Grade 7 Mathematics Assessment Task 9
Activity 1 : Assignment [ DATA HANDLING ]
level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
% 0 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 - 69 70 - 79 80 - 100
Name : ________________________________ Total : 25 marks
Date : 2019 – 10 – 18 Time : 50 minutes
Examiner : Mr V. Rowe Moderator : Mrs S. Slabbert
Parent’s signature : ______________________
Comments :
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TOPICS:
Stem-and-leaf displays
Histograms
Pie charts
Problem solving
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Question 1.
A farmer has 12 cattle for sale. Their masses ( in kilograms ) are listed below:
78; 67; 64; 75; 102; 108; 112; 145; 167; 51; 98; 98.
1.1 Draw a stem-and-leaf display for this set of data. [4]
STEM LEAF
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1.2. What measure of central tendency could be used to describe this set of
data? Give a reason for your answer. [2]
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Question 2.
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2.1. Explain the difference between discrete and continuous data.
What type of graph would be drawn for each? [4]
Type of data: Definition: Type of graph:
Discrete data
Continuous
data
Question 3. 6
The table below shows the times that Siyabongi had to wait for a taxi to school each
day for 4 weeks.
Time ( minutes ) Frequency
0–4 7
5–9 9
10 – 14 3
15 – 19 1
3.1. What percentage of the days did he wait for less than 9 minutes? [2]
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3.2. Present the information in question 3 onto a histogram. [4]
Question 4.
Use the following pie chart to answer the questions that follow: 9
Grade 7’s favourite sports. 150 learners in total.
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4.1. If 150 students were asked to name their favourite sport, work out the actual
number of students that like the following:
Swimming [2] Tennis [2]
4.2. Write the following percentages as fractions in their simplest form:
a. 28% ______________________________________________ [1]
b. 12%_______________________________________________ [1]
4.3. Work out the angle you would use to draw the sector of learners that chose
soccer as their favourite sport. [2]
4.4. Explain why a histogram would not be a suitable graph to use for the data
above. [1]
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