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Question 1 The editor of a UK college magazine is checking the latest edition of the magazine before it goes to print, but they have found some problems. (a) Three stories

each have a piece of data missing. The topics of the three stories are: Story 1: A science project to find the fastest reaction time when mixing certain chemicals. Story 2: An interview with the winner of the inter-collegiate 1500 metre race. Story 3: The results of a survey to find the average time it took students to travel from their home to the entrance of the college campus. The three pieces of data are: A: 5 minutes 33 seconds B: 42 minutes C: 31.4567 seconds Match each story with the most appropriate piece of data, justifying your answer. (b) A story about the campus shop says that students spend on average £4.5682351 per visit. The editor rightfully thinks that this level of accuracy is unjustified. Round £4.5682351 to an appropriate level of accuracy, justifying your answer. (c) The word counts for the main articles in the latest magazine edition are: 220, 470, 1300, 250, 1100, 540, 380, 670. (i) Calculate by hand the median word count. Show your working. (ii) Calculate by hand the range of word counts. Show your working.