Year 8 Reading Data Tables Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers

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Year 8 Reading Data Tables Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers

Survey 1

Our class voted for a class pet.

Fish: 13 votes

Rabbit: 14 votes

Guinea pig: 8 votes

Bird: 11 votes

1.Survey 1: Which was the most popular?

Answer: rabbit

rabbit had the most votes (14).

2.Survey 1: Which was the least popular?

Answer: guinea pig

guinea pig had the fewest votes (8).

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

Answer: 1

14 − 13 = 1

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

Answer: 46

13 + 14 + 8 + 11 = 46

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

Answer:

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

Survey 2

Students picked a book to read together.

Adventure: 6 votes

Mystery: 12 votes

Funny stories: 9 votes

Animal stories: 10 votes

6.Survey 2: Which was the most popular?

Answer: mystery

mystery had the most votes (12).

7.Survey 2: Which was the least popular?

Answer: adventure

adventure had the fewest votes (6).

8.Survey 2: How many more votes did mystery get than animal stories?

Answer: 2

12 − 10 = 2

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

Answer: 37

6 + 12 + 9 + 10 = 37

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

Answer:

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

Survey 3

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

Apples: 9 pieces

Bananas: 7 pieces

Oranges: 11 pieces

Pears: 8 pieces

11.Survey 3: Which was the most popular?

Answer: oranges

oranges had the most pieces (11).

12.Survey 3: Which was the least popular?

Answer: bananas

bananas had the fewest pieces (7).

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

Answer: 4

11 − 7 = 4

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

Answer: 35

9 + 7 + 11 + 8 = 35

15.Survey 3: What fraction of all the pieces were for bananas?

Answer:

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

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