Year 7 Reading Data Tables Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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Year 7 Reading Data Tables Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

Survey 1

Students picked a book to read together.

Adventure: 4 votes

Mystery: 13 votes

Funny stories: 9 votes

Animal stories: 8 votes

1.Survey 1: Which was the most popular?

Answer: mystery

mystery had the most votes (13).

2.Survey 1: Which was the least popular?

Answer: adventure

adventure had the fewest votes (4).

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

Answer: 9

13 − 4 = 9

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

Answer: 34

4 + 13 + 9 + 8 = 34

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.

Survey 2

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

Apples: 7 pieces

Bananas: 9 pieces

Oranges: 13 pieces

Pears: 15 pieces

6.Survey 2: Which was the most popular?

Answer: pears

pears had the most pieces (15).

7.Survey 2: Which was the least popular?

Answer: apples

apples had the fewest pieces (7).

8.Survey 2: How many more pieces did bananas get than apples?

Answer: 2

9 − 7 = 2

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

Answer: 44

7 + 9 + 13 + 15 = 44

10.Survey 2: What fraction of all the pieces were for apples?

Answer:

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

Survey 3

Students chose a sport for sports day.

Soccer: 15 students

Basketball: 12 students

Running: 9 students

Swimming: 14 students

11.Survey 3: Which was the most popular?

Answer: soccer

soccer had the most students (15).

12.Survey 3: Which was the least popular?

Answer: running

running had the fewest students (9).

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

Answer: 5

14 − 9 = 5

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

Answer: 50

15 + 12 + 9 + 14 = 50

15.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.

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