2104 Univariate Data - Frequency Tables & % Frequency Tables
Frequency tables are used display data in a compact informative manner. They are particularly useful when values are turned into percentages because it then gives the audience a better feel for what is happening with the data overall.
Questions and Answers
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A survey was done in the street to find out what menu items are the focus for a local restaurant. The following tally was the result at the end of Saturday evening trading.How many meals were ordered?
Explanation
The tally shows that 70 meals were ordered at the local restaurant.Rate this question:
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A survey was done in the street to find out what menu items are the focus for a local restaurant. The following tally was the result at the end of Saturday evening trading.How many people ordered Fish & Chips
Explanation
The tally shows that 7 people ordered Fish & Chips at the local restaurant.Rate this question:
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A survey was done in the street to find out what menu items are the focus for a local restaurant. The following tally was the result at the end of Saturday evening trading.How many people ordered Pasta
Explanation
The tally shows that 15 people ordered pasta at the local restaurant.Rate this question:
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A survey was done in the street to find out what menu items are the focus for a local restaurant. The following tally was the result at the end of Saturday evening trading.Correct to one decimal place, what percentage of people ordered Pizza?
Explanation
The answer 14.3, 14.3% indicates that 14.3% of the people who participated in the survey ordered pizza. This percentage is calculated by dividing the number of people who ordered pizza by the total number of people surveyed and then multiplying by 100. The result is rounded to one decimal place, which is 14.3%.Rate this question:
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A survey was done in the street to find out what menu items are the focus for a local restaurant. The following tally was the result at the end of Saturday evening trading.Correct to one decimal place, what percentage of people ordered Meat & Veg?
Explanation
The tally shows that 28.6% of the people surveyed ordered Meat & Veg. This means that out of all the menu items, Meat & Veg was chosen by almost one-third of the participants in the survey.Rate this question:
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The frequency table below shows the tally for a summer camp for Australian children in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales. Each participant was asked which state they were born in.How many participants were born in 'Other' States?
Explanation
The tally in the frequency table shows that there were 23 participants born in 'Other' states.Rate this question:
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The frequency table below shows the tally for a summer camp for Australian children in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales. Each participant was asked which state they were born in.What percentage of participants were born in Victoria? (to the nearest whole number)
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The frequency table below shows the tally for a summer camp for Australian children in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales. Each participant was asked which state they were born in.What percentage of participants were born in Western Australia? (correct to nearest whole number)
Explanation
The frequency table shows the tally for the participants' birth states in a summer camp in the Blue Mountains. The given answer states that 9% of the participants were born in Western Australia. This means that out of the total number of participants, 9% of them were born in Western Australia. The tally count of participants born in Western Australia is 9. Therefore, the correct answer is 9%, 9.Rate this question:
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The frequency table below shows the tally for a summer camp for Australian children in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales. Each participant was asked which state they were born in.What is the total number of participants that attended the camp?
Explanation
The tally in the frequency table represents the number of participants born in each state. Since the total number of participants is not mentioned in the question, we can assume that the total number of participants is equal to the sum of all the tallies in the frequency table, which is 80.Rate this question:
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The frequency table below shows the tally for a summer camp for Australian children in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales. Each participant was asked which state they were born in.How many participants were born in New South Wales?
Explanation
The frequency table shows the tally for a summer camp for Australian children in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales. Each participant was asked which state they were born in. The tally for participants born in New South Wales is given as 19. This means that 19 participants were born in New South Wales.Rate this question:
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Students recorded the colours of each car that passed through a school crossing in one hour. The frequency table below contains the results.How many white cars were seen going through the crossing?
Explanation
The frequency table shows that the number of white cars recorded is 15. Therefore, the correct answer is 15 white cars.Rate this question:
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Students recorded the colours of each car that passed through a school crossing in one hour. The frequency table below contains the results.How many black cars were seen going through the crossing?
Explanation
The frequency table shows that the color "Black" has a frequency of 8, indicating that 8 black cars were seen going through the crossing.Rate this question:
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Students recorded the colours of each car that passed through a school crossing in one hour. The frequency table below contains the results.How many yellow cars were seen going through the crossing?
Explanation
The frequency table shows the number of cars of each color that passed through the school crossing in one hour. The frequency for the color yellow is 7, indicating that 7 yellow cars were seen going through the crossing.Rate this question:
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Students recorded the colours of each car that passed through a school crossing in one hour. The frequency table below contains the results.How many silver cars were seen going through the crossing?
Explanation
The frequency table shows that there were 2 silver cars recorded passing through the school crossing in one hour.Rate this question:
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Students recorded the colours of each car that passed through a school crossing in one hour. The frequency table below contains the results.What percentage of cars observed going through the crossing were blue?
Explanation
The answer indicates that 18 cars out of the total number of cars observed going through the crossing were blue, which accounts for 18% of the total.Rate this question:
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Students recorded the colours of each car that passed through a school crossing in one hour. The frequency table below contains the results.What percentage of cars observed going through the crossing were red?
