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5 Line graphs and more bar charts

1 The line graph shows the temperature taken at midday in a town.

a What was the maximum temperature during this week? ......................

b What was the minimum temperature during this week? ......................

c On what day was the temperature 21.5 °C? ......................

d The average temperature during this month is 21 °C.

How many days was the midday temperature above this? ......................

2 The table shows the number of train journeys that Adam took each month.

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May June

Number of journeys 3 1 0 2 3 5

Draw a line graph for the data.

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3 120 students from Year 7 and 120 students from Year 8 were asked how they travelled to
school today. The table shows the results.

Walked Car Cycled Bus

Year 7 55 40 15 10
Year 8 40 25 30 25

a Complete the dual bar chart for the data.

b Do the Year 7 and 8 students travel to school differently? If so, how?

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c Complete the compound bar chart for the data.

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1 This compound bar chart shows the percentages of people who pass their driving
test on their first attempt in some different test centres.

a Which test centre has the greatest percentage of people who fail on their first attempt?

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b Which test centre has the highest number of people who pass on their first attempt?

......................

c Why do all of the bars have the same total height?

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2 The table shows information about the number of students absent from a school last week.

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri

Year 7 12 10 13 17 19
Year 8 12 14 8 10 16

a On the grid, draw a graph or chart to show this data.

b Explain why you chose this type of graph or chart to represent this data rather than using
a different type of graph or chart.

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1 The table shows the numbers of interruptions Mr Jones received during lessons in one week.

Day Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

Number of
4 2 3 2 5
interruptions

Complete the line graph of the numbers of

interruptions Mr Jones received.

2 The table shows the number of times Prisha played a computer game in the last three days.

Number of times
Month
Prisha played
Friday 3
Saturday 5
Sunday 6

a Complete the dual bar chart to show

the number of times Tariq and Prisha
each played a computer game in
the last three days.

b Complete the compound bar chart to

show the same information.

c Which type of bar chart did you prefer to draw? Explain why.

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Core
1 a 23 °C b 19 °C c Saturday d 2

3 a Completed dual bar chart with heights 40, 25, 15, 30, 10, 25 and Key Year 7 and Year 8

b Most students in Year 7 and 8 walk to school, but more Year 7 students travel by car than Year 8
students, and more Year 8 students cycle and travel by bus than Year 7 students.

c Completed compound bar chart with total heights 65, 45, 35 and Key Year 7 and Year 8

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1 a Centre C b You can’t tell as the graph shows percentages not the actual numbers.

c The total height represents 100% of the people being tested in each centre.

2 a Students draw their own dual bar chart (most appropriate here).

b Students give their own reason for choosing a dual bar chart in part a, for example, this chart allows
for an easy and fair comparison between the two groups.

Support
1 Students complete the line graph with points plotted at heights 3, 2 and 5

2 a Students complete the dual bar chart with the last two bars for Prisha plotted at heights 5 and 6.

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 b Students complete the compound bar chart with the last two bars for the total plotted at heights
13 and 12.

c Students give their choice of bar chart and their own reason for choosing it. For example, it is easier
to draw.

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