GRAPHS


Examples:

  1. The table below shows the number of people who visited a furniture exhibition from Wednesday to Sunday 

Days of the week

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Number of visitors

450

600

750

1200

1050

We can represent the above information in a column graph as follows:
 
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  1. On which day was the attendance highest? Saturday
  2. On which day was the poorest attendance recorded? Wednesday
  3. What was the average attendance for the 5 days? 810
  4. The attendance on Friday was 1 ¼ times the attendance recorded on ______. Thursday
  5. How many more visitors were there on Saturday than Sunday? 150

 

2. The pie graph shows the different amount of savings 4 pupils have. Their total savings is $600.

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  1. Who has the largest amount of savings? Amy
  2. What fraction of the total savings was Charles’ savings? 3/10
  3. How much more does Amy save than Billy? 180
  4. What is the ratio of David’s savings to Amy’s savings? 1 : 2

3. The line graph shows the temperature of a classroom at different times of the day. Study it carefully and answer the questions.

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  1. The highest temperature was recorded at __________. 3.30pm
  2. There was a sharp decrease in temperature from ______ to ______. 27.5 °C to 23 °C
  3. The temperature recorded at about 5.20pm was __________. 25 °C
  4. The difference between the highest temperature and the lowest temperature recorded was about _______. 7°C