Handling Data

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    In one year, 300 Tourer bikes were sold. On a pictogram where 1 wheel represents 50 bikes, how many wheels would you put on the Tourer line?

    • 1
    • 6
    • 300
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This is a quiz to test your knowledge about handling and presenting data.

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  • 2. 

    Tally marks are usually drawn in groups of

    • 1

    • 3

    • 5

    Correct Answer
    A. 5
    Explanation
    Tally marks are usually drawn in groups of 5 to make them easier to count.

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  • 3. 

    22 children were asked whether they walked to school. 11 children said yes. What fraction of a pie chart would be taken up by the Yes segment?

    • One quarter

    • One third

    • One half

    Correct Answer
    A. One half
    Explanation
    11 out of 22 is one half. As one half of the children said yes, one half of a pie chart would be taken up by the Yes segment.

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  • 4. 

    240 people were asked what they'd had for breakfast. A pie chart was drawn of the results. Toast took up one quarter of the chart. This shows

    • 60 people had toast for breakfast

    • 90 people had toast for breakfast

    • Most people like toast for breakfast

    Correct Answer
    A. 60 people had toast for breakfast
    Explanation
    One quarter of 240 is 60. So 60 people had toast for breakfast.

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  • 5. 

    Emily drew a bar chart to show the number of different birds she saw on holiday. There was no bar above the label Puffin. What does this mean?

    • She didn't see any puffins on holiday

    • No puffins exist in this country

    • She had made a mistake

    Correct Answer
    A. She didn't see any puffins on holiday
    Explanation
    If a label has no bar on a bar chart, you read the height as 0. So Emily saw 0 puffins on holiday.

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  • 6. 

    What is it NOT important to do when looking at information in a bar chart.

    • Read the title and words on the chart to find out what it's telling you

    • Measure the width of each of the bars

    • Look carefully at the scale of the bar chart and read the height of each bar on the scale

    Correct Answer
    A. Measure the width of each of the bars
    Explanation
    The width of all the bars on a bar chart is the same and is not important.

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  • 7. 

    In a survey of 18 children, 12 had brown eyes and 6 had blue eyes. What fraction of a pie chart would be taken up by the segment for blue eyes?

    • One quarter

    • One third

    • One half

    Correct Answer
    A. One third
    Explanation
    6 out of 18 is one third. As one third of the children had blue eyes, one third of a pie chart would be taken up by the blue eyes segment.

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  • 8. 

    Lee made a bar chart to show how many bikes he sold each day. Each day had its own bar. We could find out the total number of bikes Lee sold by

    • Counting the number of bars

    • Finding the height of the tallest bar

    • Adding together the heights of all the bars in the chart

    Correct Answer
    A. Adding together the heights of all the bars in the chart
    Explanation
    Adding together the heights of the bars would tell us the total number of bikes sold.

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  • 9. 

    In a pictogram of favourite sandwich fillings, a face represents 4 children. The line for Tuna shows 7.5 faces. How many children prefer Tuna fillings?

    • 30

    • 28

    • 7.5

    Correct Answer
    A. 30
    Explanation
    If 1 face represents 4 children, then 7.5 faces represent 7.5 x 4 = 30 children.

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  • 10. 

    Which of these would be best at showing how the temperature of a pie changes over time when it is put in the oven?

    • Pie chart

    • Line graph

    • Bar chart

    Correct Answer
    A. Line graph
    Explanation
    A line graph would be best for showing how the temperature of the pie changes over time.

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