6th Grade Math Textbook, Progress

The bar graph shows the results of a survey about favorite

types of movies. Use the graph to answer the questions.

1. Write a survey question that could
   be used to obtain the data.


2. How many more people chose
   science fiction than adventure?


3. How many people in all were
   surveyed?


4. What fractional part of those
   surveyed chose drama?

The pictograph shows the results of a survey about favorite

drinks. Use the graph to answer the questions.

5. Write a survey question that could
   be used to obtain the data.


6. How many of those surveyed did not
   choose soda or iced tea as their favorite?


7. What fractional part of those surveyed
   chose either lemonade or orange juice?


8. You are ordering drinks for 200 people.
   Based on the results of the survey, how
   many of each drink would you order?
   10. Survey your class to test your
   prediction in exercise 9. Present your
   data in a bar graph or pictograph.


9. If you surveyed your class, do you
   think that most students would
   favor the same drink? Explain.

Movie Type

Number of People

0 2 4 6 8 1012141618

Adventure

Comedy

Drama

Science

Fiction

Favorite Movies

Favorite Drinks

Soda

Lemonade

Apple juice

Orange juice

Iced tea

Key:Each 
4 votes.

12. Nancy makes predictions from survey data that she
    collects about a favorite holiday from people in a shopping
    mall. Name three things that can affect the accuracy
    of Nancy’s predictions and explain why they would.


13. Write a paragraph comparing your data with
    the data displayed above in the pictograph.
    Was your prediction correct?

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