Year 6 Reading Data Tables Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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Year 6 Reading Data Tables Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

Survey 1

Our class voted for a class pet.

Fish: 11 votes

Rabbit: 4 votes

Guinea pig: 3 votes

Bird: 13 votes

Turtle: 19 votes

1.Survey 1: Which was the most popular?

Answer: turtle

turtle had the most votes (19).

2.Survey 1: Which was the least popular?

Answer: guinea pig

guinea pig had the fewest votes (3).

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

Answer: 8

11 − 3 = 8

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

Answer: 50

11 + 4 + 3 + 13 + 19 = 50

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.

6.Survey 1: What percentage of all the votes were for turtle?

Answer: 38%

19 ÷ 50 × 100 = 38%

Survey 2

Students chose a sport for sports day.

Soccer: 2 students

Basketball: 5 students

Running: 15 students

Swimming: 12 students

Tennis: 16 students

7.Survey 2: Which was the most popular?

Answer: tennis

tennis had the most students (16).

8.Survey 2: Which was the least popular?

Answer: soccer

soccer had the fewest students (2).

9.Survey 2: How many more students did tennis get than running?

Answer: 1

16 − 15 = 1

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

Answer: 50

2 + 5 + 15 + 12 + 16 = 50

11.Survey 2: What fraction of all the students were for running?

Answer:

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

12.Survey 2: What percentage of all the students were for tennis?

Answer: 32%

16 ÷ 50 × 100 = 32%

Survey 3

Students picked a book to read together.

Adventure: 2 votes

Mystery: 13 votes

Funny stories: 12 votes

Animal stories: 7 votes

Science: 16 votes

13.Survey 3: Which was the most popular?

Answer: science

science had the most votes (16).

14.Survey 3: Which was the least popular?

Answer: adventure

adventure had the fewest votes (2).

15.Survey 3: How many more votes did science get than animal stories?

Answer: 9

16 − 7 = 9

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

Answer: 50

2 + 13 + 12 + 7 + 16 = 50

17.Survey 3: What fraction of all the votes were for science?

Answer:

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

18.Survey 3: What percentage of all the votes were for science?

Answer: 32%

16 ÷ 50 × 100 = 32%

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