The table shows the distribution of marks obtained by some candidates in a test. Marks 10-14 15-24 25-29 30-39 40-44 45-49 No of candidates 14 30 22 18 12 4...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Further Mathematics - 2008 (Essay) Subject: Further Mathematics

Question 1 Report

The table shows the distribution of marks obtained by some candidates in a test.

Marks 10-14 15-24 25-29 30-39 40-44 45-49
No of candidates 14 30 22 18 12 4

Draw a histogram for the distribution.

Answer Details

Since the class intervals have unequal widths, the height of each rectangle is the frequency density:

\[\text{Frequency density}=\frac{\text{Frequency}}{\text{Class width}}\]

MarksClass boundariesClass widthFrequencyFrequency density
10-149.5-14.55142.8
15-2414.5-24.510303.0
25-2924.5-29.55224.4
30-3929.5-39.510181.8
40-4439.5-44.55122.4
45-4944.5-49.5540.8

The required histogram is:

graph
Histogram plotted using class boundaries on the horizontal axis and frequency density on the vertical axis.

The rectangles are contiguous, with their bases at the stated class boundaries. Their areas are proportional to the corresponding frequencies.

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