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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.


