Year 5 Reading Data Tables Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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Year 5 Reading Data Tables Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

Survey 1

Students picked a book to read together.

Adventure: 14 votes

Mystery: 11 votes

Funny stories: 9 votes

Animal stories: 4 votes

Science: 12 votes

1.Survey 1: Which was the most popular?

Answer: adventure

adventure had the most votes (14).

2.Survey 1: Which was the least popular?

Answer: animal stories

animal stories had the fewest votes (4).

3.Survey 1: How many more votes did adventure get than mystery?

Answer: 3

14 − 11 = 3

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

Answer: 50

14 + 11 + 9 + 4 + 12 = 50

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

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 adventure?

Answer: 28.000000000000004%

14 ÷ 50 × 100 = 28.000000000000004%

Survey 2

Our class voted for a class pet.

Fish: 3 votes

Rabbit: 10 votes

Guinea pig: 12 votes

Bird: 4 votes

Turtle: 21 votes

7.Survey 2: Which was the most popular?

Answer: turtle

turtle had the most votes (21).

8.Survey 2: Which was the least popular?

Answer: fish

fish had the fewest votes (3).

9.Survey 2: How many more votes did rabbit get than fish?

Answer: 7

10 − 3 = 7

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

Answer: 50

3 + 10 + 12 + 4 + 21 = 50

11.Survey 2: What fraction of all the votes were for fish?

Answer:

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

12.Survey 2: What percentage of all the votes were for turtle?

Answer: 42%

21 ÷ 50 × 100 = 42%

Survey 3

Students chose a sport for sports day.

Soccer: 10 students

Basketball: 9 students

Running: 11 students

Swimming: 2 students

Tennis: 18 students

13.Survey 3: Which was the most popular?

Answer: tennis

tennis had the most students (18).

14.Survey 3: Which was the least popular?

Answer: swimming

swimming had the fewest students (2).

15.Survey 3: How many more students did tennis get than swimming?

Answer: 16

18 − 2 = 16

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

Answer: 50

10 + 9 + 11 + 2 + 18 = 50

17.Survey 3: What fraction of all the students were for tennis?

Answer:

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

18.Survey 3: What percentage of all the students were for tennis?

Answer: 36%

18 ÷ 50 × 100 = 36%

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