Year 6 Reading Data Tables Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

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Year 6 Reading Data Tables Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

Survey 1

Students picked a book to read together.

Adventure: 8 votes

Mystery: 3 votes

Funny stories: 14 votes

Animal stories: 7 votes

Science: 18 votes

1.Survey 1: Which was the most popular?

Answer: science

science had the most votes (18).

2.Survey 1: Which was the least popular?

Answer: mystery

mystery had the fewest votes (3).

3.Survey 1: How many more votes did science get than mystery?

Answer: 15

18 − 3 = 15

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

Answer: 50

8 + 3 + 14 + 7 + 18 = 50

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

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 science?

Answer: 36%

18 ÷ 50 × 100 = 36%

Survey 2

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

Apples: 13 pieces

Bananas: 15 pieces

Oranges: 11 pieces

Pears: 3 pieces

Plums: 8 pieces

7.Survey 2: Which was the most popular?

Answer: bananas

bananas had the most pieces (15).

8.Survey 2: Which was the least popular?

Answer: pears

pears had the fewest pieces (3).

9.Survey 2: How many more pieces did apples get than oranges?

Answer: 2

13 − 11 = 2

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

Answer: 50

13 + 15 + 11 + 3 + 8 = 50

11.Survey 2: What fraction of all the pieces were for oranges?

Answer:

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

12.Survey 2: What percentage of all the pieces were for bananas?

Answer: 30%

15 ÷ 50 × 100 = 30%

Survey 3

Our class voted for a class pet.

Fish: 3 votes

Rabbit: 13 votes

Guinea pig: 7 votes

Bird: 9 votes

Turtle: 18 votes

13.Survey 3: Which was the most popular?

Answer: turtle

turtle had the most votes (18).

14.Survey 3: Which was the least popular?

Answer: fish

fish had the fewest votes (3).

15.Survey 3: How many more votes did guinea pig get than fish?

Answer: 4

7 − 3 = 4

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

Answer: 50

3 + 13 + 7 + 9 + 18 = 50

17.Survey 3: What fraction of all the votes were for fish?

Answer:

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

18.Survey 3: What percentage of all the votes were for turtle?

Answer: 36%

18 ÷ 50 × 100 = 36%

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