Randolph College
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

 

Homework # 3 - MATH 2227


The problems on this homework must be done alone.  The honor code is in effect.

 First name:   Last name:


 

1.  A survey asked where people hide their messy clutter when unexpected company arrives. The following data are collected: 190 people throw the mess into the closet, 65 people shove the mess under the bed, 30 people toss the mess into the bathtub, and 15 people put the mess into the freezer. If you make a circle graph to represent this data, what angle do you use for the sector representing people who shove the mess under the bed?

a.  \(22^o\)

b.  \(65^o\)

c.  \(78^o\)

d.  \(84^o\)

d.  \(96^o\)

 

For problem 2, use this information. The people of Denmark are unusually tall. A recent study of Danish women resulted in the following data: 4 women under 5', 17 women between 5' and 5'3", 63 women between 5'3" and 5'6", 81 women between 5'6" and 5'9, 28 women between 5'9" and 6', and 7 women over 6' tall.

 

2.  What is the relative frequency for the group between 5'3" and 5'6"?

a.  28%

b.  31.5%

c.  40.5%

d.  63%

d.  65.5%

 

For the questions below, consider the following data describing the number of dumplings each customer ordered from a food truck during a 1 hour period:

10 20 6 15 15 3 30 18 12 5 15 6 12 25 10 8

Say we wish to divide this data into 6 classes for the purposes of a histogram.

 

3.  Find the class width.

a.  3

b.  4

c.  5

d.  6

e.  7

 

4.  What is the upper class limit of the third class (where we count from the lowest to the highest)?

a.  8

b.  12

c.  13

d.  17

e.  18