mean of list B = 3 : 5

Work out the value of \(x\). (5)

Foundation November 2024 Paper 3 Q22

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

22 The stem and leaf diagram shows the test scores of 23 students from School A.

Stem and leaf diagram: 3 | 0; 4 | 1 2 4 4 5 7; 5 | 3 4 4 6 7 8 8 9; 6 | 0 8 8 9 9; 7 | 1 3 9. Key: 3 | 0 represents 30

23 students from School B did the same test.

Their median score was 56
The range of their scores was 47

Compare the distribution of the test scores of the students from School A with the distribution of the test scores of the students from School B. (4)

Foundation November 2024 Paper 3 Q15

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

15 The table gives information about the ages of the 41 children in Blackrod football club.

Age (years)Frequency
86
97
1015
1111
122
(a) Work out the mean age.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place. (3)

Rohan is working out the modal age of the children in Blackrod football club.
He says,

“The highest frequency is 15, so the modal age is 15”

(b) Is Rohan’s answer correct?
Give a reason for your answer. (1)

Foundation November 2024 Paper 2 Q7

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec5 marksAverages (including IQR)Basic Probability

7 Here are the ages, in years, of 8 children.

14 10 10 13 15 9 15 10

(a) Work out the mean age. (2)
(b) Work out the range of the ages. (2)

One of the children is chosen at random.

(c) On the probability scale below, mark with a cross (\(\times\)) the probability that this child has an age of 15
Probability scale from 0 to 1 with 1/2 marked in the middle and eight equal divisions
(1)

Higher November 2024 Paper 3 Q6

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

6 The stem and leaf diagram shows the test scores of 23 students from School A.

Stem and leaf diagram: 3 | 0; 4 | 1 2 4 4 5 7; 5 | 3 4 4 6 7 8 8 9; 6 | 0 8 8 9 9; 7 | 1 3 9. Key: 3 | 0 represents 30

23 students from School B did the same test.

Their median score was 56
The range of their scores was 47

Compare the distribution of the test scores of the students from School A with the distribution of the test scores of the students from School B. (4)

Foundation June 2024 Paper 1 Q15

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

15 Tessa recorded the times that 15 adults took to complete a run.
She showed her results in a stem and leaf diagram.

Stem and leaf diagram: 4 | 5 9; 5 | 3 7 8; 6 | 1 2 4 5 7 7; 7 | 2 6 7; 8 | 1. Key: 4 | 5 represents 45 minutes
(a) Find the median. (1)
(b) Find the range. (2)

Tessa also recorded the times that 15 children took to complete the run.

For the children, the median was 75 minutes.

(c) Compare the times that the adults took with the times that the children took. (1)

Higher June 2024 Paper 1 Q8

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

8 Len has 8 parcels.

The mean weight of the 8 parcels is 2.5 kg.
The mean weight of 3 of the parcels is 2 kg.

Work out the mean weight of the other 5 parcels. (3)

Foundation November 2023 Paper 3 Q22

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)Grouped Data

22 Seija works at a weather station.
The table gives information about the temperature, \(T\) °C, at midday for each of 50 cities in the UK on Tuesday.

Temperature (\(T\) °C)Frequency
\(10 \lt T \leqslant 15\)2
\(15 \lt T \leqslant 20\)8
\(20 \lt T \leqslant 25\)13
\(25 \lt T \leqslant 30\)21
\(30 \lt T \leqslant 35\)6
(a) Calculate an estimate for the mean temperature. (3)

Seija says,

“The median temperature is 22.5 °C because 22.5 is the middle number in the middle group.”

(b) Is Seija correct?
Give a reason for your answer. (1)

Foundation November 2023 Paper 1 Q21

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

21 The mean length of 5 sticks is 4.2 cm.

Nawal measured the length of one of the sticks as 7 cm.

(a) Work out the mean length of the other 4 sticks. (3)

Nawal made a mistake.
The stick was not 7 cm long.
It was 17 cm long.

(b) How does this affect your answer to part (a)? (1)

Foundation November 2023 Paper 2 Q17

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

17 Here are the heights, in cm, of 16 sunflowers.

168173172180162191183160
178184197177172186188180

Show this information in a stem and leaf diagram. (3)

Blank stem and leaf frame with four rows and a box labelled Key

Foundation November 2023 Paper 1 Q8

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec6 marksAverages (including IQR)Bar Charts & Pictograms

8 Miss Bailey asked 24 students where they each wanted to go on a school trip.

Here are the results.

museumcastlecastlefarm
farmcastlefarmfarm
castlefarmcastlecastle
castlefarmcastlemuseum
museumfarmcastlemuseum
museummuseumcastlecastle
(a) Complete the frequency table.
PlaceTallyFrequency
castle
farm
museum
(2)
(b) Write down the place that is the mode. (1)
(c) Draw a bar chart to show the results.
Blank grid, 10 squares wide and 15 squares high, with axes along the left and bottom edges
(3)

Higher November 2023 Paper 1 Q4

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

4 The mean length of 5 sticks is 4.2 cm.

Nawal measured the length of one of the sticks as 7 cm.

(a) Work out the mean length of the other 4 sticks. (3)

Nawal made a mistake.
The stick was not 7 cm long.
It was 17 cm long.

(b) How does this affect your answer to part (a)? (1)

Foundation June 2023 Paper 2 Q17

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

17 There are 3 cinemas A, B and C.

The mean number of seats per cinema is 380

There are 350 seats in cinema A.
There are 250 seats in cinema B.

Work out the number of seats in cinema C. (4)

Foundation June 2023 Paper 2 Q11

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)Show That & Proof

11 The table shows information about the weights of the people in a hotel lift.

WeightNumber of people
40 kg1
50 kg2
60 kg4
70 kg5
80 kg3
90 kg1

Show that the total weight of the people in the lift is less than 1200 kg. (3)

Foundation June 2023 Paper 3 Q9

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec6 marksAverages (including IQR)Bar Charts & Pictograms

9 The table shows the number of books read by four people in one month.

PersonNumber of books
Ximena7
Martha9
Kezia1
Tabby5
(a) Work out the median number of books. (2)
(b) Find the range. (1)
(c) On the grid, draw a bar chart to show the information in the table.
Blank square grid, 11 squares wide and 10 squares tall, with no axis labels or scales
(3)

Foundation November 2022 Paper 3 Q28

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

28 There are 30 women and 20 men at a gym.

The mean height of all 50 people is 167.6 cm
The mean height of the 20 men is 182 cm

Work out the mean height of the 30 women. (3)

Foundation November 2022 Paper 2 Q15

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec5 marksAverages (including IQR)

15 Hetvi asked her friends how many stickers they each have in their collection.
Here are her results.

\[\begin{array}{cccccc} 77 & 86 & 94 & 87 & 71 & 98 \\ 74 & 103 & 71 & 85 & 82 & 84 \\ 97 & 91 & 88 & 89 & 75 & \end{array}\]
(a) Show this information in a stem and leaf diagram.
Blank stem and leaf diagram with four rows, and a box labelled Key
(3)
(b) Find the median number of stickers. (2)

Foundation November 2022 Paper 3 Q8

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

8 Four students play a game.
The table shows the number of points each student has.

StudentAliBarbaraCalliopeDanesh
Number of points1431214519

Barbara has more points than Danesh.

(a) How many more? (1)
(b) Work out the mean number of points. (2)

Foundation November 2022 Paper 1 Q7

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)Basic Probability

7 Here is a list of 8 letters.

B    C    A    A    A    A    B    A

(a) Write down the mode. (1)

One of the 8 letters is going to be picked at random.

(b)
(i) On the probability scale, mark with a cross (×) the probability that this letter will be B.
Probability scale from 0 to 1 divided into eighths, with one half labelled
(1)
(ii) Find the probability that this letter will be C. (1)

Foundation June 2022 Paper 1 Q21

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

21 Here are the ages, in years, of 15 people.

1928293327
2737252737
1745472526

Show this information in a stem and leaf diagram. (3)

Empty stem and leaf frame with four rows, and a box labelled Key:

Foundation June 2022 Paper 2 Q18

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

18 This sign was in a doctor’s waiting room.

115 appointments were missed last month.

These missed appointments were a total of 25.3 hours.

Work out the mean length of time for each missed appointment.
Give your answer in minutes. (3)

Foundation June 2022 Paper 2 Q15

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

15 The table shows information about the number of social media accounts used by each of 300 students.

Number of social media accountsFrequency
03
157
284
375
481
(a) Work out the total number of social media accounts used by these students. (2)
(b) Find the median number of social media accounts used by these students. (2)

Foundation June 2022 Paper 3 Q14

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

14 Here is the shoe size of each of 12 boys in a class.

4   5   6   6   6   7   7   8   8   8   8   9

(a) Find the median. (1)
(b) Work out the range. (1)

For the shoe sizes of each of 12 girls in the class,

the median size is 6
the range is 3

(c) Compare the distribution of the shoe sizes of the boys with the distribution of the shoe sizes of the girls. (2)

Foundation November 2021 Paper 3 Q20

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

20 Here are the heights, in centimetres, of 15 plants.

1520253317222518
22193235242819

Draw a stem and leaf diagram for these heights. (3)

Empty stem and leaf frame with three rows, and a box labelled Key:

Foundation November 2021 Paper 2 Q18

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

18 The incomplete table gives some information about the lengths of the planks of wood in Ben’s workshop.

Length of plank (metres)Number of planks
35
2.58
2
1.514
110

The total length of these planks is 92 metres.

Work out the number of planks of length 2 metres in Ben’s workshop. (3)

Higher November 2021 Paper 2 Q9

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)Box Plots

9 The box plot shows information about the length of time, in minutes, some people waited to see a doctor at a hospital on Monday.

