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Māori Statistics and Counting

At a community fire station open day, Ari and Hana count visitors’ choices for a safety activity. Read the data carefully, then solve each challenge. Tatau means count; tau means number. Use the chart below for Questions 1–6.

Visitor choices

Each visitor chose one activity. The tally marks are grouped in fives.

Activity

Tally

Visitors

Hose practice

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Truck tour

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Safety quiz

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Meet a firefighter

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1.Count the tally marks for the hose practice. How many visitors chose it?

2.Which activity was chosen by the greatest number of visitors?

Hose practice
Truck tour
Safety quiz
Meet a firefighter

3.Which activity was chosen by the fewest visitors?

4.How many visitors were counted altogether? Add the four activity totals.

5.How many more visitors chose the activity with 9 visitors than the activity with 6 visitors?

6.True or false: More visitors chose to meet a firefighter than to practise with the hose.

TrueFalse

Make and explain data

Now use what you know about counting and comparing numbers.

7.Write the number of visitors who chose each activity in order from smallest to largest.

8.Ari says, “Exactly half of all visitors chose the activity with 9 visitors.” Is Ari correct? Explain using the total.

9.Imagine 2 more visitors chose the activity with 6 visitors. How many would have chosen it then? Would it still be the least popular activity?

10.Create a small tally for 5 visitors choosing a new activity called “Try on the gear”. Then write the number of visitors. Use groups of five tally marks.