A free Sec 1 G2 Maths worksheet on statistics: 9 questions, 30 marks, short questions first and then structured ones, in the school exam style. The answers and full worked solutions are on the last page.
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Answer all questions. Show all your working. Give non-exact answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place for angles in degrees, unless the question says otherwise.
Section A
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The number of sales went up from 20 in 2021 to 80 in 2023, which is 4 times as many. The artist drew the 2023 picture 4 times as tall and 4 times as wide as the 2021 picture. The area of the 2023 picture is k times the area of the 2021 picture. Find the value of k.
Answer[2]
2
The pie chart shows the favourite sports of a group of pupils. The number of pupils for Football is 23. Find the number of pupils for Swimming.
Answer[2]
3
The bar graph shows the bags of rice sold at a shop. Which statement can NOT be justified from the bar graph?
Answer[2]
4
The line graph shows the monthly sales of a bubble tea shop. Find the increase in sales from Apr to Jun.
Answer[2]
5
The bar graph shows how pupils travel to school. Express the number of pupils for Bus as a percentage of the total number of pupils.
Answer%[2]
Section B
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(a)The line graph shows the height of a plant. Find the percentage increase in height of the plant from Week 1 to Week 2.
Answer (a)%[2]
(b)The bar graph shows the cars passing a junction. Find how many more cars there are for 8 am than for 9 am.
Answer (b)[2]
7
(a)The pie chart shows the CCAs chosen by Secondary 1 pupils. There are 180 pupils altogether. Find the number of pupils for Arts.
Answer (a)[1]
(b)The prices of the same pair of shoes in four different shops are to be compared. Which statistical diagram is the most suitable?
Answer (b)[1]
(c)The pictogram shows the cars passing a junction, but its key is missing. The number of cars for 8 am is 18. Find the number of cars for 7 am.
Answer (c)[2]
8
(a)The line graph shows the visitors to a museum. Find the number of visitors on Wed.
Answer (a)[1]
(b)The bar graph shows the number of cars sold in 2019 and 2023. The 2023 bar is k times as tall as the 2019 bar. By measuring the bars, find the value of k.
Answer (b)[2]
(c)The bar graph shows the books borrowed from a school library. Which statement can NOT be justified from the bar graph?
Answer (c)[2]
9
(a)The pie chart shows the drinks sold at a canteen. Express the number of drinks for Water as a percentage of the total number of drinks.
Answer (a)%[1]
(b)The pictogram shows how pupils travel to school. The number of pupils for Bus is k times the number for Walk. Find the value of k.
Answer (b)[2]
(c)The bar graph shows the number of cars sold in 2019 and 2023. The 2023 bar is k times as tall as the 2019 bar. By measuring the bars, find the value of k.
Answer (c)[2]
(d)The line graph shows the water level in a reservoir. Find the percentage increase in water level from 2023 to 2024, correct to 3 significant figures.
Answer (d)%[2]
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Answers and worked solutions
Question 1
Answer: The picture looks 16 times as big, though the number is only 4 times as large.[2]
4×4=16The picture looks 16 times as big, though the number is only 4 times as large.
Question 2
Answer: =32[2]
1∘ stands for 9223 pupils9223×128=32
Question 3
Answer: A[2]
More bags of rice will be sold in Week 5 than in Week 4. The data are only for the people and the times surveyed. Can't tell.There are 3 times as many bags of rice for Week 3 as for Week 1. Week 1 12; Week 2 16; Week 3 36; Week 4 50. True.The number of bags of rice is greatest for Week 4. Week 1 12; Week 2 16; Week 3 36; Week 4 50. True.The number of bags of rice is smallest for Week 1. Week 1 12; Week 2 16; Week 3 36; Week 4 50. True.A: More bags of rice will be sold in Week 5 than in Week 4.
One small division stands for 1.8 am: 23; 9 am: 1923−19=4
Question 7
(a)Answer: =65[1]
360130×180=65
(b)Answer: BAR[1]
The diagram has to compare amounts in separate categories.Bar graph.
(c)Answer: =9[2]
1 symbol=318=6 cars1.5×6=9
Question 8
(a)Answer: At Wed, the number of visitors was 140.[1]
At Wed, the number of visitors was 140.
(b)Answer: It looks 4 times as tall, but the real ratio is only 4560.[2]
Drawn height of the 2019 bar: 45−40=5Drawn height of the 2023 bar: 60−40=20520=4It looks 4 times as tall, but the real ratio is only 4560.
(c)Answer: A[2]
There are twice as many books for Friday as for Monday. Monday 3; Tuesday 8; Wednesday 9; Thursday 7; Friday 5. False.There are 32 books altogether. Total =3+8+9+7+5=32. True.There are 3 times as many books for Wednesday as for Monday. Monday 3; Tuesday 8; Wednesday 9; Thursday 7; Friday 5. True.The number of books is greatest for Wednesday. Monday 3; Tuesday 8; Wednesday 9; Thursday 7; Friday 5. True.A: There are twice as many books for Friday as for Monday.
Question 9
(a)Answer: =10%[1]
36036×100%=10%
(b)Answer: =2.5[2]
Bus: 5; Walk: 225=2.5
(c)Answer: It looks 3 times as tall, but the real ratio is only 2432.[2]
Drawn height of the 2019 bar: 24−20=4Drawn height of the 2023 bar: 32−20=12412=3It looks 3 times as tall, but the real ratio is only 2432.