Box plot on a scale of waiting time (minutes) from 0 to 280: lowest value 20, lower quartile 50, median 120, upper quartile 188, highest value 200
(a) Work out the interquartile range of the information in the box plot. (2)

Becky says,
“50% of the people waited for at least 2 hours.”

(b) Is Becky correct?
Explain why. (1)

The table gives information about the length of time, in minutes, some people waited to see a doctor at the same hospital on Tuesday.

Waiting time (minutes)
Shortest time20
Lower quartile50
Median100
Upper quartile140
Longest time210

Becky was asked to compare the distribution of the lengths of times people waited on Monday with the distribution of the lengths of times people waited on Tuesday.

She wrote,
“People had to wait longer on Tuesday than on Monday.”

(c) Give one reason why Becky may be wrong. (1)

Foundation November 2019 Paper 1 Q25

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

25 4 red bricks have a mean weight of 5 kg.
5 blue bricks have a mean weight of 9 kg.
1 green brick has a weight of 6 kg.

Donna says,

“The mean weight of the 10 bricks is less than 7 kg.”

Is Donna correct?
You must show how you get your answer. (3)

Foundation November 2019 Paper 3 Q13

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec2 marksAverages (including IQR)

13 The stem and leaf diagram below gives information about the ages of people in a social club.

Stem and leaf diagram: 3 | 1 4 5; 4 | 0 2 2 5 6; 5 | 0 1 7 7 8 9; 6 | 3 4 5 9; 7 | 0 4. Key: 4|2 represents 42 years

Find the range of these ages. (2)

Foundation November 2019 Paper 2 Q9

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec6 marksAverages (including IQR)Basic Probability

9 Here is a list of numbers.

6     4     8     9     4     3

(a) Work out the median. (2)

Aisha picks at random one of the numbers.

(b) What is the probability that she picks an odd number? (2)

Clara has five cards.
There is a number on each card.
Two of the numbers are hidden.

Five cards showing 3, ?, 8, 5, ?

The mode of the five numbers is 3
The mean of the five numbers is 5

(c) Work out the two numbers that are hidden. (2)

Higher November 2019 Paper 1 Q6

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

6 4 red bricks have a mean weight of 5 kg.
5 blue bricks have a mean weight of 9 kg.
1 green brick has a weight of 6 kg.

Donna says,

“The mean weight of the 10 bricks is less than 7 kg.”

Is Donna correct?
You must show how you get your answer. (3)

Foundation June 2019 Paper 3 Q18

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

18 The table shows information about the numbers of points scored by 30 students in a quiz.

Number of pointsFrequency
04
13
27
35
46
55
(a) Find the modal number of points. (1)
(b) Work out the total number of points scored. (2)

Higher June 2019 Paper 1 Q11

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

11 A bus company recorded the ages, in years, of the people on coach A and the people on coach B.

Here are the ages of the 23 people on coach A.

414244485253535356575759
6061636464666769747779
(a) Complete the table below to show information about the ages of the people on coach A.
Median
Lower quartile
Upper quartile
Least age41
Greatest age79
(2)

Here is some information about the ages of the people on coach B.

Median70
Lower quartile54
Upper quartile73
Least age42
Greatest age85

Richard says that the people on coach A are younger than the people on coach B.

(b) Is Richard correct?
You must give a reason for your answer. (1)

Richard says that the people on coach A vary more in age than the people on coach B.

(c) Is Richard correct?
You must give a reason for your answer. (1)

Foundation June 2019 Paper 1 Q7

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)Bar Charts & Pictograms

7 In Adam’s garden, the flowers are only red or white or yellow or blue.

The chart shows the number of red flowers, the number of white flowers and the number of yellow flowers.

Vertical line chart of number of flowers by colour: red 8, white 10, yellow 5

The total number of flowers is 30

(a) Work out the number of blue flowers. (2)
(b) Write down the mode. (1)

Foundation June 2018 Paper 2 Q16

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

16 Marla buys some bags of buttons.

There are 19 buttons or 20 buttons or 21 buttons or 22 buttons in each bag.

The table gives some information about the number of buttons in each bag.

Number of buttonsFrequency
19……
207
213
221

The total number of buttons is 320

Complete the table. (3)

Foundation June 2018 Paper 3 Q14

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec5 marksAverages (including IQR)Basic Probability

14 Here are the marks 20 students got in a French test.

76 82 84 69 80 64 70 81 75 91
87 67 80 70 94 76 81 69 71 77

(a) Show this information in a stem and leaf diagram.
Empty stem and leaf frame with four rows
(3)

One of these students is going to be chosen at random.

The pass mark in the French test is 71

Omar writes,

The probability that this student failed the French test is \(\dfrac{1}{4}\)

Omar is wrong.

(b) Explain why. (2)

Higher November 2017 Paper 1 Q12

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec5 marksAverages (including IQR)Box Plots

12 The table shows information about the heights, in cm, of a group of Year 11 girls.

height (cm)
least height154
median165
lower quartile161
interquartile range7
range20
(a) Draw a box plot for this information.
Blank grid labelled Year 11 with a horizontal axis height (cm) from 130 to 180
(3)

The box plot below shows information about the heights, in cm, of a group of Year 7 girls.

Box plot for Year 7 on a height (cm) axis from 130 to 180: lowest value 146, lower quartile 154.5, median 157.5, upper quartile 165, highest value 170.5
(b) Compare the distribution of heights of the Year 7 girls with the distribution of heights of the Year 11 girls. (2)

Foundation November 2017 Paper 1 Q10

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec2 marksAverages (including IQR)

10 Jake and Sarah each played a computer game six times.

Their scores for each game are shown below.

Jake109811128
Sarah210714410
(a) Who had the most consistent scores, Jake or Sarah?
You must give a reason for your answer. (1)

Jake played a different game 20 times.

The stem and leaf diagram shows information about his scores.

Stem and leaf diagram: 0 | 9; 1 | 2 3 3 4 5; 2 | 5 6 6 6 6 7; 3 | 1 3 4 6 8; 4 | 0 2 9. Key: 1 | 2 represents 12 points

Jake said his modal score was 6 points because 6 occurs most often in the diagram.

(b) Is Jake correct?
You must explain your answer. (1)

Higher November 2017 Paper 1 Q5

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)Grouped Data

5 The table shows information about the weekly earnings of 20 people who work in a shop.

Weekly earnings (£\(x\))Frequency
\(150 \lt x \leqslant 250\)1
\(250 \lt x \leqslant 350\)11
\(350 \lt x \leqslant 450\)5
\(450 \lt x \leqslant 550\)0
\(550 \lt x \leqslant 650\)3
(a) Work out an estimate for the mean of the weekly earnings. (3)

Nadiya says,

“The mean may not be the best average to use to represent this information.”

(b) Do you agree with Nadiya?
You must justify your answer. (1)

Foundation June 2017 Paper 3 Q17

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec2 marksAverages (including IQR)Basic Probability

17 The table shows some information about the dress sizes of 25 women.

Dress sizeNumber of women
82
109
128
146
(a) Find the median dress size. (1)

3 of the 25 women have a shoe size of 7

Zoe says that if you choose at random one of the 25 women, the probability that she has either a shoe size of 7 or a dress size of 14 is \(\dfrac{9}{25}\) because

\[\frac{3}{25} + \frac{6}{25} = \frac{9}{25}\]
(b) Is Zoe correct?
You must give a reason for your answer. (1)

Higher June 2017 Paper 1 Q7

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

7 There are 10 boys and 20 girls in a class.

The class has a test.

The mean mark for all the class is 60
The mean mark for the girls is 54

Work out the mean mark for the boys. (3)

Foundation June 2017 Paper 3 Q6

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec5 marksAverages (including IQR)

6 Here is a list of numbers.

12  15  14  17  22  19  13

Bridgit says,

“To work out the median you find the middle number,
so the median of these numbers is 17”

Bridgit’s answer is not correct.

(a) What is wrong with Bridgit’s method? (1)
(b) Work out the range of the numbers in the list. (2)
(c) Work out the mean of the numbers in the list. (2)

Higher June 2017 Paper 3 Q3

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec2 marksAverages (including IQR)Basic Probability

3 The table shows some information about the dress sizes of 25 women.

Dress sizeNumber of women
82
109
128
146
(a) Find the median dress size. (1)

3 of the 25 women have a shoe size of 7

Zoe says that if you choose at random one of the 25 women, the probability that she has either a shoe size of 7 or a dress size of 14 is \(\dfrac{9}{25}\) because

\[\frac{3}{25} + \frac{6}{25} = \frac{9}{25}\]
(b) Is Zoe correct?
You must give a reason for your answer. (1)

1MA0 Foundation June 2017 Paper 2 Q14

EdexcelFoundationOld spec5 marksAverages (including IQR)

14 Here are the ages, in years, of 10 children.

4 9 6 7 3 5 2 6 4 6

(a) Find the mode. (1)
(b) Work out the median. (2)
(c) Work out the range. (2)

1MA0 Foundation November 2016 Paper 2 Q19

EdexcelFoundationOld spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

19 The table shows information about the numbers of Year 10 students absent from Ellen’s school last week.

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
Number of students12671013
(a) Work out the mean number of Year 10 students absent each day. (2)

Ellen’s school has a total of 240 Year 10 students.

(b) What percentage of Year 10 students were absent on Monday? (2)

1MA0 Higher November 2016 Paper 1 Q16

EdexcelHigherOld spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

16 There are 15 children at a birthday party.
The mean age of the 15 children is 7 years.

9 of the 15 children are boys.
The mean age of the boys is 5 years.

