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Frequency Trees

Use a frequency tree to show two or more events and the number of times they occurred.

Frequency Trees Exam-Style Tree Diagrams Description Help Video More Probability

33 pupils from a class were asked if they owned a bicycle. There were 18 boys and 15 girls in the class. 10 boys and 6 girls owned bicycles. Show this information on this frequency tree.

Boys

Girls

Own bicycle

No bicycle

Own bicycle

No bicycle

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29 people were asked which hot beverage they would prefer if they had to choose between tea and coffee. 11 men prefered tea and 1 men prefered coffee. 10 women prefered tea and 7 women prefered coffee. Show this information on this frequency tree.

Men

Women

Tea

Coffee

Tea

Coffee

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In a hotel the rooms are either single or double. Of the 27 rooms that had a sea view, 17 of them were double. Of the 14 rooms that did not have a sea view, 12 of them were single. Show this information on the diagram.

Single

Double

Sea view

No sea view

Sea view

No sea view

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The following two-way table shows the eating habits of the members of a large family

Age:Eat breakfastSkip Breakfast
18 or less55
Over 1832

Complete the following frequency tree to show this information.

18 or less

Over 18

Eat breakfast

Skip Breakfast

Eat breakfast

Skip Breakfast

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435 cats and 105 dogs took part (with the help of their owners!) in a food preference survey. Twice as many cats preferred fish to meat and a total of 296 animals preferred fish. Complete the following diagram with this information.

Cats

Dogs

Meat

Fish

Meat

Fish

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Correct Wrong
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Level 1 - Completing a frequency tree from given information

Exam Style questions are in the style of GCSE or IB/A-level exam paper questions and worked solutions are available for Transum subscribers.

Tree Diagrams - Calculate the probability of combined events using tree diagrams.

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