5th Grade Reading Data Tables Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 5th Grade data & graphs worksheet.
5th Grade Reading Data Tables Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Survey 1
A class recorded how they traveled to school.
Walk: 13 students
Bike: 7 students
Car: 6 students
Bus: 4 students
Scooter: 20 students
Answer: scooter
scooter had the most students (20).
Answer: bus
bus had the fewest students (4).
Answer: 7
- 13 − 6 = 7
Answer: 50
- 13 + 7 + 6 + 4 + 20 = 50
Answer:
Write the number for that choice over the total. Simplify if you can.
Answer: 40%
- 20 ÷ 50 × 100 = 40%
Survey 2
A shop counted the pieces of fruit it sold before lunch.
Apples: 9 pieces
Bananas: 3 pieces
Oranges: 13 pieces
Pears: 5 pieces
Plums: 20 pieces
Answer: plums
plums had the most pieces (20).
Answer: bananas
bananas had the fewest pieces (3).
Answer: 17
- 20 − 3 = 17
Answer: 50
- 9 + 3 + 13 + 5 + 20 = 50
Answer:
Write the number for that choice over the total. Simplify if you can.
Answer: 40%
- 20 ÷ 50 × 100 = 40%
Survey 3
Students chose a sport for sports day.
Soccer: 4 students
Basketball: 7 students
Running: 6 students
Swimming: 5 students
Tennis: 28 students
Answer: tennis
tennis had the most students (28).
Answer: soccer
soccer had the fewest students (4).
Answer: 1
- 5 − 4 = 1
Answer: 50
- 4 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 28 = 50
Answer:
Write the number for that choice over the total. Simplify if you can.
Answer: 56.00000000000001%
- 28 ÷ 50 × 100 = 56.00000000000001%
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