Work out the mean age of the girls. (3)

1MA0 Foundation November 2016 Paper 2 Q6

EdexcelFoundationOld spec5 marksAverages (including IQR)Bar Charts & Pictograms

6 The graph shows information about the test marks of Mr Gilbert’s science class.

Vertical line graph of number of students against mark from 0 to 10
(a) Work out the number of students who did the test. (2)
(b) Write down the mode. (1)
(c) Work out the range of the test marks. (2)

1MA0 Higher November 2016 Paper 2 Q1

EdexcelHigherOld spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

1 Here are the heights, in mm, of 20 plants.

53 44 48 56 48 64 51 33 41 44
31 52 55 63 60 56 47 61 37 56

Draw an ordered stem and leaf diagram for these heights.

Blank stem and leaf frame with a box labelled Key

(3)

1MA0 Foundation June 2016 Paper 2 Q20

EdexcelFoundationOld spec5 marksAverages (including IQR)

20 Chloe recorded the test marks of 20 students.
The stem and leaf diagram shows this information.

15 7 8 9
20 0 3 7 8
31 4 5 6 8 9
41 2 2 6 7

Key: 1 | 5 means 15 marks

(a) Find the median mark. (2)
(b) Work out the range of the marks. (2)

The pass mark for the test is 25

(c) How many of the 20 students did not pass the test? (1)

1MA0 Foundation June 2016 Paper 2 Q10

EdexcelFoundationOld spec6 marksAverages (including IQR)

10 Steve went on holiday.
He recorded the number of photos he took each day.
Here are his results.

 20 14 21 19 27 31 19 19 24 21

(a) Find the mode. (1)
(b) Work out the mean. (2)

Steve saves his photos on a memory card.
The memory card has 1000 megabytes of memory space.
Each photo uses 2.4 megabytes of memory space.
Steve has saved 320 photos on the memory card.

(c) Work out how many more photos Steve can save on the memory card. (3)

1MA0 Higher June 2016 Paper 2 Q1

EdexcelHigherOld spec5 marksAverages (including IQR)Basic Probability

1 Chloe recorded the test marks of 20 students.

22 29 38 16 36 18 30 21 27 43
14 41 25 38 46 19 48 34 23 46

(a) Show this information in an ordered stem and leaf diagram.
Blank stem and leaf frame
(3)

One of these students is going to be chosen at random.

(b) Find the probability that this student has a test mark less than 28 (2)

1MA0 Higher November 2015 Paper 1 Q13

EdexcelHigherOld spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

13 There are 18 packets of sweets and 12 boxes of sweets in a carton.

The mean number of sweets in all the 30 packets and boxes is 14
The mean number of sweets in the 18 packets is 10

Work out the mean number of sweets in the boxes. (3)

1MA0 Foundation November 2015 Paper 2 Q12

EdexcelFoundationOld spec5 marksAverages (including IQR)

12 Here is a list of 11 numbers.

 4  3  \(-6\)  2  4  5  4  \(-5\)  6  2  3

(a) Write down the mode. (1)
(b) Find the median. (2)
(c) Work out the mean. (2)

1MA0 Foundation November 2015 Paper 2 Q9

EdexcelFoundationOld spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

9 The table gives information about six energy companies.

Energy companyGas
price increase (%)
Electricity
price increase (%)
E-top9.47.7
TMF Energy10.810.8
U Power8.59.0
Plus Power11.19.3
Local Gas8.410.4
KLY8.28.3
(a) Which energy company has the greatest percentage gas price increase? (1)
(b) Which energy company has the same percentage price increase for both gas and electricity? (1)
(c) Work out the range of the percentage gas price increases. (2)

1MA0 Higher November 2015 Paper 2 Q1

EdexcelHigherOld spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

1 Here are the lengths, in cm, of 15 tables.

 28  51  42  23  63
 38  44  29  32  37
 61  35  39  41  25

Draw an ordered stem and leaf diagram for these lengths. (3)

1MA0 Foundation June 2015 Paper 1 Q15

EdexcelFoundationOld spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

15 Jim asked each person in his class how many cars their family have.
The frequency table shows the results.

Number of carsFrequency
02
112
28
36
42
(a) Write down the mode. (1)
(b) Work out the total number of cars. (2)

1MA0 Foundation June 2015 Paper 2 Q14

EdexcelFoundationOld spec7 marksAverages (including IQR)

14 Here is a list of 12 numbers.

 12  15  18  12  15  12  16  13  17  15  12  17

(a) Write down the mode. (1)
(b) Work out the range. (2)
(c) Work out the median. (2)
(d) Work out the mean. (2)

1MA0 Higher June 2015 Paper 1 Q1

EdexcelHigherOld spec5 marksAverages (including IQR)

1 Here are the heights in centimetres of 20 men.

165 164 176 179 188 178 183 172 180 190
167 159 156 176 173 168 169 182 167 192

(a) Show this information in an ordered stem and leaf diagram. (3)
(b) Work out the percentage of these men with a height greater than 184 cm. (2)

1MA0 Foundation November 2014 Paper 1 Q15

EdexcelFoundationOld spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

15 The stem and leaf diagram gives information about the heights, in cm, of the tomato plants in a garden.

23 6 7
31 2 2 4 6 7
40 0 3 8 9
52 4 5 6

Key : 3 | 1 means 31 cm

(a) How many tomato plants are there in the garden? (1)
(b) Write down the height of the tallest tomato plant. (1)
(c) Work out the range of the heights. (2)

1MA0 Foundation November 2014 Paper 2 Q10

EdexcelFoundationOld spec5 marksAverages (including IQR)

10 Here is the number of goals scored by a football team in each of its first 10 games.

 3  1  4  2  0  1  1  1  3  2

(a) Write down the mode. (1)
(b) Work out the mean number of goals for the first 10 games. (2)

In the 11th game the team scored 4 goals.
In the 12th game the team scored 2 goals.

(*c) Will the mean number of goals for the 12 games be greater than or less than the mean number of goals for the first 10 games?
You must explain your answer. (2)

1MA0 Higher November 2014 Paper 1 Q3

EdexcelHigherOld spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

3 Here are the heights, in cm, of 18 children.

98 90 84 102 115 91
88 91 108 110 97 93
90 89 103 95 92 106

Show this information in an ordered stem and leaf diagram. (3)

1MA0 Higher June 2014 Paper 2 Q20

EdexcelHigherOld spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

20 25 students in class A did a science exam.
30 students in class B did the same science exam.

The mean mark for the 25 students in class A is 67.8
The mean mark for all the 55 students is 72.0

Work out the mean mark for the students in class B. (3)

1MA0 Foundation June 2014 Paper 2 Q17

EdexcelFoundationOld spec5 marksAverages (including IQR)

17 Chris works in a cafe.

At noon one day he records the number of customers sitting at each table in the cafe.

Here are his results.

Number of customers
sitting at a table
Number of tables
04
15
210
37
43
51
(a) Work out the total number of tables in the cafe. (1)
(b) Work out the total number of customers sitting at tables in the cafe. (2)
(c) Work out the mean number of customers sitting at a table. (2)

1MA0 Foundation June 2014 Paper 1 Q5

EdexcelFoundationOld spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

5 Farah recorded the minimum temperature, in \(^\circ\)C, on each of seven days in January.

Here are her results.

DayMonTuesWedThurFriSatSun
Temp (\(^\circ\)C)\(-2\)\(-1\)20\(-3\)47
(a) Work out the difference between the temperature on Tuesday and the temperature on Wednesday. (1)
(b) Work out the mean of the temperatures Farah recorded. (2)

1MA0 Higher June 2014 Paper 1 Q2

EdexcelHigherOld spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

2 Here are the times, in minutes, that 20 children took to walk to school.

1321192731523291825
3415282322401619329

Draw an ordered stem and leaf diagram for these times. (3)

Blank stem and leaf frame with a Key box

1MA0 Foundation November 2013 Paper 2 Q14

EdexcelFoundationOld spec5 marksAverages (including IQR)

14 Vicky counts the number of birds in her garden at 8 am on each of 10 days.

5  3  3  2  0  2  4  2  4  15

(a) Write down the mode. (1)
(b) Work out the mean. (2)

Vicky counts the number of birds in her garden at 5 pm on each of 20 days.
She records the information in a frequency table.

Number of birdsFrequency
03
12
23
34
45
53
(c) Work out the total number of birds Vicky records in the frequency table. (2)

1MA0 Higher November 2013 Paper 1 Q13

EdexcelHigherOld spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

13 Hertford Juniors is a basketball team.

At the end of 10 games, their mean score is 35 points per game.
At the end of 11 games, their mean score has gone down to 33 points per game.

How many points did the team score in the 11th game? (3)

1MA0 Foundation November 2013 Paper 1 Q12

EdexcelFoundationOld spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

12 Here are five cards.

Five cards: 4, 5, 7, 8 and a hidden card

There is a whole number from 0 to 9 on each card.
The number on the last card is hidden.

The range of the five numbers is 6

(a) Write down the whole number on the last card. (1)

Here is a different set of five cards.

Five cards: 7, 4, 3, 6 and a hidden card

There is a different whole number from 0 to 9 on each card.
The number on the last card is hidden.

The median of the numbers on the five cards is 4

(b) Which whole numbers could be on the last card? (2)

1MA0 Foundation June 2013 Paper 1 Q20

EdexcelFoundationOld spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

20 Ed has 4 cards.
There is a number on each card.

 12  6  15  ? 

The mean of the 4 numbers on Ed’s cards is 10

Work out the number on the 4th card. (3)

1MA0 Foundation June 2013 Paper 2 Q12

EdexcelFoundationOld spec6 marksAverages (including IQR)

12 Here is the number of goals a hockey team scored in each of 10 matches.

3  4  3  2  5  3  5  6  2  4

Find

(i) the median
(ii) the range
(iii) the mean

(6)

1MA0 Higher June 2013 Paper 1 Q6

EdexcelHigherOld spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

6 Ed has 4 cards.
There is a number on each card.

12615?

