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Maths Test – 1st Year                                Name : ________________________

 

Q.1      A sample of second-year pupils in a particular school were asked to vote for their favourite

sport.  The results are represented in the bar chart below

      (i)          Complete the following table using the information on the bar chart:

Favourite sport

Tennis

Soccer

Golf

Swimming

Snooker

Hockey

Number of votes

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

(ii)                What was the most popular sport among these second-year pupils?             ________

(iii)               How many pupils altogether were asked to vote?                                        ________

(iv)                      What percentage of these pupils voted for snooker as their favourite sport?  ________

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Q.2      The ice-cream sales for a shop during a year are recorded in the table below:  

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sales €

4000

6000

7000

8000

10000

15000

18000

20000

19000

12000

10000

15000

       (i)                              Show the data on a trend graph (using the graph paper on separate sheet).  Mark the

sales on the vertical axis of the graph

(ii)                            Calculate the total sales for the whole year                                            ________

(iii)                           Express the sales in July as a percentage of the total sales for the year    ________

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Q.3
     A waiter kept a record of the tips given to him each day for seven days.  The record read: €3.68, €10.11, €2.93, €5.42, €1.94, €6.19, €5.15.  Calculate the mean tip he received.

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                        Mean Tip = _________

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Q.4     
A survey of occupations of women in a certain club gave the following table:  

Occupation

Doctor

Teacher

Salesperson

Banker

Housewife

Accountant

No. of women

8

12

20

18

10

12

 

(i)                  Illustrate the information on a pie chart (use separate sheet)

(ii)                What percentage of the women are teachers?                                          ________

 

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Q.5
      The table below shows the number of days on which pupils in a certain class were absent

during the month of December.   

Number of days absent

0

1

2

3

4

5

Number of pupils

8

6

4

5

4

3

       (i)                  How many pupils are in the class?                                                               ________

(ii)                What is the modal number of days absent?                                                  ________

(iii)               Calculate the mean number of days absent?                                                 ________

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