Lesson: Interpreting Frequency Tables

In this lesson, we will learn how to make frequency tables for given data.

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Worksheet: Interpreting Frequency Tables • 25 Questions • 4 Videos

Q1:

The table shows the number of students in a class that play different sports. What is the least popular sport in class?

Game	Football	Volleyball	Handball	Swimming
Number of Students	16	12	4	8

Q2:

Nabil sold juice boxes at a soccer practice. On which two days did he sell the least?

Day	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Tally

Q3:

The given table shows the tallies of the books read by a group of children. In numbers, write how many books each child read.

Name	Amelia	Daniel	Mason	Natalie	Matthew
Tally
Number of Books

Q4:

The table shows the marks that 30 students attained in an examination. Find the mode mark.

Mark	5	6	7	8	9	10
Number of Students	5	7	5	4	4	5

Q5:

The table shows the genres of TV programmes watched by students in a class. Which programme is the most popular?

Type of Programme	Sitcom	Game show	Talk show	Drama	Sports
Number of Students	3	13	9	5	4

Q6:

Using the given data for school performance, complete the frequency table.

weak	good	weak	excellent	very good
very good	very good	very good	very weak	weak
good	very weak	weak	good	excellent
weak	very weak	very good	very good	very weak

Estimation	Very Weak	Weak	Pass	Good	Very Good	Excellent
Frequency

Q7:

The data shows the classification that 40 students received for their homework. By forming a frequency table, determine the most common classification.

Excellent	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Very Good	Good	Pass	Good	Excellent	Very Good
Excellent	Pass	Pass	Good	Very Good	Excellent	Excellent	Pass	Very Good	Very Good
Very Good	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Excellent	Very Good	Good	Pass	Very Good	Good
Good	Pass	Excellent	Very Good	Good	Excellent	Pass	Good	Excellent	Pass

Q8:

The tally chart shows the results of a survey to find the favourite subject of a class. What subject is the most popular?

Subject	Mathematics	Science	History	Art	Music
Tally

Q9:

The following table shows the number of books read by a group of friends. How many friends are shown in the table?

Friend Name	Karim	Amira	Maged	Sally
Number of Books	8	9	3	5

Q10:

The table breaks down the achievements of students in a math class. Calculate the number of students who received classifications other than excellent.

Grade	Fair	Pass	Good	Very Good	Excellent
Number of Students	9	9	7	6	7

Q11:

Using the frequency table, find the most common nationality of a tourist.

Nationality	French	German	British	Russian	Italian	Total
Number of Tourists in Millions	2.51	1.01	1.16	1.4	2.33	8.41

Q12:

Shady spent Saturday counting how many cars passed by his house. How many cars passed by Shady’s house between 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm?

Time	9:00 am–10:00 am	10:00 am–11:00 am	11:00 am–12:00 pm	12:00 pm–1:00 pm	1:00 pm–2:00 pm
Tally

Q13:

The table below shows the number of students that participate in school activities. Find the difference in the number of students participating in school radio activity in each school.

Activity	Sports	Music	Arts	Library	School Radio	Scouting
First School	30	97	71	41	67	70
Second School	35	81	11	45	80	76

Q14:

This table shows the numbers, in thousands, of animals in a country from 2000 to 2003.

Livestock	2000	2001	2002	2003
Cows	4,482	4,310	4,065	4,241
Buffaloes	3,793	3,880	3,895	3,829
Sheep	5,156	5,121	5,205	5,242
Goats	3,620	3,766	3,657	3,641

How many buffaloes were there in 2002?

Q15:

The table shows the number of visitors in thousands to three museums in the years 2005 and 2006. Calculate the difference between the number of visitors to the National museum and the Art museum in 2006.

Year	History museum	Art museum	National museum
2005	447	213	245
2006	320	208	386

Q16:

This table shows the area, in thousands of hectares, of land used for growing different crops in a country from 2001 to 2005.

Crops	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Wheat	2,341	2,458	2,579	2,641	2,758
Beans	375	347	338	322	293
Barley	227	239	240	239	245
Clover	2,485	2,202	2,243	2,398	2,172
Beet	170	157	140	157	154
Vegetables	778	888	838	878	832

Did the total area of land used for growing crops increase or decrease from 2001 to 2002? By how many hectares did it increase or decrease?

Q17:

The table shows the number of students in four separate classrooms using different modes of transport to get to school. How many students go to school on foot?

Types of Commute	Classroom A	Classroom B	Classroom C	Classroom D
On Foot	25	16	11	11
By Bicycle	17	18	13	13
By Bus	25	12	11	14

Q18:

The table shows the number of visitors in thousands to three museums in the years 2005 and 2006. Which museum received more visitors in 2005?

Year	History Museum	Art Museum	National Museum
2005	380	299	246
2006	384	497	284

Q19:

The table shows the number of visitors in thousands to three museums in the years 2015 and 2016. In which year were there more visitors to the National museum?

Year	History Museum	Art Museum	National Museum
2015	433	355	385
2016	219	444	480

Q20:

The table shows the number of hours a person slept during a two-week period. In total, how many hours did the person sleep?

Day	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Week 1	10.5	7.5	6.5	7.5	8	8	5.5
Week 2	8	7	5.5	7	7	5	6.5

Q21:

The table shows the number of students in two schools taking part in different school activities. Which school has a higher number of students participating in an activity?

Activities	Swimming	Running	Drawing	Handball	Football	Tennis
First School	20	30	20	35	25	25
Second School	35	20	20	45	20	20

Q22:

The table shows sales of four types of television in an electronics shop from 2012 to 2015. Which television was sold in the lowest quantity?

Television	2012	2013	2014	2015
HD 32 inches	1‎ ‎650	1‎ ‎600	1‎ ‎550	1‎ ‎400
LED 32 inches	1‎ ‎500	1‎ ‎500	1‎ ‎500	1‎ ‎500
HD 42 inches	1‎ ‎800	1‎ ‎850	1‎ ‎900	2‎ ‎400
LED 42 inches	2‎ ‎000	1‎ ‎800	2‎ ‎100	2‎ ‎300

Q23:

The table shows sales of four types of television in an electronics shop from 2012 to 2015. The sales of which television increased year on year?

TV Specs	2012	2013	2014	2015
HD 32"	2‎ ‎050	2‎ ‎000	1‎ ‎850	1‎ ‎600
LED 32"	500	500	500	500
HD 42"	1‎ ‎800	1‎ ‎650	1‎ ‎850	2‎ ‎150
LED 42"	1‎ ‎500	2‎ ‎000	2‎ ‎500	2‎ ‎550

Q24:

The table shows sales of four types of TV in an electronics shop from 2012 to 2015. For which TV were the sales consistent across all years?

Type of TV	Sales in 2012	Sales in 2013	Sales in 2014	Sales in 2015
HD 32 inches	2 200	2 200	2 200	2 200
LED 32 inches	2 500	2 350	2 150	2 100
HD 42 inches	1 600	1 650	1 750	1 850
LED 42 inches	2 400	2 350	2 450	2 800

Q25:

This table shows the areas, in thousands of hectares, of land used for growing different crops in a country from 2001 to 2005.

Crops	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Wheat	2,375	2,440	2,541	2,651	2,766
Beans	386	359	345	324	291
Barley	243	250	231	223	247
Clover	2,432	2,422	2,229	2,226	2,113
Beet	164	162	154	163	159
Vegetables	731	882	740	740	748
Total	6,331	6,515	6,240	6,327	6,324

By how many hectares did the total area of land used for growing beet decrease or increase from 2004 to 2005?

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