The mean of the 4 numbers on Ed’s cards is 10

Work out the number on the 4th card. (3)

1MA0 Higher June 2013 Paper 1 Q3

EdexcelHigherOld spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

3 Sixteen babies are born in a hospital.
Here are the weights of the babies in kilograms.

2.42.73.54.44.54.14.42.8
4.13.83.84.23.33.03.73.3

Show this information in an ordered stem and leaf diagram. (3)

Blank stem and leaf frame with a Key box

1MA0 Foundation March 2013 Paper 1 Q7

EdexcelFoundationOld spec7 marksAverages (including IQR)Bar Charts & Pictograms

7 Mrs Smith gave her students a history test.
The bar chart shows information about the students’ marks.

Bar chart of Frequency against Mark: 10 has 4, 11 has 3, 12 has 2, 13 has 5, 14 has 3
(a) Write down the number of students who got 10 marks. (1)
(b) Write down the mode. (1)
(c) Which two marks have the same frequency? (1)
(d) Work out the range. (2)
(e) How many students did the test? (2)

1MA0 Higher March 2013 Paper 2 Q1

EdexcelHigherOld spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

1 Here are the ages, in years, of 15 students.

1918202537
3321172920
4218233722

Show this information in an ordered stem and leaf diagram. (3)

Empty stem and leaf frame with a Key box

1MA0 Foundation November 2012 Paper 1 Q18

EdexcelFoundationOld spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

18 Yan recorded the ages, in years, of a sample of people at a fairground.
He drew this stem and leaf diagram for his results.

15 5 7 7 7 7 9
20 3 7 8 8
34 6 7 7
42 5 9
50 5

Key: 1 | 5 represents 15 years of age

(a) Write down the number of people in the sample. (1)
(b) Write down the mode.
 years (1)
(c) Work out the range.
 years (2)

1MA0 Higher November 2012 Paper 2 Q9

EdexcelHigherOld spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

9 The stem and leaf diagram gives information about the numbers of tomatoes on 31 tomato plants.

08   8   9
11   1   5   5
21   2   2   6   7   8   8
30   2   5   5   7   9
42   2   3   5   8   8
51   1   3   4   7

Key: 5 | 7 = 57 tomatoes

(a) Work out the median. (1)
(b) Work out the interquartile range. (2)

1MA0 Foundation November 2012 Paper 2 Q7

EdexcelFoundationOld spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

7 Here is a list of numbers.

 4  8  5  9  10  5  6  3  4

(a) Work out the median. (2)
(b) Work out the mean. (2)

1MA0 Foundation June 2012 Paper 1 Q20

EdexcelFoundationOld spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

20 The stem and leaf diagram shows some information about the speeds of 25 cars.

29
31 3 5 6 7 8 8 9
42 3 3 4 5 6 8 8 9 9
51 2 4 5 6
60

Key: 2 | 9 means 29 miles per hour

(a) How many of the 25 cars had a speed of more than 50 miles per hour? (1)
(b) Find the median speed.
 miles per hour (1)
(c) Work out the range of the speeds.
 miles per hour (2)

1MA0 Foundation June 2012 Paper 2 Q13

EdexcelFoundationOld spec5 marksAverages (including IQR)

13 Kaz rolled a dice 10 times.
Here are her scores.

 2  6  5  4  4  2  1  3  4  3

(a) Find the mode. (1)
(b) Work out the mean. (2)
(c) Work out the range. (2)

1MA0 Higher June 2012 Paper 1 Q4

EdexcelHigherOld spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

4 Here are the speeds, in miles per hour, of 16 cars.

3152434936353329
5443444642395548

Draw an ordered stem and leaf diagram for these speeds. (3)

Foundation June 2025 Paper 1 Q19

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

19 The table shows information about the marks of students in a test.

Mean markRange of marks
School A6114
School B5621

Tick one box for each statement. [3 marks]

TrueMay be trueNot true
On average, School A had higher marks
There are more students in School B
School B had a greater spread of marks

Foundation June 2025 Paper 2 Q13

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

13 Ingrid records the number of minutes she uses her mobile phone over four weeks.

\[140 \qquad 168 \qquad 205 \qquad 192\]
(a) Work out the range. [1 mark]
(b) Ingrid records the number of minutes for a fifth week.

The mean for all five weeks is 178 minutes.

Work out the number of minutes used in the fifth week. [3 marks]

Foundation June 2025 Paper 3 Q10

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

10

(a) £4.56 is paid using the smallest possible number of coins.

What is the modal value of the coins used?

You must show your working. [2 marks]

(b) Here is a list of five numbers.

5 9 4 16 8

An extra number is put into the list.

The median of the numbers is now 7

Work out the extra number. [2 marks]

Higher June 2025 Paper 1 Q5

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

5 The table shows information about the marks of students in a test.

Mean markRange of marks
School A6114
School B5621

Tick one box for each statement. [3 marks]

TrueMay be trueNot true
On average, School A had higher marks
There are more students in School B
School B had a greater spread of marks

Higher June 2025 Paper 1 Q4

AQAHigherCurrent spec2 marksAverages (including IQR)

4 Here are 11 numbers.

\[2 \qquad 8 \qquad 10 \qquad 12 \qquad 12 \qquad 14 \qquad 19 \qquad 23 \qquad 26 \qquad 31 \qquad 33\]

Work out the inter-quartile range. [2 marks]

Foundation November 2024 Paper 1 Q21

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

21 Each number in a list is increased by 10

Tick one box for each statement. [3 marks]

TrueFalseCannot tell
The mode is increased by 10
The median is increased by 10
The range is increased by 10

Higher November 2024 Paper 2 Q18

18 Two types of battery, P and Q, were tested.

100 of each type were put into clocks.

The number of days each battery lasted was recorded.

(a) The frequency table represents the results for type P.
Number of days, \(d\)Frequency
\(0 \leqslant d \lt 40\)2
\(40 \leqslant d \lt 80\)9
\(80 \leqslant d \lt 120\)26
\(120 \leqslant d \lt 160\)45
\(160 \leqslant d \lt 200\)18

On the grid, draw a cumulative frequency diagram to represent the data. [3 marks]

Grid with vertical axis Cumulative frequency from 0 to 100 and horizontal axis Number of days, d, from 0 to 200
(b) For type Q,

the median was 126 days
the interquartile range was 57 days.

Compare the number of days that types P and Q lasted.

Make one statement about the average and one statement about the spread.

Use statistical measures to support your statements. [4 marks]

Foundation November 2024 Paper 3 Q12

AQAFoundationCurrent spec2 marksAverages (including IQR)

12 Here are some numbers.

12 8 6 11 2 7 7 18 10

Work out the median. [2 marks]

Foundation November 2024 Paper 2 Q5

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

5 Here are five numbers.

14.2 15.1 16.5 16.7 18.0

(a) Work out the range. [1 mark]
(b) Work out the mean. [2 marks]

Higher November 2024 Paper 1 Q3

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

3 Each number in a list is increased by 10

Tick one box for each statement. [3 marks]

TrueFalseCannot tell
The mode is increased by 10
The median is increased by 10
The range is increased by 10

Foundation June 2024 Paper 3 Q25

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)Pie Charts

25 Four people are taking part in a television talent show.

Here are Amy’s marks from the 6 judges.

8996910

The pie chart represents the phone vote.

Pie chart of the phone vote: Amy 162 degrees, Yan 72 degrees, Karl 54 degrees, Sean 72 degrees

Amy’s total score is found by

4 \(\times\) the mean of her marks
\(+\)
her percentage of the phone vote

Work out Amy’s total score. [4 marks]

Foundation June 2024 Paper 3 Q20

AQAFoundationCurrent spec1 markAverages (including IQR)

20 Rick claims most of the flats in his 8-floor building are energy efficient.

He samples 45 flats from floors 1 to 5

Give a reason why this sample may not be useful in testing Rick’s claim. [1 mark]

Higher June 2024 Paper 1 Q16

AQAHigherCurrent spec2 marksAverages (including IQR)

16 The table shows information about the ages of members of two clubs.

Median age (years)Interquartile range of ages (years)
Swimming club21.27.3
Cycling club29.74.6

Compare the average age and consistency of ages for the members of the two clubs. [2 marks]

Foundation June 2024 Paper 2 Q13

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

13 Four numbers have a mean of 10

Three of the numbers are   5   8   9

Work out the other number. [3 marks]

Foundation June 2024 Paper 1 Q9

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

9 Alina and Sue play netball.

The number of goals they scored in 8 games is shown.

Alina1215171721222426
Sue1313172022232431
(a) Complete this table. [2 marks]
RangeMedian
Alina19
Sue18
(b) Which player scored the more consistent number of goals?

Tick a box.

  • Alina
  • Sue

Give a reason for your answer. [1 mark]

Higher June 2024 Paper 3 Q8

AQAHigherCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)Pie Charts

8 Four people are taking part in a television talent show.

Here are Amy’s marks from the 6 judges.

8996910

The pie chart represents the phone vote.

Pie chart of the phone vote: Amy 162°, Yan 72°, Karl 54°, Sean 72°

Amy’s total score is found by

\(4 \times\) the mean of her marks
\(+\)
her percentage of the phone vote

Work out Amy’s total score. [4 marks]

Higher June 2024 Paper 3 Q3

AQAHigherCurrent spec1 markAverages (including IQR)

3 Rick claims most of the flats in his 8-floor building are energy efficient.

He samples 45 flats from floors 1 to 5

Give a reason why this sample may not be useful in testing Rick’s claim. [1 mark]

Higher November 2023 Paper 1 Q15

AQAHigherCurrent spec5 marksAverages (including IQR)Box Plots

15 A race was run in 2019 and in 2020

The box plot shows information about the finishing times in 2019

Box plot on a grid with Time (minutes) from 10 to 30: minimum 16, lower quartile 20, median 22.5, upper quartile 26, maximum 29.5
(a) In 2019, what was the fastest time? [1 mark]
(b) The table shows information about the finishing times in 2020
Lower quartile21 minutes
Median24 minutes
Upper quartile27 minutes

Use the data to comment on each of the following statements. [4 marks]

On average, times were faster in 2019 than in 2020

Times were equally consistent in 2019 and 2020

Higher November 2023 Paper 2 Q12

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

12 Here is some information about the members of a basketball club.

Number of membersMean height of members
Junior301.6 m
Senior202.05 m

Work out the mean height of all 50 members of the club.

