Year 8 Reading Data Tables Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 8 data & graphs worksheet.
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Survey 1
Students chose a sport for sports day.
Soccer: 13 students
Basketball: 4 students
Running: 2 students
Swimming: 12 students
Answer: soccer
soccer had the most students (13).
Answer: running
running had the fewest students (2).
Answer: 9
- 13 − 4 = 9
Answer: 31
- 13 + 4 + 2 + 12 = 31
Answer:
Write the number for that choice over the total. Simplify if you can.
Survey 2
Students picked a book to read together.
Adventure: 11 votes
Mystery: 10 votes
Funny stories: 9 votes
Animal stories: 13 votes
Answer: animal stories
animal stories had the most votes (13).
Answer: funny stories
funny stories had the fewest votes (9).
Answer: 3
- 13 − 10 = 3
Answer: 43
- 11 + 10 + 9 + 13 = 43
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: 4 students
Bike: 2 students
Car: 13 students
Bus: 9 students
Answer: car
car had the most students (13).
Answer: bike
bike had the fewest students (2).
Answer: 11
- 13 − 2 = 11
Answer: 28
- 4 + 2 + 13 + 9 = 28
Answer:
Write the number for that choice over the total. Simplify if you can.
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