Year 6 Reading Data Tables Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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Year 6 Reading Data Tables Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

Survey 1

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

Apples: 10 pieces

Bananas: 6 pieces

Oranges: 9 pieces

Pears: 13 pieces

1.Survey 1: Which was the most popular?

Answer: pears

pears had the most pieces (13).

2.Survey 1: Which was the least popular?

Answer: bananas

bananas had the fewest pieces (6).

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

Answer: 3

13 − 10 = 3

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

Answer: 38

10 + 6 + 9 + 13 = 38

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

Answer:

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

Survey 2

Our class voted for a class pet.

Fish: 5 votes

Rabbit: 13 votes

Guinea pig: 12 votes

Bird: 2 votes

6.Survey 2: Which was the most popular?

Answer: rabbit

rabbit had the most votes (13).

7.Survey 2: Which was the least popular?

Answer: bird

bird had the fewest votes (2).

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

Answer: 3

5 − 2 = 3

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

Answer: 32

5 + 13 + 12 + 2 = 32

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

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: 13 votes

Funny stories: 4 votes

Animal stories: 12 votes

11.Survey 3: Which was the most popular?

Answer: mystery

mystery had the most votes (13).

12.Survey 3: Which was the least popular?

Answer: funny stories

funny stories had the fewest votes (4).

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

Answer: 8

12 − 4 = 8

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

Answer: 40

11 + 13 + 4 + 12 = 40

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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