Give your answer as a decimal. [3 marks]

Foundation November 2023 Paper 1 Q12

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

12 Complete the list of six numbers so that

the mode is 9
the median is 13
the range is 11 [3 marks]

   9      17   

Foundation November 2023 Paper 2 Q10

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

10 Here are the salaries, in £, of the 6 workers in a company.

18 300    20 700    21 500    21 500    21 500    99 000

(a) Work out the mean salary. [2 marks]
(b) Why is the mean not the best average to represent the salaries? [1 mark]

Foundation June 2023 Paper 1 Q14

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

14 Here is some data about people visiting a gym one week.

Percentage of
all visitors
Mean number of
hours visiting
Range of number
of hours visiting
Members6446
Guests36\(2\dfrac{1}{2}\)8

Compare the data for the members with the data for the guests.

Make three comparisons. [3 marks]

Higher June 2023 Paper 1 Q14

AQAHigherCurrent spec2 marksAverages (including IQR)

14 Here is a list of 11 whole numbers in numerical order.

The lower quartile, median, upper quartile and highest value are missing.

581319252834
  • median \(= 2 \times\) lower quartile
  • upper quartile \(= 2.5 \times\) lower quartile
  • range \(= 2 \times\) interquartile range

Complete the list. [2 marks]

Foundation June 2023 Paper 3 Q2

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

2 Here is a list of numbers.

\[10 \qquad 8 \qquad 2 \qquad 11 \qquad 12 \qquad 15 \qquad 4 \qquad 4\]
(a) Write down the mode. [1 mark]
(b) Work out the median. [2 marks]
(c) Work out the range. [1 mark]

Foundation November 2022 Paper 3 Q31

AQAFoundationCurrent spec2 marksAverages (including IQR)

31 Here is some information about the members of clubs A and B.

Number of membersMean height of members
Club A241.8 m
Club B201.92 m

Work out \(\quad \dfrac{\text{total height of the members of club A}}{\text{total height of the members of club B}}\)

Give your answer as a decimal. [2 marks]

Higher November 2022 Paper 2 Q18

AQAHigherCurrent spec6 marksAverages (including IQR)Box Plots

18 A basketball team plays 19 home games and 19 away games.

The box plot shows information about the points the team scored in home games.

Grid with points scored axis from 80 to 130. Home games box plot: minimum 87, lower quartile 95, median 106, upper quartile 117, maximum 128. The Away games row is empty

Here are the points the team scored in the 19 away games.

85   89   93   95   96   96   98   98   98   99
100   103   105   107   109   110   114   119   126

(a) On the grid, draw a box plot for the away games. [4 marks]
(b) On average, did the team score more points in home games or away games?

Use one statistical measure to support your decision. [1 mark]

(c) Was the number of points scored more consistent in home games or away games?

Use one statistical measure to support your decision. [1 mark]

Foundation November 2022 Paper 3 Q16

AQAFoundationCurrent spec6 marksAverages (including IQR)Bar Charts & Pictograms

16 40 students were asked the number of visits they made to a gym one week.

The chart shows information about the results.

Vertical line chart of number of students against number of visits: 0 visits 7, 1 visit 10, 2 visits 8, 3 visits 7, 4 visits 5, 5 visits 3
(a) Write down the modal number of visits. [1 mark]
(b) Work out the mean number of visits.

Give your answer as a decimal. [3 marks]

(c) One of the 40 students is chosen at random.

Work out the probability that the student visited the gym at least once. [2 marks]

Higher November 2022 Paper 3 Q8

AQAHigherCurrent spec2 marksAverages (including IQR)

8 Here is some information about the members of clubs A and B.

Number of membersMean height of members
Club A241.8 m
Club B201.92 m

Work out \(\quad \dfrac{\text{total height of the members of club A}}{\text{total height of the members of club B}}\)

Give your answer as a decimal. [2 marks]

Higher November 2022 Paper 1 Q6

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)Grouped Data

6 Here is some information about the time spent on social media by 40 women and 40 men last week.

Time spent, \(t\) (hours)Number of womenNumber of men
\(2 \lt t \leqslant 5\)1210
\(5 \lt t \leqslant 8\)1117
\(8 \lt t \leqslant 11\)149
\(11 \lt t \leqslant 14\)24
\(14 \lt t \leqslant 17\)10

Tick one box for each statement. [3 marks]

Definitely trueMight be trueCannot be true
Three of the women spent more than 11 hours on social media.
The range for the men is 15 hours.
The women have a higher median than the men.

Foundation June 2022 Paper 2 Q22

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

22 A school play takes place each day from Monday to Friday.

Here are the attendances on four of the days.

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursday
72838897

For all five days, the mean attendance is 90

Work out the attendance on Friday. [3 marks]

Foundation June 2022 Paper 3 Q14

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)Bar Charts & Pictograms

14 20 students are asked how many video games they played last month.

The chart shows information about the results.

Vertical line chart of number of students against number of games: 1 game 7, 2 games 5, 3 games 4, 4 games 1, 5 games 3
(a) How many students played more than 2 games? [1 mark]
(b) Work out the mean number of games played.

Give your answer as a decimal. [3 marks]

Foundation June 2022 Paper 1 Q8

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

8

(a) For a set of five numbers,

the mode is 8
the median is 12

Work out one possible set of five numbers. [2 marks]

(b) Here are the heights, in centimetres, of some children.

98 103 91 85 159 102 91

Which height is an outlier? [1 mark]

Higher June 2022 Paper 2 Q8

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

8 A school play takes place each day from Monday to Friday.

Here are the attendances on four of the days.

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursday
72838897

For all five days, the mean attendance is 90

Work out the attendance on Friday. [3 marks]

Foundation November 2021 Paper 3 Q28

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

28 Six positive numbers have

a mean of 10
a range of 19

Four of the numbers are  12 7 15 3

Work out the other two numbers. [3 marks]

Foundation November 2021 Paper 1 Q19

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

19 A company sells bags of toffees and bags of mints.

Here are the numbers of sweets in 11 bags of toffees.
55 50 49 51 55 47 54 50 49 55 57
Here are the numbers of sweets in 10 bags of mints.
46 47 47 48 48 50 53 54 54 54

The company claims that the average number of sweets per bag is at least 50

Using medians, is the company’s claim correct for each type of sweet?

You must work out the median for toffees and the median for mints. [4 marks]

Toffees

Tick a box for toffees.

  • Yes
  • No

Mints

Tick a box for mints.

  • Yes
  • No

Higher November 2021 Paper 2 Q7

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

7 102 boys and 85 girls took a test.

The table shows information about the mean marks.

BoysGirls
Number of students10285
Mean mark68.572.4

The pass mark for the test was 70

Was the mean mark for all of these students greater than the pass mark?

You must show your working. [3 marks]

Higher November 2021 Paper 3 Q5

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

5 Six positive numbers have

a mean of 10

a range of 19

Four of the numbers are \(\qquad 12 \qquad 7 \qquad 15 \qquad 3\)

Work out the other two numbers. [3 marks]

Foundation November 2020 Paper 2 Q28

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

28 Alex and Bev sat six tests, each with 50 marks.

The table shows their mean percentages after five tests.

Alex60%
Bev52%

After all six tests, their mean percentages were equal.

In the sixth test, Alex scored 24 out of 50

Work out Bev’s score, out of 50, in the sixth test. [4 marks]

Foundation November 2020 Paper 3 Q28

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

28 Here is some information about 26 houses.

\(a\), \(b\) and \(c\) are all different numbers.

Number of bedroomsNumber of houses
17
2\(a\)
3\(b\)
4\(c\)
58

The median number of bedrooms is 3.5

Work out a possible set of values for \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\). [3 marks]

Higher November 2020 Paper 3 Q20

AQAHigherCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)Box Plots

20 Amari and Ben each play a game.

(a) Here is some information about Amari’s scores.

Lowest 12
Highest 20
Lower quartile 13
Upper quartile 19
Median  17

Draw a box plot to represent his scores. [2 marks]

Blank grid titled Amari with a Score axis from 10 to 20
(b) This box plot represents Ben’s scores.
Box plot titled Ben on a Score axis from 10 to 20: lowest 11, lower quartile 12, median 13, upper quartile 15, highest 20

Who had more consistent scores, Amari or Ben?

Work out the interquartile ranges to support your answer. [2 marks]

Foundation November 2020 Paper 3 Q17

AQAFoundationCurrent spec5 marksAverages (including IQR)Basic Probability

17 A record was kept of the number of days that 25 students were absent one term.

The chart represents the results.

Vertical line chart. Number of days absent against number of students: 1 day 5, 2 days 6, 3 days 8, 4 days 2, 5 days 4
(a) Work out the mean number of days absent. [3 marks]
(b) One of the students is chosen at random.

Work out the probability that the student was absent for less than 4 days. [2 marks]

Higher November 2020 Paper 3 Q12

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

12 Here is some information about 26 houses.

\(a\), \(b\) and \(c\) are all different numbers.

