Bar and Composite Bar Charts: Fluency and Exam Drill - Worksheets, Questions and Revision

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S19D Bar and Composite Bar Charts: Fluency and Exam Drill

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Name: _______________________________ Date: ____ / ____ / ______

Answer ALL questions. Show all your working.

The table shows the number of pets owned by 5 friends.

Friend	Ali	Bo	Cara	Dan	Efe
Pets	3	5	2	5	1

Write down how many pets Bo owns.

(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)

Using the table from Question 1, write down the name of the friend who owns the fewest pets.

(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)

Using the table from Question 1, write down the names of the two friends who own the same number of pets as each other.

(Total for Question 3 is 1 mark)

Using the table from Question 1, work out the total number of pets owned by all 5 friends.

(Total for Question 4 is 1 mark)

A survey asked 50 people their preferred type of exercise. The frequency table shows some of the results.

Exercise	Running	Swimming	Cycling	Yoga
Frequency	18	9	14	?

Work out the missing frequency for Yoga.

(Total for Question 5 is 2 marks)

The table shows the number of goals scored by a football team over 6 matches.

Match	1	2	3	4	5	6
Goals	2	0	3	1	4	2

Work out the total number of goals scored over the 6 matches.

(Total for Question 6 is 2 marks)

A dual bar chart compares ticket sales for two cinemas over one week. The North cinema sold 145 tickets and the South cinema sold 128 tickets. Work out how many more tickets the North cinema sold than the South cinema.

(Total for Question 7 is 2 marks)

A composite bar chart stacks the number of Win, Draw and Lose results for a team's 32 matches this season. The team won 15 matches and drew 8. Work out how many matches the team lost.

(Total for Question 8 is 2 marks)

A shop's composite bar chart records weekly sales split into Online and In-store, for four weeks. The weekly totals were 120, 135, 110 and 145. Work out the mean weekly total sales across the four weeks.

(Total for Question 9 is 2 marks)

A bar chart shows the number of books read over the summer by 4 students: Ana 9, Ben 6, Cleo 11, Dax 6. Two of the students read the same number of books. Work out how many more books Cleo read than Ana.

(Total for Question 10 is 2 marks)

40 pupils were asked how they travel to school. The bar chart will show: Walk 14, Bus 11, Car 9, and the rest Cycle. Work out the number of pupils who cycle to school.

(Total for Question 11 is 2 marks)

State one advantage of a bar chart over a table of raw numbers, when comparing several categories at a glance.

(Total for Question 12 is 1 mark)

State the feature that must be true of the gaps left between the bars on a bar chart of categorical data.

(Total for Question 13 is 1 mark)

A composite bar chart shows the number of pupils achieving Merit, Distinction or Pass in Class X, which has 28 pupils in total. 10 achieved Merit and 12 achieved Distinction. Work out how many pupils achieved a Pass.

(Total for Question 14 is 2 marks)

A composite bar chart shows Adults and Children attending a leisure centre over three days: Monday 40 adults and 20 children, Tuesday 36 adults and 30 children, Wednesday 50 adults and 22 children. Work out the mean daily total attendance across the three days.

(Total for Question 15 is 3 marks)

A dual bar chart compares rainfall (mm) recorded in Cardiff and in Hull for June, July and August. Cardiff: 62, 54, 48. Hull: 45, 40, 38. Work out the difference between Cardiff's total rainfall and Hull's total rainfall over the three months.

(Total for Question 16 is 3 marks)

A composite bar chart splits 90 sixth-form students, across two year groups, into Maths, Science and Arts. Year 12 has 50 students: 22 study Maths, 15 study Science, and the rest study Arts. Year 13 has 40 students: 18 study Maths, and the Science and Arts numbers are split equally between the remaining students. Work out the total number of students, across both year groups, who study Science.

(Total for Question 17 is 3 marks)

A composite bar chart records the hours a student spent on Homework, Sport and Screen time, for two weeks. Week 1 totals: Homework 6, Sport 5, Screen time 12. Week 2 totals: Homework 8, Sport 7, Screen time x. The total hours recorded in Week 2 were 27. Work out the value of x, then state whether Week 2's total is greater than Week 1's total.

(Total for Question 18 is 3 marks)

A bakery's composite bar chart shows items sold, split into Bread, Cakes and Pastries, for Saturday and Sunday. Saturday: Bread 40, Cakes 25, Pastries 15. Sunday: Bread 50, Cakes 40, Pastries 30. Work out the percentage of the weekend's total sales that were sold on Sunday.

(Total for Question 19 is 3 marks)

A newspaper's composite bar chart claims that, in a class of 30 pupils where every pupil chooses exactly one favourite sport, 18 prefer Football, 15 prefer Rugby and 5 prefer Netball. Explain why the chart, as described, must contain an error, and state what total the three frequencies should add up to.

(Total for Question 20 is 3 marks)

Mark scheme · S19D Bar and Composite Bar Charts: Fluency and Exam Drill

Question 1

B1 5 cao
Answer: 5

Question 2

B1 Efe cao
Answer: Efe

Question 3

B1 Bo and Dan cao
Answer: Bo and Dan

Question 4

B1 16 cao
Answer: 16

Question 5

M1 50 - 18 - 9 - 14, oe
A1 9 cao
Answer: 9

Question 6

M1 2+0+3+1+4+2, oe (adds all six match totals)
A1 12 cao
Answer: 12

Question 7

M1 145 - 128, oe
A1 17 cao
Answer: 17

Question 8

M1 32 - 15 - 8, oe
A1 9 cao
Answer: 9

Question 9

M1 (120+135+110+145) / 4, oe
A1 127.5 cao
Answer: 127.5

Question 10

M1 11 - 9, oe
A1 2 cao
Answer: 2

Question 11

M1 40 - 14 - 11 - 9, oe
A1 6 cao
Answer: 6

Question 12

B1 a valid comparative advantage, e.g. it lets you compare category sizes visually and quickly, without reading each number individually, oe
Answer: A bar chart lets you compare category sizes visually and quickly, without reading each number individually.

Question 13

B1 equal gaps must be left between the bars cao
Answer: Equal gaps must be left between the bars.

Question 14

M1 28 - 10 - 12, oe
A1 6 cao
Answer: 6

Question 15

M1 daily totals found: 60, 66 and 72
M1 (60+66+72) / 3, oe
A1 66 cao
Answer: 66

Question 16

M1 Cardiff total 62+54+48 (= 164)
M1 Hull total 45+40+38 (= 123)
A1 41 cao
Answer: 41

Question 17

M1 40 - 18 (= 22), oe
M1 22 / 2 (= 11), oe
A1 26 cao (15 + 11)
Answer: 26

Question 18

M1 8 + 7 (= 15), oe
M1 27 - 15, oe
A1 x = 12, with correct comparison: Week 2's total (27) is greater than Week 1's total (23)
Answer: x = 12; Week 2's total (27 hours) is greater than Week 1's total (23 hours)

Question 19

M1 Saturday total 80 and Sunday total 120 found (or weekend total 200)
M1 120/200, oe
A1 60% cao
Answer: 60%

Question 20

M1 18 + 15 + 5 (= 38), oe
A1 identifies that 38 does not equal 30, so the chart must contain an error, since each pupil should be counted exactly once
B1 states the three frequencies should add up to 30, the total number of pupils in the class
Answer: 18+15+5 = 38, which does not equal 30, so the chart must contain an error. The three frequencies should add up to 30, the total number of pupils.

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