Year 8 Reading Data Tables Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

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Year 8 Reading Data Tables Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

Survey 1

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

Apples: 2 pieces

Bananas: 8 pieces

Oranges: 11 pieces

Pears: 3 pieces

1.Survey 1: Which was the most popular?

Answer: oranges

oranges had the most pieces (11).

2.Survey 1: Which was the least popular?

Answer: apples

apples had the fewest pieces (2).

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

Answer: 1

3 − 2 = 1

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

Answer: 24

2 + 8 + 11 + 3 = 24

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

Answer:

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

Survey 2

Our class voted for a class pet.

Fish: 6 votes

Rabbit: 9 votes

Guinea pig: 7 votes

Bird: 14 votes

6.Survey 2: Which was the most popular?

Answer: bird

bird had the most votes (14).

7.Survey 2: Which was the least popular?

Answer: fish

fish had the fewest votes (6).

8.Survey 2: How many more votes did bird get than rabbit?

Answer: 5

14 − 9 = 5

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

Answer: 36

6 + 9 + 7 + 14 = 36

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

Answer:

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

Survey 3

Students picked a book to read together.

Adventure: 4 votes

Mystery: 3 votes

Funny stories: 8 votes

Animal stories: 7 votes

11.Survey 3: Which was the most popular?

Answer: funny stories

funny stories had the most votes (8).

12.Survey 3: Which was the least popular?

Answer: mystery

mystery had the fewest votes (3).

13.Survey 3: How many more votes did funny stories get than animal stories?

Answer: 1

8 − 7 = 1

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

Answer: 22

4 + 3 + 8 + 7 = 22

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

Answer:

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

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