Number of bedroomsNumber of houses
17
2\(a\)
3\(b\)
4\(c\)
58

The median number of bedrooms is 3.5

Work out a possible set of values for \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\). [3 marks]

Higher November 2020 Paper 2 Q10

AQAHigherCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

10 Alex and Bev sat six tests, each with 50 marks.

The table shows their mean percentages after five tests.

Alex60%
Bev52%

After all six tests, their mean percentages were equal.

In the sixth test, Alex scored 24 out of 50

Work out Bev’s score, out of 50, in the sixth test. [4 marks]

Foundation November 2020 Paper 2 Q6

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

6 Eleven people play a game.

Here are their scores.

12 9 15 9 18 18 3 14 9 16 20

(a) Write down the mode. [1 mark]
(b) Work out the median. [2 marks]

Foundation November 2019 Paper 3 Q17

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

17 The table shows the number of films watched one week by 30 people.

Number of filmsFrequency
05
19
28
36
42

Total = 30

(a) Write down the modal number of films watched. [1 mark]
(b) Work out the mean number of films watched per person. [3 marks]

Higher November 2019 Paper 3 Q13

AQAHigherCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

13 Naga states a hypothesis.

“Most people read more than 100 books a year.”

She asks a sample of five people in a book club how many books they read last month.

The table shows the results.

LynnAliPaulChenRuth
Number of books101181013
(a) Show how Naga could use the data to support her hypothesis. [2 marks]
(b) Give two reasons why this sample should not be used to support her hypothesis. [2 marks]

Foundation November 2019 Paper 2 Q5

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

5 Here are eight numbers.

4        10        9        3        4        12        5        14

(a) Work out the range. [1 mark]
(b) Work out the median. [2 marks]

Foundation June 2019 Paper 3 Q27

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

27 Here are two sets of numbers, A and B.

Set ASet B
200   160
104   100
270   400   483
300   \(x\)

mean of Set A : mean of Set B = 3 : 8

Work out the value of \(x\). [4 marks]

Foundation June 2019 Paper 1 Q18

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

18 Here is some data about the people listening to a radio station one day.

PercentageMean number of hours listeningRange of number of hours listening
Aged 40 or under211.24.5
Aged 41 or over796.313.9

Compare the data for people aged 40 or under with the data for people aged 41 or over.

Make three comparisons. [3 marks]

Higher June 2019 Paper 3 Q17

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)Basic Probability

17 A factory makes kettles.

Four samples of kettles are tested for faults.
Each sample has size 200

Here are the relative frequencies of faulty kettles in the samples.

SamplePQRS
Relative frequency0.030.0350.0150.01

Work out the range of the number of faulty kettles in the four samples. [3 marks]

Higher June 2019 Paper 2 Q13

AQAHigherCurrent spec5 marksAverages (including IQR)Grouped Data

13 The amounts spent on clothes by 40 boys and 40 girls in one month were recorded.

The table shows information about the amounts spent by the boys.

Amount, \(x\) (£)MidpointNumber of boys
\(0 \leqslant x < 20\)22
\(20 \leqslant x < 40\)9
\(40 \leqslant x < 60\)6
\(60 \leqslant x < 80\)3
Total = 40

The mean for the girls was £35

Estimate the mean for the girls as a percentage of the mean for the boys. [5 marks]

Higher June 2019 Paper 3 Q11

AQAHigherCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

11 Here are two sets of numbers, A and B.

Set ASet B
200    160
104    100
270    400    483
300    \(x\)

mean of Set A : mean of Set B = 3 : 8

Work out the value of \(x\). [4 marks]

Foundation June 2019 Paper 1 Q8

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)Basic Probability

8 A game is played 50 times.

The vertical line chart shows the winning scores.

Vertical line chart. Winning score 25 to 30; number of games 0 to 14. Score 25: 4, 26: 7, 27: 8, 28: 10, 29: 14, 30: 7
(a) Write down the mode. [1 mark]

The game is played again.

(b) Use the chart to estimate the probability that the winning score is 25 [1 mark]
(c) Use the chart to estimate the probability that the winning score is 27 or more. [2 marks]

Foundation November 2018 Paper 1 Q27

AQAFoundationCurrent spec6 marksAverages (including IQR)

27 Kim works at an airport in the UK.

She records the number of planes landing between 10 am and 2 pm each day.

The table shows the data for the first 10 days in January.

Day12345678910
Number of planes148151147155153147155102151154
(a) The airport was affected by fog on one of the days.

Which day do you think it was?

Give a reason for your answer. [1 mark]

(b) Kim uses the data to predict how many planes will land at the airport in a year.

In her method, she

uses an estimate of 150 planes in each 4-hour period throughout the day
assumes the same number of planes each day.

Work out her prediction. [3 marks]

(c) In fact,

fewer planes land in winter than in summer
fewer planes land at night than during the day.

What does this tell you about Kim’s prediction?

Tick one box.

  • Her prediction is too low
  • Her prediction is too high
  • Her prediction could be too low or too high

Give a reason for your answer. [2 marks]

Foundation November 2018 Paper 3 Q18

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

18 Four friends all give each other presents.

The total cost of the presents is £83.40

Work out the mean cost of a present. [3 marks]

Higher November 2018 Paper 3 Q14

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

14 The mean mass of a squad of 19 hockey players is 82 kg

A player of mass 93 kg joins the squad.

Work out the mean mass of the squad now. [3 marks]

Foundation November 2018 Paper 3 Q9

AQAFoundationCurrent spec7 marksAverages (including IQR)Bar Charts & Pictograms

9 A company sells houses.

The line graph shows the number sold per week for 30 weeks.

Vertical line graph titled Houses sold. Number of houses 0 to 5 on the horizontal axis, Number of weeks on the vertical axis: 0 houses 2 weeks, 1 house 4 weeks, 2 houses 3 weeks, 3 houses 6 weeks, 4 houses 9 weeks, 5 houses 6 weeks
(a) Work out the range of the number of houses sold per week. [2 marks]
(b) Work out the median number of houses sold per week. [2 marks]
(c) The company sells three houses.

The prices are £185 000, £239 000 and £136 000

The company earns 2% commission on each house.

In total, how much commission does the company earn on these three houses? [3 marks]

Higher November 2018 Paper 1 Q8

AQAHigherCurrent spec6 marksAverages (including IQR)

8 Kim works at an airport in the UK.

She records the number of planes landing between 10 am and 2 pm each day.

The table shows the data for the first 10 days in January.

Day12345678910
Number of planes148151147155153147155102151154
(a) The airport was affected by fog on one of the days.

Which day do you think it was?

Give a reason for your answer. [1 mark]

(b) Kim uses the data to predict how many planes will land at the airport in a year.

In her method, she

uses an estimate of 150 planes in each 4-hour period throughout the day
assumes the same number of planes each day.

Work out her prediction. [3 marks]

(c) In fact,

fewer planes land in winter than in summer
fewer planes land at night than during the day.

What does this tell you about Kim’s prediction?

Tick one box.

  • Her prediction is too low
  • Her prediction is too high
  • Her prediction could be too low or too high

Give a reason for your answer. [2 marks]

Higher November 2018 Paper 2 Q6

AQAHigherCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)Grouped Data

6 Here is some information about 20 trains leaving a station.

Number of minutes late, \(t\)Number of trainsMidpoint
\(0 \leqslant t < 5\)12
\(5 \leqslant t < 10\)7
\(10 \leqslant t < 15\)1
\(t \geqslant 15\)0
(a) Work out an estimate of the mean number of minutes late. [3 marks]
(b) The station manager looks at the information in more detail.
Number of minutes late, \(t\)Number of trains
\(0 \leqslant t < 2\)12
\(2 \leqslant t < 4\)0
\(4 \leqslant t < 6\)7
\(6 \leqslant t < 8\)0
\(8 \leqslant t < 10\)0
\(10 \leqslant t < 12\)1

He works out an estimate of the mean using this information.

How does his estimate compare with the answer to part (a)?

Tick one box. [1 mark]

  • Higher than part (a)
  • Same as part (a)
  • Lower than part (a)
  • Not possible to tell

Higher June 2018 Paper 2 Q15

AQAHigherCurrent spec1 markAverages (including IQR)

15 100 men and 100 women took a test.

Scores

MedianInterquartile rangeRange
Men287.531
Women30937

Using this data, which statement must be true?

Tick one box. [1 mark]

  • Men had a higher average score than women
  • Men had more consistent scores than women
  • A woman had the highest score
  • A man had the lowest score

Foundation June 2018 Paper 1 Q10

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

10 Here is a list of numbers.

\[5 \qquad 6 \qquad 1 \qquad 3 \qquad 5 \qquad 5 \qquad 8 \qquad 4 \qquad 2 \qquad 2\]
(a) Work out the median. [2 marks]
(b) Work out the mean. [2 marks]

Foundation June 2018 Paper 2 Q6

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)Bar Charts & Pictograms

6 Gemma has four groups of friends on a social media site.

The table shows the number of friends in each group.

GroupNumber of friends
Family8
Netball8
School26
Guides11
(a) Which group is the mode? [1 mark]
(b) Gemma wants a pictogram to show the information.

She has drawn the first two rows.

Complete the pictogram.

Remember to complete the key. [3 marks]

Key: circle represents blank friends. Pictogram: Family 2 circles, Netball 2 circles, School and Guides empty

Higher November 2017 Paper 1 Q20

AQAHigherCurrent spec2 marksAverages (including IQR)

20 In one month, the number of hours of exercise taken by 10 people are

4 7 2 8 6 5 1 82 3 9

Which is the appropriate average to use in this situation?

Tick a box.

  • Mean
  • Median
  • Mode

Give one reason for each of the other two averages as to why they are not appropriate. [2 marks]

Foundation November 2017 Paper 3 Q19

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

19 The following data comes from a large sample survey of the audience at a concert.

PercentageMean age
(years)
Age range
(years)
Male17%20.36
Female83%25.728

Make three comparisons of males and females at the concert.

