Year 5 Reading Data Tables Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers

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Year 5 Reading Data Tables Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers

Survey 1

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

Apples: 12 pieces

Bananas: 14 pieces

Oranges: 11 pieces

Pears: 5 pieces

1.Survey 1: Which was the most popular?

Answer: bananas

bananas had the most pieces (14).

2.Survey 1: Which was the least popular?

Answer: pears

pears had the fewest pieces (5).

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

Answer: 7

12 − 5 = 7

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

Answer: 42

12 + 14 + 11 + 5 = 42

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

Students chose a sport for sports day.

Soccer: 3 students

Basketball: 2 students

Running: 10 students

Swimming: 9 students

6.Survey 2: Which was the most popular?

Answer: running

running had the most students (10).

7.Survey 2: Which was the least popular?

Answer: basketball

basketball had the fewest students (2).

8.Survey 2: How many more students did running get than swimming?

Answer: 1

10 − 9 = 1

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

Answer: 24

3 + 2 + 10 + 9 = 24

10.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.

Survey 3

A class recorded how they travelled to school.

Walk: 14 students

Bike: 13 students

Car: 6 students

Bus: 15 students

11.Survey 3: Which was the most popular?

Answer: bus

bus had the most students (15).

12.Survey 3: Which was the least popular?

Answer: car

car had the fewest students (6).

13.Survey 3: How many more students did bus get than bike?

Answer: 2

15 − 13 = 2

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

Answer: 48

14 + 13 + 6 + 15 = 48

15.Survey 3: What fraction of all the students were for bike?

Answer:

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

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