Data Analysis for Year 5 Maths: Interactive Quizzes and Practice

Question 1

If the numbers 2, 5, 5, 7, and 10 are listed from least to greatest, what is the middle number?

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5

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7

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10

Question 2

A line graph is best used to show:

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How data changes over time

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How two different data sets are related

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How often different values appear in a data set

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The different parts of a whole

Question 3

The range of a data set is the:

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Difference between the greatest and least values

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Difference between the mean and median

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Difference between the mode and median

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Sum of all the values

Question 4

Which of these is NOT a measure of how spread out a data set is?

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Mean

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Range

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Standard deviation

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Variance

Question 5

If the numbers 3, 5, 5, 7, and 9 are listed from least to greatest, what is the middle number?

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5

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4

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6

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7

Question 6

The frequency of a value in a data set is the:

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Number of times it appears

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Difference between it and the mean

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Difference between it and the median

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Sum of all the values

Question 7

Which of these data sets has the greatest range?

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20, 22, 24, 26

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5, 7, 9, 11

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10, 12, 14, 16

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15, 17, 19, 21

Question 8

What is the mode of the following numbers: 2, 4, 6, 6, 8?

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6

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2

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4

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8

Question 9

Which type of chart is best for showing how different groups compare?

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Bar chart

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Line chart

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Pie chart

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Scatter plot

Question 10

What does the range of a set of numbers tell us?

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The difference between the highest and lowest numbers

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The sum of all the numbers

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The average of all the numbers

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The most common number

Question 11

How do you find the median of an odd number of numbers?

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Put the numbers in order and choose the middle number

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Add all the numbers and divide by the number of numbers

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Find the mean and the mode of the numbers

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There is no way to find the median of an odd number of numbers

Question 12

Which measure of central tendency is most easily affected by outliers?

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Mean

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Median

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Mode

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Range

Question 13

What type of chart shows the number of goals scored by each team in the tournament?

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Bar chart

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Line graph

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Pie chart

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Scatter plot

Question 14

The mode of a data set is the value that:

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Occurs most often

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Is the sum of all the values

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Is the average of all the values

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Is the smallest value

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a measure of central tendency?

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Range

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Mean

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Median

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Mode

Question 16

The range of a data set is the difference between the:

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Largest and smallest values

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Mean and median

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Mode and median

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Sum and mean

Question 17

Which of these data sets has the greatest range?

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3, 6, 9, 12, 15

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1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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1, 3, 5, 7, 9

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2, 4, 6, 8, 10

Question 18

The frequency of a data value is:

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The number of times it appears

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The sum of all the data values

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The difference between the largest and smallest values

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The average of all the data values

Question 19

What type of variable is gender?

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Gender

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Age

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Height

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Temperature

Question 20

What is the purpose of a scatter plot?

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To show the relationship between two variables

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To compare the frequency of two data sets

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To represent the distribution of a data set

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To visualize the mean, median, and mode

Question 21

What does the mode of a data set represent?

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The value that occurs most often

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The average value of the data set

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The difference between the largest and smallest values

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The value that divides the data set into two equal halves

Question 22

Which of the following is an example of qualitative data?

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Favourite colour

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Number of students in a class

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Height of a plant

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Average temperature

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a well-designed graph?

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Unnecessary details

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Clear title

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Appropriate labels

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Accurate data

Question 24

Which of the following graphs would be most suitable for displaying data on the temperature changes over a week?

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Line graph

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Bar chart

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Pie chart

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Scatter plot

Question 25

Which type of chart uses bars to represent data?

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Bar chart

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Pie chart

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Line graph

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Scatter plot

Question 26

In a set of data, the middle value when the data is arranged from smallest to largest is called the:

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Median

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Mean

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Mode

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Range

Question 27

Which of the following is an example of qualitative data?

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Eye colour

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Height

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Number of siblings

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Age

Question 28

The difference between the highest and lowest values in a data set is called the:

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Range

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Mean

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Median

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Mode

Question 29

Which of the following is the most frequently appearing value in a data set?