Use the headings given. [3 marks]

Proportion of the audience
Average age
Spread of ages

Foundation November 2017 Paper 2 Q18

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

18 Here are five cards.

Five cards numbered 1, 5, 7, 9 and 11

One of the cards is removed.

The mean of the numbers on the remaining four cards is 6

Which card was removed?

You must show your working. [3 marks]

Higher November 2017 Paper 3 Q7

AQAHigherCurrent spec1 markAverages (including IQR)Grouped Data

7 Here is some information about the times taken by 40 people to fill in a form.

Time, \(t\) minutesNumber of people
\(0 \lt t \leqslant 5\)3
\(5 \lt t \leqslant 10\)9
\(10 \lt t \leqslant 15\)11
\(15 \lt t \leqslant 20\)17

In which class interval is the median?

Circle your answer. [1 mark]

  • \(0 \lt t \leqslant 5\)
  • \(5 \lt t \leqslant 10\)
  • \(10 \lt t \leqslant 15\)
  • \(15 \lt t \leqslant 20\)

Foundation November 2017 Paper 1 Q7

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)Bar Charts & Pictograms

7 The diagram shows the scores given by judges during a television show.

Vertical line chart titled Scores. Score 0 frequency 0, score 1 frequency 3, score 2 frequency 6, score 3 frequency 6, score 4 frequency 9, score 5 frequency 4
(a) Which score was the mode? [1 mark]
(b) There were 4 judges.

Each judge gave one score in each round.

How many rounds were there? [3 marks]

Foundation June 2017 Paper 1 Q25

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)Grouped Data

25 The table shows information about the times for 10 people to complete a task.

Time, \(t\) (minutes)Frequency
\(0 \lt t \leqslant 20\)1
\(20 \lt t \leqslant 40\)6
\(40 \lt t \leqslant 60\)3

These statements are about the mean and range of the actual times.

Tick the correct box for each statement. [4 marks]

TrueFalse
The mean could be less than 20 minutes
The mean could be more than 40 minutes
The mean could be less than 40 minutes
The range could be more than 40 minutes
The range could be less than 40 minutes
The range could be more than 60 minutes

Higher June 2017 Paper 3 Q13

AQAHigherCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

13 In a class of 28 students

the mean height of the 12 boys is 1.58 metres
the mean height of all 28 students is 1.52 metres.

Work out the mean height of the girls. [4 marks]

Foundation June 2017 Paper 3 Q8

AQAFoundationCurrent spec6 marksAverages (including IQR)Bar Charts & Pictograms

8 Here is information about the goals scored in some hockey games.

Each game has four quarters.

Dual bar chart titled Goals in hockey games. Number of goals 0 to 9 up, Quarter across. Home goals: 1st 4, 2nd 4, 3rd 8, 4th 9. Away goals: 1st 2, 2nd 8, 3rd 7, 4th 5
(a) Which quarter was the mode for away goals?

Circle your answer. [1 mark]

  • 1st
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 4th
(b) There were 10 games.

Work out the mean number of goals per game. [2 marks]

(c) In total, how many more home goals were scored than away goals? [2 marks]
(d) Rob says,

“More home teams must have won because there were more home goals.”

Is he correct?

Give a reason for your answer. [1 mark]

Foundation June 2017 Paper 2 Q7

AQAFoundationCurrent spec2 marksAverages (including IQR)

7 Here is a list of numbers.

\[21 \qquad 17 \qquad 23 \qquad 21 \qquad 29 \qquad 32 \qquad 21 \qquad 25 \qquad 36\]

Work out the median. [2 marks]

Higher June 2017 Paper 1 Q6

AQAHigherCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)Grouped Data

6 The table shows information about the times for 10 people to complete a task.

Time, \(t\) (minutes)Frequency
\(0 \lt t \leqslant 20\)1
\(20 \lt t \leqslant 40\)6
\(40 \lt t \leqslant 60\)3

These statements are about the mean and range of the actual times.

Tick the correct box for each statement. [4 marks]

TrueFalse
The mean could be less than 20 minutes
The mean could be more than 40 minutes
The mean could be less than 40 minutes
The range could be more than 40 minutes
The range could be less than 40 minutes
The range could be more than 60 minutes

Foundation June 2025 Paper 1 Q25

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

25 A town council are going to do a survey on how people travel to work or school and for how long they travel.

One day their interviewer stands outside the town railway station and chooses 20 people at random to form their sample.

Make three different criticisms or suggestions for improving the council’s method for selecting their sample. [3]

Higher June 2025 Paper 5 Q17

OCRHigherCurrent spec6 marksAverages (including IQR)Histograms

17 The mass of some parcels are recorded.

The table and the histogram each show part of this information.

Mass (\(m\) kg)\(0 \lt m \leqslant 2\)\(2 \lt m \leqslant 5\)\(5 \lt m \leqslant 10\)\(10 \lt m \leqslant 20\)
Frequency1218
Histogram with mass (m kg) from 0 to 20 across and frequency density from 0 to 4 up; a bar from 0 to 2 with height 2.5 and a bar from 10 to 20 with height 0.3 are drawn
(a) Complete the table and the histogram. [4]
(b) The heaviest parcel is 19.5 kg.

Complete the inequality to represent the range, \(R\) kg, of the masses of the parcels.

\(\ldots\ldots \leqslant R \lt \ldots\ldots\) [2]

Foundation June 2025 Paper 1 Q11

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

11 Here is a list of three numbers.

\[8 \qquad 15 \qquad 10\]

A fourth number is added to the list.
The mean of the four numbers is 13.

Work out the fourth number. [3]

Foundation June 2025 Paper 1 Q4

OCRFoundationCurrent spec2 marksAverages (including IQR)

4 Here is a list of numbers.

\[34 \qquad 42 \qquad 17 \qquad 26 \qquad 34 \qquad 12 \qquad 27\]
(a) Write down the mode. [1]
(b) A student says,

The median is 26 as it is the middle number.

Explain why the student is not correct. [1]

Foundation November 2024 Paper 1 Q9

OCRFoundationCurrent spec5 marksAverages (including IQR)

9 Here is a list of five numbers.

\[14 \qquad 2 \qquad 26 \qquad 43 \qquad 9\]
(a) Find the range. [2]
(b) A sixth number is added to the list.
The mean of the six numbers is 23.5.

Work out the sixth number. [3]

Foundation June 2024 Paper 1 Q13

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

13 50 students are asked how many books they have read this month.
The table shows the results.

Number of booksFrequency
011
18
210
38
47
56
Total50

Work out the mean number of books read this month by the 50 students. [3]

Foundation June 2024 Paper 1 Q2

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

2 Here is a list of five numbers.

\[10 \qquad 12 \qquad 4 \qquad 3 \qquad 6\]
(a) Write down the median. [1]
(b) A sixth number is added to the list.
The range of the six numbers is 15.

Work out a possible value for the sixth number. [2]

Higher November 2023 Paper 5 Q14

OCRHigherCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

14 A teacher is planning a theme day for the 500 pupils at their school.
The teacher asks a sample of 20 pupils from year 8 which theme they would prefer.

The results are shown in the table.

ThemeNumber of pupils
Sport7
Art and design3
Recipes2
Music and movies8
(a) Describe two disadvantages of the teacher’s sampling method. [2]
(b) Using the results from the table the teacher estimates that 175 pupils in the school would prefer a sport theme.

Here is the teacher’s method.

\(\frac{7}{20} \times 500 = 175\)

Write down one assumption the teacher has made when making their estimate. [1]

Foundation November 2023 Paper 2 Q6

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

6 Three adults, Amos, Beth and Charlie, are comparing their age in years.

Amos is 32.
Beth is 48.
The mean age of Amos, Beth and Charlie is 50.

Work out the age of Charlie. [3]

Foundation June 2023 Paper 1 Q25

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

25 A six-sided numbered spinner is thrown 50 times.
The score for each throw is recorded.
Some of the results are shown in the table.

An 8 was thrown \(f\) times.
An unknown number on the spinner is represented by \(n\).

ScoreFrequency
112
32
59
616
8\(f\)
\(n\)4
Total50

The mean score of the 50 throws is 5.5 .

Find the value of \(f\) and the value of \(n\). [4]

Foundation June 2023 Paper 3 Q7

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

7 A student takes two tests.

In Test 1, the student scores 45 out of 60.
Test 2 is also out of 60.

Work out how many marks the student needs in Test 2 to have a mean of 70% in the two tests. [3]

Higher June 2023 Paper 4 Q6

OCRHigherCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

6 A six-sided numbered spinner is thrown 50 times.
The score for each throw is recorded.
Some of the results are shown in the table.

An 8 was thrown \(f\) times.
An unknown number on the spinner is represented by \(n\).

ScoreFrequency
112
32
59
616
8\(f\)
\(n\)4
Total50

The mean score of the 50 throws is 5.5 .

Find the value of \(f\) and the value of \(n\). [4]

Foundation June 2023 Paper 1 Q2

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

2 Kai has four differently numbered cards.

  • The range of the numbers is 14.
  • The median of the numbers is 9.
  • All the numbers are prime numbers.
  • The lowest number is 5.

Work out the numbers on the cards.
Write the numbers in order of size.

5 (lowest) , .................... , .................... , .................... [3]

Higher November 2022 Paper 6 Q17

OCRHigherCurrent spec7 marksAverages (including IQR)Box Plots

17 Charlie weighs many apples.
The weights of the apples are summarised below.

  • heaviest apple = 75 g
  • range = 50 g
  • median = 60 g
  • lower quartile = 45 g
  • 50% of the apples weigh between 45 g and 65 g
  • mean = 63 g
(a)
(i) Write down the interquartile range for the weights of the apples, in g. [1]
(ii) Write down the percentage of the apples that weigh between 45 g and 60 g. [1]
(b) Draw a box plot to show the distribution of the weights of the apples.
A horizontal scale of weight (g) from 20 to 80
[3]
(c) Charlie eats two of the apples.
The apples that they eat weigh 58 g and 66 g.

