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Data tables, bar/pie/time-series charts and frequency polygons

8 exam-style questions, grades 2 to 6. Worked solutions and the marks are on the last page.

  1. Question 1Non-calculator · 2 marks

    (a) A club asks 60 members to choose one activity. Fifteen choose climbing. The club plans to display the results in a pie chart. Work out the angle of the sector for climbing. (2)

  2. Question 2Non-calculator · 1 mark

    (a) A gardener measures the water level in a tank at noon on each of ten consecutive days. Which diagram is most suitable for showing how the water level changes over these days? (1)

    1. A pie chart with one sector for each day
    2. A line graph with day on the horizontal axis
    3. A scatter graph of water level against the name of the day of the week
    4. A frequency table counting how often each water level occurs
  3. Question 3Non-calculator · 3 marks

    60 people chose their favourite fruit: apples 15, bananas 20, cherries 10, grapes 15. The results are to be shown in a pie chart.

    (a) Work out the angle of the sector for bananas. (2)

    (b) Work out the angle of the sector for apples. (1)

  4. Question 4Non-calculator · 4 marks

    A pie chart shows how some students travel to school. The sector for bus has an angle of 72∘72^\circ and represents 18 students. The sector for car has an angle of 100∘100^\circ.

    (a) Work out how many students travel by car. (3)

    (b) Work out the total number of students in the survey. (1)

  5. Question 5Non-calculator · 3 marks

    A shop’s sales over four successive weeks are 36, 45, 33 and 54.

    (a) Find the percentage increase from week 1 to week 4. (2)

    (b) Explain why a time-series line graph is more suitable than a pie chart for showing the trend. (1)

  6. Question 6Non-calculator · 4 marks

    Journey times are grouped as 0 to 10, 10 to 20 and 20 to 40 minutes, with frequencies 6, 9 and 5. A frequency polygon is to use class midpoints.

    (a) Write the coordinates of the middle plotted point. (2)

    (b) Find the total number of journeys. (2)

  7. Question 7Non-calculator · 6 marks

    A two-way table shows how 80 students travel to school. Boys: walk 14, bus 18, car 8. Girls: walk 20, bus 12, car 8.

    (a) Work out the percentage of all the students who travel by bus. (2)

    (b) A pie chart is drawn for the girls only. Work out the angle of the sector for walking. (2)

    (c) Ali says a greater proportion of girls than boys walk to school. Is Ali correct? Show how you decide. (2)

  8. Question 8Non-calculator · 3 marks

    Two pie charts show the favourite sports of two classes. Class AA has 30 students; its football sector is 120∘120^\circ. Class BB has 45 students; its football sector is 96∘96^\circ. Jo says, "More students chose football in class AA, because its sector is bigger."

    (a) Is Jo correct? You must show how you get your answer. (3)

    1. Jo is not correct
    2. Jo is correct

Worked solutions and marks

Question 1

(a) 9090°

  1. 15/60×36015/60\times 360
  2. A full pie chart represents 360∘.360^\circ.
  3. Climbing accounts for 15/60 = 1/4 of the members.
  4. The sector angle is 360 ÷\div 4 = 90∘.90^\circ.
  • P1 Establishing 15/60×36015/60\times 360 or an equivalent valid method.
  • A1 Correct answer: 9090°

Question 2

(a) A line graph with day on the horizontal axis

  1. The measurements form a time series.
  2. A line graph with day on the horizontal axis shows how the level changes over time.
  • B1 Correct answer: A line graph with day on the horizontal axis

Question 3

(a) 120∘120^\circ

  1. Each person is 360÷60=6∘360 \div 60 = 6^\circ.
  2. 20×6=12020 \times 6 = 120
  • M1 2060×360\frac{20}{60} \times 360 or 20×620 \times 6.
  • A1 Correct answer: 120∘120^\circ.

(b) 90∘90^\circ

  1. 15×6=9015 \times 6 = 90. Check all four: 90+120+60+90=36090 + 120 + 60 + 90 = 360.
  • B1 Correct answer: 90∘90^\circ.

Question 4

(a) 25

  1. 72∘72^\circ is 18 students, so each student is 72÷18=4∘72 \div 18 = 4^\circ.
  2. 100÷4=25100 \div 4 = 25
  • P1 Degrees per student, 4 (or students per degree, 0.25).
  • P1 Using it on the 100∘100^\circ sector.
  • A1 Correct answer: 25.

(b) 90

  1. 360÷4=90360 \div 4 = 90.
  • B1 Correct answer: 90.

Question 5

(a) 5050%

  1. Compare the change with the first week’s sales.
    (54−36)/36×100(54-36)/36\times 100
  2. Therefore 5050%.
  • M1 Compare the change with the first week’s sales.
  • A1 Correct answer: 5050%

(b) A time-series line graph keeps weeks in order and shows the rise and fall over time. A pie chart shows shares of a whole.

  1. A time-series line graph keeps weeks in order and shows the rise and fall over time. A pie chart shows shares of a whole.
  • C1 Correct conclusion with supporting reasoning: A time-series line graph keeps weeks in order and shows the rise and fall over time. A pie chart shows shares of a whole.

Question 6

(a) (15,9)(15,9)

  1. Use the midpoint of the second class for the horizontal coordinate.
    10+202\frac{10+20}{2}
  2. Therefore (15,9)(15,9).
  • M1 Use the midpoint of the second class for the horizontal coordinate.
  • A1 Correct answer: (15,9)(15,9)

(b) 2020

  1. Add all class frequencies.
    6+9+56+9+5
  2. Therefore 2020.
  • M1 Add all class frequencies.
  • A1 Correct answer: 2020

Question 7

(a) 37.537.5%

  1. Add both bus entries and divide by the total.
    (18+12)/80×100(18+12)/80\times 100
  2. Therefore 37.537.5%.
  • M1 Add both bus entries and divide by the total.
  • A1 Correct answer: 37.537.5%

(b) 180180°

  1. Divide by the 40 girls and multiply by 360°.
    20/40×36020/40\times 360
  2. Therefore 180180°.
  • M1 Divide by the 40 girls and multiply by 360°.
  • A1 Correct answer: 180180°

(c) Yes: 20 of 40 girls (50%) walk, compared with 14 of 40 boys (35%).

  1. Find the proportion of boys who walk.
    14/40×10014/40\times 100
  2. Yes: 20 of 40 girls (50%) walk, compared with 14 of 40 boys (35%).
  • P1 Find the proportion of boys who walk.
  • C1 Correct conclusion with supporting reasoning: Yes: 20 of 40 girls (50%) walk, compared with 14 of 40 boys (35%).

Question 8

(a) No: 10 students in class AA and 12 in class BB.

  1. Class AA.
    120360×30=10\tfrac{120}{360} \times 30 = 10
  2. Class BB.
    96360×45=12\tfrac{96}{360} \times 45 = 12
  3. 12 is more than 10, so Jo is wrong: a pie chart shows proportions, not numbers.
  • P1 Football in class AA: 10.
  • P1 Football in class BB: 12.
  • C1 "No", with both numbers, 10 and 12, compared.

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