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Statistics, NAP-L3-CA02

Kim is a bricklayer and he recorded the number of bricks he layed each day for five days in a picture graph.
 


 

What is the difference between the number of bricks Kim laid on Monday and the number of bricks he laid on Thursday?

`2500` `3000` `3500` `4000`
 
 
 
 
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`3500`

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`text(Bricks laid on Monday = 1500)`

`text(Bricks laid on Thursday = 5000)`

`text(Difference)` `= 5000 – 1500`
  `= 3500`

Filed Under: Data and Statistics (7) Tagged With: Band 4, smc-674-11-Picture graphs

Statistics, NAP-K3-CA06

Clive and Alvin asked their friends how many books they had read in the past month.

Clive draws a picture graph to show the results for his friends.

Alvin draws a column graph to show the results for his friends.
 

 
How many more of Clive's friends read 3-4 books in the last month than Alvin's friends?

`0` `4` `6` `8`
 
 
 
 
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`6`

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`text(Number of Clive’s friends)`

`= 4 xx 2`

`= 8`

`text(Number of Alvin’s friends = 2)`

 
`:. 6\ text(more of Clive’s friends.)`

Filed Under: Data and Interpretation, Data and Statistics (7) Tagged With: Band 6, smc-3166-11-Picture graphs, smc-3166-12-Bar charts, smc-674-11-Picture graphs, smc-674-12-Bar charts

Statistics, NAP-B3-CA11

During picking season, four groups of people were hired to pick apples.

A group will receive a bonus if they pick more than 24 apples per person in a 10-minute period.

The table below shows the total amount of apples picked by each group in the first 10 minutes.
 

 
Which group would have received a bonus in the first 10-minute period?

`text(A)`   `text(B)`  `text(C)`  `text(D)`
 
 
 
 
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`text(Group C)`

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`text{Calculate apples picked per person (in 10 mins) for each group:}`

`text(A) = 68 ÷ 3 = 22.67…`

`text(B) = 95 ÷ 4 = 23.75`

`text(C) = 122 ÷ 5 = 24.4`

`text(D) = 143 ÷ 6 = 23.83…`
 

`:.\ text(Group C would have received a bonus.)`

Filed Under: Data and Interpretation, Data and Statistics (7) Tagged With: Band 7, smc-3166-11-Picture graphs, smc-674-11-Picture graphs

Statistics, NAP-D3-CA02

The table below shows the number of car accidents reported in four country towns in June.
 

 
 

Which country town had about 70 reported car accidents in June?

`text(Dubbo)` `text(Warren)` `text(Bourke)` `text(Dunedoo)`
 
 
 
 
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`text(Warren)`

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`3.5\ text(cars)` `= 3.5 xx 20`
  `= 70\ text(accidents)`

 

`:.\ text(Warren had about 70 reported car accidents.)`

Filed Under: Data and Statistics (7) Tagged With: Band 4, smc-674-11-Picture graphs

Statistics, NAP-E3-CA07

Chris did a survey of the number of female toilets in four shopping centres.

The results were recorded in the table below but the key has been left off the graph?

The total number of female toilets was 44.

How many toilets does represent in the graph?
`1`   `2`  `4`  `5`
 
 
 
 
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`2`

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`text(Total number of female symbols)`

`= 5 + 4.5 + 5.5 + 7`

`= 22`
 

`:.\ text(The number of toilets one symbol represents)`

`=44/22`

`= 2`

Filed Under: Data and Interpretation, Data and Statistics (7) Tagged With: Band 5, smc-3166-11-Picture graphs, smc-674-11-Picture graphs

Statistics, NAP-I3-NC04

Matt was recording the colour of cars that drove past his school in 1 hour.

In the hour, Matt saw 9 blue, 12 silver and 6 white cars.

In the tables below, `text(X)` = 3 cars.

Which table correctly shows the number of cars that Matt saw?

 
 
 
 
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`text(S)text(ince)\ X = 3\ text(cars,)`

`text(9 Blue cars)` `=\ text(XXX)`
`text(12 Silver cars)` `=\ text(XXXX)`
`text(6 White cars)` `=\ text(XX)`

Filed Under: Data and Statistics (7) Tagged With: Band 5, smc-674-11-Picture graphs, smc-674-20-Table data

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