4400 Higher November 2007 Paper 4 Q7

EdexcelHigherOld spec7 marksBasic ProbabilityGrouped Data

7 There are four grades of egg.
The table shows how many eggs of each grade were laid by a hen last year.

GradeNumber of eggs
Extra large55
Large48
Medium35
Small12
(a) In the first four months of this year, the hen laid 60 eggs.
Work out an estimate for the number of Extra large eggs the hen laid in these four months. (3)
(b) The table below shows how the grade of an egg is related to its weight.
GradeWeight (\(w\) grams)
Extra large\(w \geqslant 73\)
Large\(63 \leqslant w \lt 73\)
Medium\(53 \leqslant w \lt 63\)
Small\(w \lt 53\)
Work out an estimate for the total weight of 48 Large eggs and 35 Medium eggs. (3)
(c) Jody wants to use the information in the table to work out an estimate for the total weight of all the eggs laid by the hen last year.
Explain why it is difficult to do this. (1)