1. Answer the questions about
Bar Charts
Answer the questions about
each bar chart.

2. Bar chart showing the favourite fruit of a group of people.
Number of people
Fruit
How many people preferred banana? 9
How many people preferred orange? 3
What was the second most popular fruit?
Banana
How many people were asked altogether? 30

3. Bar chart showing how a number of people travel to work.
Transport
How many people travelled by car? 5
How many people did not walk? 17
What was the second most popular method?
Bus
How many people were asked altogether? 29

4. Bar chart showing the favourite subject of a number of pupils.
Number of people
Subject
How many people preferred maths? 10
How many people preferred PE or art? 9
Which two subjects were equally popular?
English & PE
How many more people preferred science than art? 2

5. How many 5p coins were there? 4
Bar chart showing how many coins of each type a person had in their pocket.
Number of coins
Coin Type
How many 5p coins were there? 4
How much were all the 10p coins worth?
60p
Which coin did the person have most of?
£1 coins
Which coins were there the same number of?
20p & 50p

6. How many people owned a budgie? 6
Bar chart showing the how many people owned each of a number of types of pets.
Number of people
Pet
How many people owned a budgie? 6
How many goldfish owners were there? 4
How many pets were owned altogether? 35
How many more cats than rabbits were there? 6

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