Year 8 Reading Data Tables Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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Year 8 Reading Data Tables Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

Survey 1

Our class voted for a class pet.

Fish: 4 votes

Rabbit: 14 votes

Guinea pig: 6 votes

Bird: 7 votes

Turtle: 19 votes

1.Survey 1: Which was the most popular?

Answer: turtle

turtle had the most votes (19).

2.Survey 1: Which was the least popular?

Answer: fish

fish had the fewest votes (4).

3.Survey 1: How many more votes did guinea pig get than fish?

Answer: 2

6 − 4 = 2

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

Answer: 50

4 + 14 + 6 + 7 + 19 = 50

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

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 turtle?

Answer: 38%

19 ÷ 50 × 100 = 38%

Survey 2

A class recorded how they travelled to school.

Walk: 9 students

Bike: 5 students

Car: 2 students

Bus: 3 students

Scooter: 6 students

7.Survey 2: Which was the most popular?

Answer: walk

walk had the most students (9).

8.Survey 2: Which was the least popular?

Answer: car

car had the fewest students (2).

9.Survey 2: How many more students did scooter get than bus?

Answer: 3

6 − 3 = 3

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

Answer: 25

9 + 5 + 2 + 3 + 6 = 25

11.Survey 2: What fraction of all the students were for scooter?

Answer:

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

12.Survey 2: What percentage of all the students were for walk?

Answer: 36%

9 ÷ 25 × 100 = 36%

Survey 3

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

Apples: 12 pieces

Bananas: 2 pieces

Oranges: 3 pieces

Pears: 15 pieces

Plums: 18 pieces

13.Survey 3: Which was the most popular?

Answer: plums

plums had the most pieces (18).

14.Survey 3: Which was the least popular?

Answer: bananas

bananas had the fewest pieces (2).

15.Survey 3: How many more pieces did oranges get than bananas?

Answer: 1

3 − 2 = 1

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

Answer: 50

12 + 2 + 3 + 15 + 18 = 50

17.Survey 3: What fraction of all the pieces were for oranges?

Answer:

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

18.Survey 3: What percentage of all the pieces were for plums?

Answer: 36%

18 ÷ 50 × 100 = 36%

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