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CORE, FUR2 2013 VCAA 1

A development index is used as a measure of the standard of living in a country.

The bar chart below displays the development index for 153 countries in four categories: low, medium, high and very high.
 

CORE, FUR2 2013 VCAA 1

  1. How many of these countries have a very high development index?   (1 mark)

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  2. What percentage of the 153 countries has either a low or medium development index?
  3. Write your answer, correct to the nearest percentage.   (1 mark)

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  1. `31`
  2. `text(61%)`
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a.   `31\ \ text{(from graph)}`

 

b.   `text(Number of countries with low or high index)`

`=45 + 49 = 94`

`:.\ text(Percentage)` `=94/153 xx 100text(%)`
  `=61.43…`
  `=61 text(%)\ \ text{(nearest %)}`

Filed Under: Graphs - Histograms and Other Tagged With: Band 2, Band 3, smc-644-30-Bar Charts

CORE, FUR1 2012 VCAA 1-2 MC

The following bar chart shows the distribution of wind directions recorded at a weather station at 9.00 am on each of 214 days in 2011.
 

Part 1

According to the bar chart, the most frequently observed wind direction was

A.  south-east.

B.  south.

C.  south-west.

D.  west.

E.  north-west.

 
Part 2

According to the bar chart, the percentage of the 214 days on which the wind direction was observed to be east or south-east is closest to

A.  `10text(%)`

B.  `16text(%)`

C.  `25text(%)`

D.  `33text(%)`

E.  `35text(%)`

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`text(Part 1:)\ E`

`text(Part 2:)\ B`

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`text(Part 1)`

`text{North-west (highest bar)}`

`=>E`

 

`text(Part 2)`

`text (# Days with East or South East wind)`

`= 10 + 25`

`= 35`

`:.\ text(% Days)` `= 35/text (Total Days) xx 100` 
  `= 35/214 xx 100`
  `= 16.355…text(%)`

`=> B`

Filed Under: Graphs - Histograms and Other Tagged With: Band 1, Band 4, smc-644-30-Bar Charts

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