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

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

Survey 1

Students picked a book to read together.

Adventure: 15 votes

Mystery: 3 votes

Funny stories: 8 votes

Animal stories: 11 votes

Science: 13 votes

1.Survey 1: Which was the most popular?

Answer: adventure

adventure had the most votes (15).

2.Survey 1: Which was the least popular?

Answer: mystery

mystery had the fewest votes (3).

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

Answer: 7

15 − 8 = 7

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

Answer: 50

15 + 3 + 8 + 11 + 13 = 50

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

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: 30%

15 ÷ 50 × 100 = 30%

Survey 2

Our class voted for a class pet.

Fish: 12 votes

Rabbit: 8 votes

Guinea pig: 11 votes

Bird: 4 votes

Turtle: 15 votes

7.Survey 2: Which was the most popular?

Answer: turtle

turtle had the most votes (15).

8.Survey 2: Which was the least popular?

Answer: bird

bird had the fewest votes (4).

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

Answer: 8

12 − 4 = 8

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

Answer: 50

12 + 8 + 11 + 4 + 15 = 50

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

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: 30%

15 ÷ 50 × 100 = 30%

Survey 3

Students chose a sport for sports day.

Soccer: 14 students

Basketball: 5 students

Running: 6 students

Swimming: 2 students

Tennis: 23 students

13.Survey 3: Which was the most popular?

Answer: tennis

tennis had the most students (23).

14.Survey 3: Which was the least popular?

Answer: swimming

swimming had the fewest students (2).

15.Survey 3: How many more students did soccer get than running?

Answer: 8

14 − 6 = 8

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

Answer: 50

14 + 5 + 6 + 2 + 23 = 50

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

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: 46%

23 ÷ 50 × 100 = 46%

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