Year 6 Reading Data Tables Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers

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Year 6 Reading Data Tables Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers

Survey 1

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

Apples: 8 pieces

Bananas: 3 pieces

Oranges: 4 pieces

Pears: 10 pieces

1.Survey 1: Which was the most popular?

Answer: pears

pears had the most pieces (10).

2.Survey 1: Which was the least popular?

Answer: bananas

bananas had the fewest pieces (3).

3.Survey 1: How many more pieces did pears get than oranges?

Answer: 6

10 − 4 = 6

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

Answer: 25

8 + 3 + 4 + 10 = 25

5.Survey 1: What fraction of all the pieces were for pears?

Answer:

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

Survey 2

Our class voted for a class pet.

Fish: 9 votes

Rabbit: 14 votes

Guinea pig: 8 votes

Bird: 7 votes

6.Survey 2: Which was the most popular?

Answer: rabbit

rabbit had the most votes (14).

7.Survey 2: Which was the least popular?

Answer: bird

bird had the fewest votes (7).

8.Survey 2: How many more votes did guinea pig get than bird?

Answer: 1

8 − 7 = 1

9.Survey 2: How many votes were there altogether?

Answer: 38

9 + 14 + 8 + 7 = 38

10.Survey 2: What fraction of all the votes were for bird?

Answer:

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

Survey 3

Students picked a book to read together.

Adventure: 11 votes

Mystery: 5 votes

Funny stories: 6 votes

Animal stories: 12 votes

11.Survey 3: Which was the most popular?

Answer: animal stories

animal stories had the most votes (12).

12.Survey 3: Which was the least popular?

Answer: mystery

mystery had the fewest votes (5).

13.Survey 3: How many more votes did animal stories get than funny stories?

Answer: 6

12 − 6 = 6

14.Survey 3: How many votes were there altogether?

Answer: 34

11 + 5 + 6 + 12 = 34

15.Survey 3: What fraction of all the votes were for funny stories?

Answer:

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

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