Charlie says

The mean weight of all the apples was 63 g.
I ate one apple that weighed less than the mean and another apple that weighed more than the mean.
Therefore, the mean of the remaining apples will still be 63 g.

Is Charlie correct?
Explain your reasoning. [2]

Foundation November 2022 Paper 1 Q13

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

13 At the end of each day, a driver works out the mean distance they have driven so far that week.

At the end of 5 days, the mean distance they have driven is 185.5 miles per day.

At the end of 6 days, the mean distance they have driven is 190 miles per day.

Work out how many miles the driver drove on the sixth day of that week.

.................... miles [4]

Foundation June 2022 Paper 3 Q14

OCRFoundationCurrent spec5 marksAverages (including IQR)

14 In a dance competition, four judges award marks to each dancer.
Each judge can award 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 marks.
The four judges’ median mark, \(m\), is put into the formula

\[S = 10m - 5\]

to get the dancer’s score, \(S\).

(a) Sam is awarded marks of 4, 3, 1 and 4.
Work out Sam’s score. [3]
(b) Taylor gets a score of 40.
Taylor says
The judges must have awarded marks of 4, 4, 5 and 5
because the median is 4.5
and \(4.5 \times 10 - 5 = 40\).

Why is Taylor not correct?
Show working to support your reason. [2]

Foundation June 2022 Paper 1 Q2

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

2 Here is a list of numbers.

\[6 \qquad 9 \qquad 2 \qquad 12 \qquad 3 \qquad 8 \qquad 3\]
(a) Write down the mode. [1]
(b) Work out the range. [2]

Foundation November 2021 Paper 2 Q22

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

22 A journalist is going to do a survey to find out whether people aged 15 or less spend more time playing computer games than people aged more than 15.

The journalist says their sample will be the first 20 people leaving a particular shop after 9 am next Monday.

(a) Give one reason why the journalist’s sample is unlikely to give reliable information. [1]
(b) Make three suggestions to help the journalist obtain a sample that may give more reliable information. [3]

Higher November 2021 Paper 5 Q12

OCRHigherCurrent spec6 marksAverages (including IQR)Box Plots

12 The box plot shows the distribution of the lengths, in cm, of 60 full-grown mice owned by a pet shop.

Box plot on a scale from 6.8 to 7.8 cm: minimum 7.0, lower quartile 7.2, median 7.28, upper quartile 7.38, maximum 7.64
(a) Find the range. [2]
(b) Work out the number of these mice that have a length of at least 7.2 cm. [2]
(c) Sam owns 5 full-grown mice.
Sam picks the third longest mouse and measures its length.
Sam then looks at the box plot.

Sam says

This mouse is 7.35 cm long.
Therefore, the mice I own are longer than the full-grown mice owned by the pet shop.

(i) Give a mathematical reason to support Sam’s conclusion. [1]
(ii) Give a mathematical reason why Sam’s conclusion may be unreliable. [1]

Foundation November 2021 Paper 1 Q4

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

4 Here is a list of numbers.

\[6 \quad 9 \quad 2 \quad 3 \quad 9 \quad 1\]
(a) Work out the range of the numbers. [2]
(b) Work out the mean of the numbers. [2]

Foundation November 2020 Paper 3 Q4

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

4 A teacher asks nine of his pupils how many pets they have at home.

Here are the results.

1   1   1   2   3   4   5   7   111

(a) Work out the range of the nine results. [1]
(b) The median of the nine results is 3.
The mean is 15.
(i) Write down the mode. [1]
(ii) The teacher wants to use a sensible average to summarise the results.

Which average should he use and why?

.................. because .................. [1]

Foundation November 2019 Paper 2 Q8

OCRFoundationCurrent spec7 marksAverages (including IQR)

8 Hannah saves an amount of money each week.

Here are the amounts, in pounds, that she saved in the first 5 weeks of 2019.

13    58    11    22    11

(a) Find
(i) the median of the five amounts, [2]
(ii) the range of the five amounts. [2]
(b) In the 6th week, she also saved some money.

The mean amount that Hannah saved each week over the 6 weeks was £22.

How much did she save in the 6th week? [3]

Foundation June 2019 Paper 1 Q10

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

10 Mr and Mrs Wilde have five children who are all different ages.

  • The mean age is 6.4.
  • The range is 9.
  • The median is 6.
  • The oldest child is 12.

Work out the ages of the children.
Write their ages from youngest to oldest. [4]

Higher November 2018 Paper 4 Q15

OCRHigherCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)Box Plots

15 The box plot shows the distribution of the runs scored by David in some cricket matches.

Box plot for David on a scale of number of runs from 0 to 40: minimum 2, lower quartile 12, median 16, upper quartile 21, maximum 33; an empty row for Peter below
(a) Another player, Peter, has
  • a median score of 26
  • a highest score of 39
  • a lowest score of 8
  • a lower quartile of 14
  • an inter-quartile range of 18.

Show the distribution of Peter’s scores as a box plot on the diagram above. [2]

(b) Decide whether David or Peter best satisfies each of these questions.
Give a reason for each of your decisions.
(i) Who scored more runs on average? [1]
(ii) Whose scores were more consistent? [1]

Foundation November 2018 Paper 2 Q4

OCRFoundationCurrent spec8 marksAverages (including IQR)

4 These are the heights, in metres, of the players in a netball team.

1.30     1.13     1.20     1.23     1.22     1.24     1.15

(a)
(i) Find the median height of the 7 players. [2]
(ii) Work out the range of the heights of the 7 players. [2]
(iii) The sum of the heights of the 7 players is 8.47 m.

Calculate the mean height of the 7 players. [2]

(b) The tallest player is replaced by a substitute.
The median height of the players is unchanged.
The mean height of the players becomes smaller.

Write down a possible height for the substitute. [2]

Higher November 2018 Paper 6 Q2

OCRHigherCurrent spec5 marksAverages (including IQR)Grouped Data

2 The police record the speed of vehicles passing a speed checkpoint.
The speeds are recorded in the table below.

Speed (s mph)Number of vehicles
\(0 \lt s \leqslant 20\)5  
\(20 \lt s \leqslant 40\)8  
\(40 \lt s \leqslant 50\)37  
\(50 \lt s \leqslant 60\)47  
\(60 \lt s \leqslant 80\)3  
(a) Calculate an estimate of the mean speed of the vehicles. [4]
(b) Explain why it is not possible to use the information from this table to calculate the exact value of the mean speed. [1]

Foundation June 2018 Paper 3 Q17

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

17 Ping chooses four numbers.

The mode of these four numbers is 8, the range is 7 and the mean is 11.

Find Ping’s four numbers. [3]

Foundation June 2018 Paper 1 Q1

OCRFoundationCurrent spec5 marksAverages (including IQR)

1 Here is a list of numbers.

\[2 \qquad 8 \qquad 5 \qquad 12 \qquad 6\]
(a) From this list, write down
(i) the odd number, [1]
(ii) the cube number. [1]
(b) Using the same list of numbers, work out
(i) the median, [1]
(ii) the range. [2]

Higher June 2018 Paper 6 Q1

OCRHigherCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

1 Ping chooses four numbers.

The mode of these four numbers is 8, the range is 7 and the mean is 11.

Find Ping’s four numbers. [3]

Higher November 2017 Paper 5 Q15

15 Iqrah carries out a survey of 200 families in the north of England on their weekly spending on food.
The cumulative frequency diagram summarises the results.

Cumulative frequency graph: weekly spending from £40 to £140 across, cumulative frequency from 0 to 200 up; S-shaped curve from (40, 0) through about (80, 55), (90, 100), (100, 150) and (120, 182) to (140, 200)
(a) Find
(i) the median, [1]
(ii) the interquartile range. [2]
(b) Iqrah says

15% of these families spent over £120.

Is her statement correct?
State the evidence you have used in making your decision. [2]

(c) In a survey of 200 families in the south of England, the median weekly amount spent on food was £84 and the interquartile range was £28.

Make two comparisons between the weekly amounts spent on food in the north of England and the south of England.
State the evidence you have used in making your comparisons.

1 [2]
2 [2]

Foundation November 2017 Paper 3 Q8

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

8 The average mass of a man is 84 kg and of a woman is 70 kg.

A lift can safely carry 630 kg.

To find how many people the lift can safely carry, Dan divides the safe total mass by the average mass of a person.

\[630 \div 77 = 8.18\ldots\]
(a) How has the average mass of a person, 77 kg, been worked out? [1]

Dan decides that his answer shows the lift can safely carry 8 people.

(b) Explain why he is wrong and give an example, with working, to support your answer. [3]

Foundation November 2017 Paper 2 Q4

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksAverages (including IQR)

4 One morning, eight buses arrive at a bus stop.
The number of minutes late for each bus is shown below.

\[0 \qquad 7 \qquad 2 \qquad 6 \qquad 9 \qquad 2 \qquad 0 \qquad 7\]

In the afternoon, two more buses arrive at the bus stop.

The median number of minutes late of all ten buses is 3.5.
The mode number of minutes late of all ten buses is 0.

How many minutes late were the two afternoon buses? [3]

Foundation June 2017 Paper 2 Q18

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

18 Jenny played four games of golf.
For these games her modal score was 76 and her mean score was 75.
Her range of scores was 10.

What were her scores for the four games? [4]

Higher June 2017 Paper 5 Q6

OCRHigherCurrent spec4 marksAverages (including IQR)

6 Jenny played four games of golf.
For these games her modal score was 76 and her mean score was 75.
Her range of scores was 10.

What were her scores for the four games? [4]