Year 6 Reading Data Tables Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

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Year 6 Reading Data Tables Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

Survey 1

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

Apples: 8 pieces

Bananas: 15 pieces

Oranges: 7 pieces

Pears: 4 pieces

1.Survey 1: Which was the most popular?

Answer: bananas

bananas had the most pieces (15).

2.Survey 1: Which was the least popular?

Answer: pears

pears had the fewest pieces (4).

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

Answer: 3

7 − 4 = 3

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

Answer: 34

8 + 15 + 7 + 4 = 34

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

Answer:

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

Survey 2

A class recorded how they travelled to school.

Walk: 4 students

Bike: 6 students

Car: 9 students

Bus: 13 students

6.Survey 2: Which was the most popular?

Answer: bus

bus had the most students (13).

7.Survey 2: Which was the least popular?

Answer: walk

walk had the fewest students (4).

8.Survey 2: How many more students did bus get than bike?

Answer: 7

13 − 6 = 7

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

Answer: 32

4 + 6 + 9 + 13 = 32

10.Survey 2: What fraction of all the students were for bus?

Answer:

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

Survey 3

Our class voted for a class pet.

Fish: 4 votes

Rabbit: 2 votes

Guinea pig: 14 votes

Bird: 7 votes

11.Survey 3: Which was the most popular?

Answer: guinea pig

guinea pig had the most votes (14).

12.Survey 3: Which was the least popular?

Answer: rabbit

rabbit had the fewest votes (2).

13.Survey 3: How many more votes did guinea pig get than rabbit?

Answer: 12

14 − 2 = 12

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

Answer: 27

4 + 2 + 14 + 7 = 27

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

Answer:

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

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