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

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

Survey 1

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

Apples: 7 pieces

Bananas: 5 pieces

Oranges: 13 pieces

Pears: 6 pieces

1.Survey 1: Which was the most popular?

Answer: oranges

oranges had the most pieces (13).

2.Survey 1: Which was the least popular?

Answer: bananas

bananas had the fewest pieces (5).

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

Answer: 7

13 − 6 = 7

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

Answer: 31

7 + 5 + 13 + 6 = 31

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

Answer:

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

Survey 2

A class recorded how they travelled to school.

Walk: 12 students

Bike: 2 students

Car: 9 students

Bus: 15 students

6.Survey 2: Which was the most popular?

Answer: bus

bus had the most students (15).

7.Survey 2: Which was the least popular?

Answer: bike

bike had the fewest students (2).

8.Survey 2: How many more students did car get than bike?

Answer: 7

9 − 2 = 7

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

Answer: 38

12 + 2 + 9 + 15 = 38

10.Survey 2: What fraction of all the students were for car?

Answer:

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

Survey 3

Our class voted for a class pet.

Fish: 4 votes

Rabbit: 12 votes

Guinea pig: 5 votes

Bird: 9 votes

11.Survey 3: Which was the most popular?

Answer: rabbit

rabbit had the most votes (12).

12.Survey 3: Which was the least popular?

Answer: fish

fish had the fewest votes (4).

13.Survey 3: How many more votes did rabbit get than bird?

Answer: 3

12 − 9 = 3

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

Answer: 30

4 + 12 + 5 + 9 = 30

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

Answer:

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

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