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Question1: Thebarchartshowsinformationaboutthehaircolourofstudentsin7C.
(a) Whatisthemostcommonhaircolourin7C?
(b) Howmanystudentshadblackhair?
(c)Whathaircolouristheleastpopularin7C?
(d)Howmanymorestudentshadbrownthanredhair?
(e)Howmanystudentsarein7C?
Question2: Nicoleaskedrecordedthecoloursofcarsinacarpark Shethendrewabarcharttoshowtheresults.
(a) Whatisthemostcommoncolourofcar?
(b)Howmanycarswereblue?
(c)Howmanycarswerewhite?
(d)Howmanymorecarswereredthanblack?
(e)Whydoyouthinkthereisabarcalled“other?”
(f)Howmanycarswereinthecarpark?
Question3: Thebarchartshowsinformationabouttheaveragetemperatureonanisland.
(a)WhatwastheaveragetemperatureinMarch?
(b)Whichmonthhadanaveragetemperatureof26°C?
(c)WhatishappeningtotheaveragetemperaturesbetweenJanandJuly?
(d)Betweenwhichtwomonthswastherethegreatestriseintemperature?
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Question4: Thebarchartshowsinformationaboutthenumberoficecreamssoldinashop.
(a)HowmanyicecreamsweresoldonTuesday?
(b)Onwhichdayweretheleastnumberoficecreamssold?
(c)WhydoyouthinksomanyicecreamsweresoldonThursday?
(d)Onwhichtwodayswerethesamenumberoficecreamssold?
(e)Howmanyicecreamsweresoldintotal?
Question5: Thedualbarchartshowsinformationaboutthenumberofboysandgirlsinthreetutorgroups,7A,7Band7C.
(a)Howmanyboysaretherein7B?
(b)Whichtutorgrouphas12girls?
(c)Whichtutorgrouphasmoregirlsthanboys?
(d)Whichtutorgrouphasthesamenumberofboysandgirls?
(e)Whichtutorgrouphasthemoststudents?
(f)Howmanymoregirlsthanboysaretherein7A?
(g)HowmanyboysarethereinYear7?
(h)HowmanystudentsarethereinYear7?
(i)AretheremoreboysorgirlsinYear7?
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� Question1: NigelhasaskedhisfriendswhichcountrytheysupportintheSixNations. Hehasshowntheresultsinabarchart.
Thebarchartisaccuratelydrawn,butNigelhasforgottentolabelthefrequencies Nigeldoesrememberthat9peoplesupportedFrance. Findthemissingfrequencies.
Question2: Thebarchartshowstheagesofchildreninayouthclub.
(a) Whatisthemodalage?
(b)Whatistherangeoftheages?
(c)Whatfractionofthechildrenare11?
(d)Whatpercentageofthechildrenareolderthan13?
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Question3: PeterboroughPiratesareanicehockeyteam. Theyplayinaleaguewhereawinearns5points,adrawearns2pointand alossearns−1points. Thebarchartshowsinformationabouttheirresultsin2016. Thetableshowsthe`inalpointsfortheother9teamsintheleague. InwhichpositiondidPeterboroughPirates`inish?
Question4: Shownaretheagesof20friends. Workoutthemeanage.
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