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II Hours of sunshine II II II calculator I

This graph shows the number of hours
week commencing 3 July
of sunshine (to the nearest hour)
12
in a seaside resort for a week.
11
[!] a Calculate the mean number 10
9
of hours of sunshine
8
for one day.
7
b Which days are above 6
the mean? 5
4
c What is the range? 3
d Would this be a good week 2
for a holiday? 1
0
Explain what you think.

week commencing 10 July
12
11
10
9
8
@] Now do the same for this graph 7

for the following week. 6
5
4
3
Explain which week you would 2
prefer for your holiday and why. 1
0
M Tu W Th F Sa Su

CHALLENGE ~I

• For the next week, the mean number of hours of
sunshine for a day was 6 hours.
• Only two days had the same amount of sunshine.
• No day had more than 12 hours of sunshine.
• Design a suitable graph.

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