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Collecting and recording data - Test Bite

1. Children were asked to state how many pets they own. From the tally chart, what are the values of x, y and z?

Number of pets Tally Frequency
0 Tally showing 3 3
1 Tally showing 5Tally showing 2 X
2 Tally showing 5Tally showing 4 Y
3 Tally showing 5Tally showing 5Tally showing 5Tally showing 1 Z
4 Tally showing 4 4
More than 4 Tally showing 5Tally showing 1 6

7, 9 and 16
6, 8 and 15
8, 10 and 17

2. How many children took part in the survey?

Number of pets Tally Frequency
0 Tally showing 3 3
1 Tally showing 5Tally showing 2 X
2 Tally showing 5Tally showing 4 Y
3 Tally showing 5Tally showing 5Tally showing 5Tally showing 1 Z
4 Tally showing 4 4
More than 4 Tally showing 5Tally showing 1 6

42
45
54

3. How many of the children own fewer than two pets?

Number of pets Tally Frequency
0 Tally showing 3 3
1 Tally showing 5Tally showing 2 X
2 Tally showing 5Tally showing 4 Y
3 Tally showing 5Tally showing 5Tally showing 5Tally showing 1 Z
4 Tally showing 4 4
More than 4 Tally showing 5Tally showing 1 6

9
10
11

4. This two-way table shows the ages of people on a bus. How many people on the bus are aged 30-39?

0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 >79
Male 3 1 5 2 0 2 1 0
Female 2 2 7 1 3 4 0 1

20
12
8

5. How many people on the bus are less than 20?

0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 >79
Male 3 1 5 2 0 2 1 0
Female 2 2 7 1 3 4 0 1

7
5
3

6. How many females are on the bus?

0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 >79
Male 3 1 5 2 0 2 1 0
Female 2 2 7 1 3 4 0 1

18
20
22

7. How many males on the bus are aged 60-69?

0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 >79
Male 3 1 5 2 0 2 1 0
Female 2 2 7 1 3 4 0 1

6
2
0

8. How many people are on the bus altogether?

0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 >79
Male 3 1 5 2 0 2 1 0
Female 2 2 7 1 3 4 0 1

14
20
34

9. What is the most common price for a packet of biscuits in this survey?

99p
75p
62p

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