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

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

Survey 1

Students picked a book to read together.

Adventure: 10 votes

Mystery: 9 votes

Funny stories: 4 votes

Animal stories: 12 votes

1.Survey 1: Which was the most popular?

Answer: animal stories

animal stories had the most votes (12).

2.Survey 1: Which was the least popular?

Answer: funny stories

funny stories had the fewest votes (4).

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

Answer: 5

9 − 4 = 5

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

Answer: 35

10 + 9 + 4 + 12 = 35

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

Answer:

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

Survey 2

Our class voted for a class pet.

Fish: 11 votes

Rabbit: 6 votes

Guinea pig: 8 votes

Bird: 10 votes

6.Survey 2: Which was the most popular?

Answer: fish

fish had the most votes (11).

7.Survey 2: Which was the least popular?

Answer: rabbit

rabbit had the fewest votes (6).

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

Answer: 4

10 − 6 = 4

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

Answer: 35

11 + 6 + 8 + 10 = 35

10.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.

Survey 3

Students chose a sport for sports day.

Soccer: 3 students

Basketball: 13 students

Running: 12 students

Swimming: 14 students

11.Survey 3: Which was the most popular?

Answer: swimming

swimming had the most students (14).

12.Survey 3: Which was the least popular?

Answer: soccer

soccer had the fewest students (3).

13.Survey 3: How many more students did swimming get than running?

Answer: 2

14 − 12 = 2

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

Answer: 42

3 + 13 + 12 + 14 = 42

15.Survey 3: What fraction of all the students were for swimming?

Answer:

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

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