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Recording Data: Tallying

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Recording Data: Tallying

Tally marks and data chart illustration

📊 Part 1: Understanding Tally Marks

1. How many tally marks are shown below? Write the number in the box.

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2. Draw tally marks to show these numbers:

a) 8 = ___________________________

b) 12 = ___________________________

c) 15 = ___________________________

3. Circle the correct way to show 7 using tally marks:

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📋 Part 2: Creating Tally Charts

4. Year 5 students were asked: "What is your favourite sport?" Here are their answers:

Rugby, Soccer, Netball, Rugby, Swimming, Soccer, Rugby, Netball, Swimming, Soccer, Rugby, Netball, Soccer, Swimming, Rugby, Netball, Soccer

Complete the tally chart below:

Sport Tally Marks Total
Rugby
Soccer
Netball
Swimming
5. Looking at your tally chart above, answer these questions:

a) Which sport was the most popular? ___________________

b) Which sport was the least popular? ___________________

c) How many students chose Rugby? ___________________

d) How many students were surveyed in total? ___________________

🔍 Part 3: Reading Tally Charts

6. Mrs. Johnson's class recorded their favourite colours. Look at the tally chart and answer the questions:
Colour Tally Marks
Blue |||| |||| ||
Red |||| |||
Green |||| |
Purple ||||

a) How many students chose Blue? ___________________

b) How many students chose Red? ___________________

c) Which colour had exactly 6 students? ___________________

d) What is the difference between the most popular and least popular colours? ___________________

7. Why do we group tally marks in fives? Explain in one sentence:
8. Create your own mini survey! Ask 5 classmates: "What is your favourite season?" Record their answers using tally marks:
Season Tally Marks
Summer
Autumn
Winter
Spring

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