Measurement Data: Tables, Charts and Graphs

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Part 1: Read and Interpret Data

Instructions: Read each data display carefully. Show your working where needed. Remember to include units in your answers.

1. The rainfall recorded in a town was:

Monday: 6 mm

Tuesday: 11 mm

Wednesday: 4 mm

Thursday: 9 mm

Friday: 15 mm

Which day had the greatest rainfall? How much greater was it than Wednesday’s rainfall?

2. This bar chart shows the distances run by four pupils in a sports event. Each ■ represents 1 kilometre.

Aisha: ■■■■■■

Ben: ■■■■

Ciara: ■■■■■

David: ■■■■■■■

Who ran the longest distance, and what was the total distance run by Aisha and Ciara?

3. The temperatures measured at 9:00 a.m. were:

Monday: 8°C Tuesday: 10°C Wednesday: 13°C Thursday: 12°C Friday: 16°C

Between which two consecutive days did the temperature increase the most?

4. Circle the statement that is true.

The temperature fell every day.

Friday was the warmest day.

Monday was warmer than Thursday.

Part 2: Organise, Calculate and Create

5. A cycling club recorded these distances: 7 km, 5 km, 9 km, 6 km and 8 km. Calculate the total distance and the average distance.

6. A school measured the length of five leaves in centimetres: 8, 6, 10, 7 and 9. Put the measurements in order from shortest to longest. Then find the difference between the longest and shortest leaves.

7. The table below shows the number of goals scored by a football team.

Match 1: 2 goals

Match 2: 5 goals

Match 3: 1 goal

Match 4: 4 goals

Draw a bar chart for this data. Label the horizontal axis “Match” and the vertical axis “Goals”.

8. A line graph shows daily water use in a house: Monday 120 litres, Tuesday 135 litres, Wednesday 110 litres, Thursday 150 litres and Friday 145 litres. On which day was the greatest amount used? What was the total use on Monday and Wednesday?

9. Challenge: The average of three measured distances is 12 metres. Two of the distances are 9 metres and 14 metres. What is the third distance?

10. Challenge: A runner completed 3 laps of 400 metres and then ran another 250 metres. What total distance did the runner complete in metres? Give your answer in kilometres and metres too.

Answer Key

1. Friday; 11 mm greater.

2. David; 11 km.

3. Tuesday to Wednesday; an increase of 3°C.

4. Friday was the warmest day.

5. Total: 35 km; average: 7 km.

6. 6 cm, 7 cm, 8 cm, 9 cm, 10 cm; difference: 4 cm.

7. Bars should show 2, 5, 1 and 4 goals for Matches 1–4.

8. Thursday; 230 litres.

9. 13 metres.

10. 1,450 metres; 1 kilometre 450 metres.

Measurement Data: Tables, Charts and Graphs

Measurement Data: Tables, Charts and Graphs

Part 1: Read and Interpret Data

Part 2: Organise, Calculate and Create

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