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Mode

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Mean

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Median

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Range

Question 30

Which of these measures the spread of data?

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Range

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Mean

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Median

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Mode

Question 31

A chart that shows data using a circle divided into sections is called a:

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Pie chart

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Bar chart

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Line graph

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Scatter plot

Question 32

What is a limitation of using a bar chart to display data?

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Bar charts can be hard to read when there are many data points.

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Bar charts cannot show negative values.

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Bar charts are not helpful for comparing data.

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Bar charts can only be used to show categorical data.

Question 33

What does 'mode' mean when describing a set of data?

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The number that appears most often.

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The total of all the numbers divided by the number of numbers.

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The difference between the highest and lowest numbers.

Question 34

When a data set has extreme values, which measure of central tendency is most suitable?

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Median

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Mean

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Mode

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Range

Question 35

Which measure of central tendency is less impacted by extreme values?

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Median

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Mean (Average)

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Mode

Question 36

When calculating the median of a data set with an even number of values, which step should you take?

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Average the two middle values

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Identify the most frequent value

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Sum all values and divide by the total count

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Locate the middle value

Question 37

Why is it crucial to present data in a clear and visually appealing manner?

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To make data more accessible and understandable.

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To enhance data's professional appearance.

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To mislead individuals into accepting false information.

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To avoid explaining the data.

Question 38

The interquartile range (IQR) shows us:

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How spread out the middle half of the data is.

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The difference between the biggest and smallest numbers.

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How spread out the top quarter of the data is.

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The difference between the middle number and the most common number.

Question 39

In the following data set, which number appears most frequently: 5, 7, 5, 9, 7, 11, 5?

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5

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11

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9

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7

Question 40

To find the median of a data set, what do you need to do?

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Arrange the data in order and find the middle value.

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Add up all the numbers and divide by the number of values.

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Subtract the smallest value from the largest value.

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Multiply each value by itself and add the results together.

Question 41

Which of the following is NOT a measure of central tendency?

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Range

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Mode

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Mean

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Median

Question 42

What type of chart would be most suitable for showing changes in temperature over time?

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Line graph

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Scatter plot

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Bar chart

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Pie chart

Question 43

Which type of data set has a limited number of distinct values?

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Categorical

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Continuous

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Numerical

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Ordinal

Question 44

What is the most frequently occurring value in the data set: 5, 7, 9, 9, 12?

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9

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7

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5

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12

Question 45

Which of these is not a measure of the 'center' of a data set?

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Range

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Median

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Mean

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Mode

Question 46

Which of these is an example of data that cannot be measured with numbers?

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Eye color

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Age

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Height

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Weight

Question 47

Which of these is an example of data that can be measured with numbers?

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Age

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Favorite color

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Gender

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Nationality

Question 48

A shop recorded the number of customers each day for a week. What is the **range** of the number of customers?

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15

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25

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10

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20

Question 49

The pictogram shows the number of books borrowed from the library each day. On which day were **most** books borrowed?

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Monday

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Tuesday

Question 50

A pie chart shows the favourite fruits of students in a class. The slice representing apples is the **largest**. What does this tell us?

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Apples are the most popular fruit in the class.

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All students like apples.

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Apples are the least popular fruit in the class.

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There are more apples than other fruits in the class.

Question 51

The table shows the number of ice creams sold each day. On which day were **twice as many** ice creams sold compared to Monday?

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Thursday

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Wednesday

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Tuesday

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Friday

Question 52

A class collected data on the colour of their favourite cars. Which type of graph would be **best** to show the results?

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Bar chart

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Line graph

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Pictogram

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Pie chart

Question 53

A farmer recorded the number of apples picked each day for a week. What is the **total** number of apples picked?

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45

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35

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55

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65

Question 54

The line graph shows the temperature over a day. What was the **highest** temperature?

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25°C

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35°C

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30°C

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20°C