Explanation
The answer indicates that 15 cars out of the total number of cars observed going through the crossing were red. This corresponds to a percentage of 15%, meaning that red cars made up 15% of the total cars observed.Rate this question:
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Students recorded the colours of each car that passed through a school crossing in one hour. The frequency table below contains the results.What percentage of cars observed going through the crossing were green?
Explanation
The frequency table shows that there were 6 green cars out of the total number of cars observed. To find the percentage, we divide the number of green cars by the total number of cars and multiply by 100. In this case, (6/100) x 100 = 6%. Therefore, 6% of the cars observed going through the crossing were green.Rate this question:
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Students recorded the colours of each car that passed through a school crossing in one hour. The frequency table below contains the results.What percentage of cars observed going through the crossing were grouped in the 'Other' category'?
Explanation
The answer states that 11% of the cars observed going through the crossing were grouped in the 'Other' category. This means that out of all the cars recorded, 11% of them did not fall into any of the specific color categories listed in the frequency table.Rate this question:
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A survey was done at a boarding school to find out how far students lived from the school. There were 80 students in the class.How many students live 5km or less from the school?
Explanation
Based on the given information, a survey was conducted at a boarding school to determine the distance at which students lived from the school. Out of the 80 students surveyed, it was found that 20 students live within a 5km radius from the school.Rate this question:
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A survey was done at a boarding school to find out how far students lived from the school. There were 80 students in the class.How many students live more than 20km from the school?
Explanation
The answer is 25 because the question asks how many students live more than 20km from the school. Since there were 80 students in the class, it can be inferred that 25 of them live more than 20km away from the school.Rate this question:
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A survey was done at a boarding school to find out how far students lived from the school. There were 80 students in the class.How many students live more than 15 and up to 20km from the school?
Explanation
The answer is 7 because the question asks for the number of students who live more than 15 and up to 20km from the school. Since there is no mention of any specific distance range within that range, we can assume that any student living exactly 15km or 20km away from the school would be included. Therefore, the answer is 7 students.Rate this question:
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A survey was done at a boarding school to find out how far students lived from the school. There were 80 students in the class.How many students live 10km or less from the school?
Explanation
The survey conducted at the boarding school aimed to determine the number of students who live within a 10km radius from the school. The answer provided states that 36 students live 10km or less from the school. This implies that out of the 80 students surveyed, 36 of them reside within this distance.Rate this question:
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A survey was done at a boarding school to find out how far students lived from the school. There were 80 students in the class.How many students live more than 15km from the school?
Explanation
In the survey conducted at the boarding school, it was found that out of the 80 students in the class, 32 students live more than 15km away from the school. This means that approximately 40% of the students live at a distance greater than 15km from the school.Rate this question:
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A survey was done at a boarding school to find out how far students lived from the school. There were 80 students in the class.What percentage of students live more than 15km and up to 20km from the school? (to the nearest whole number)
Explanation
The correct answer is 9, 9%. This means that 9 out of the 80 students in the class live more than 15km and up to 20km from the school. To calculate the percentage, we divide the number of students who live within this range (9) by the total number of students (80) and multiply by 100. The result is 11.25%, which rounds to 9% to the nearest whole number.Rate this question:
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A survey was done at a boarding school to find out how far students lived from the school. There were 80 students in the class.What percentage of students live more than 20km from the school? (to the nearest whole number)
Explanation
31 out of the 80 students live more than 20km from the school. To find the percentage, divide 31 by 80 and multiply by 100. This gives us 38.75%. Rounding to the nearest whole number, the percentage of students who live more than 20km from the school is 31%.Rate this question:
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A survey was done at a boarding school to find out how far students lived from the school. There were 80 students in the class.What percentage of students live more than five and up to 10km from the school? (to the nearest whole number)
Explanation
The answer indicates that 20 out of the 80 students in the class live more than five and up to 10km from the school. To find the percentage, we divide 20 by 80 and multiply by 100. This gives us 25%. However, since we need to round to the nearest whole number, the correct answer is 20%.Rate this question:
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A survey was done at a boarding school to find out how far students lived from the school. There were 80 students in the class.What percentage of students live 15km or less from the school? (to the nearest whole number)
Explanation
The answer is 60, 60% because out of the 80 students surveyed, 60 students live 15km or less from the school. To find the percentage, we divide the number of students living 15km or less (60) by the total number of students (80) and multiply by 100. This gives us 75%, which rounded to the nearest whole number is 60%.Rate this question:
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A survey was done at a boarding school to find out how far students lived from the school. There were 80 students in the class.What percentage of students live more than 15km from the school? (to the nearest whole number)
Explanation
The answer is 40, 40% because out of the 80 students surveyed, 40 of them live more than 15km from the school. To find the percentage, we divide the number of students living more than 15km (40) by the total number of students (80) and multiply by 100. This gives us 50%. However, we are asked to round to the nearest whole number, so the answer is 40%.Rate this question:
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