Year 5 Reading Data Tables Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers

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Year 5 Reading Data Tables Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers

Survey 1

Our class voted for a class pet.

Fish: 10 votes

Rabbit: 5 votes

Guinea pig: 15 votes

Bird: 7 votes

Turtle: 13 votes

1.Survey 1: Which was the most popular?

Answer: guinea pig

guinea pig had the most votes (15).

2.Survey 1: Which was the least popular?

Answer: rabbit

rabbit had the fewest votes (5).

3.Survey 1: How many more votes did turtle get than fish?

Answer: 3

13 − 10 = 3

4.Survey 1: How many votes were there altogether?

Answer: 50

10 + 5 + 15 + 7 + 13 = 50

5.Survey 1: What fraction of all the votes were for turtle?

Answer:

Write the number for that choice over the total. Simplify if you can.

6.Survey 1: What percentage of all the votes were for guinea pig?

Answer: 30%

15 ÷ 50 × 100 = 30%

Survey 2

Students chose a sport for sports day.

Soccer: 7 students

Basketball: 6 students

Running: 2 students

Swimming: 11 students

Tennis: 24 students

7.Survey 2: Which was the most popular?

Answer: tennis

tennis had the most students (24).

8.Survey 2: Which was the least popular?

Answer: running

running had the fewest students (2).

9.Survey 2: How many more students did swimming get than soccer?

Answer: 4

11 − 7 = 4

10.Survey 2: How many students were there altogether?

Answer: 50

7 + 6 + 2 + 11 + 24 = 50

11.Survey 2: What fraction of all the students were for swimming?

Answer:

Write the number for that choice over the total. Simplify if you can.

12.Survey 2: What percentage of all the students were for tennis?

Answer: 48%

24 ÷ 50 × 100 = 48%

Survey 3

A shop counted the pieces of fruit it sold before lunch.

Apples: 12 pieces

Bananas: 8 pieces

Oranges: 3 pieces

Pears: 6 pieces

Plums: 21 pieces

13.Survey 3: Which was the most popular?

Answer: plums

plums had the most pieces (21).

14.Survey 3: Which was the least popular?

Answer: oranges

oranges had the fewest pieces (3).

15.Survey 3: How many more pieces did apples get than oranges?

Answer: 9

12 − 3 = 9

16.Survey 3: How many pieces were there altogether?

Answer: 50

12 + 8 + 3 + 6 + 21 = 50

17.Survey 3: What fraction of all the pieces were for oranges?

Answer:

Write the number for that choice over the total. Simplify if you can.

18.Survey 3: What percentage of all the pieces were for plums?

Answer: 42%

21 ÷ 50 × 100 = 42%

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