Data & Tally Charts — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. A class survey shows 7 like apples and 4 like bananas. How many more like apples?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 7
Seven apples minus four bananas equals three, so three more kids prefer apples than bananas.
2. A pet graph shows 6 fish, 2 birds, and 5 hamsters. Which pet has the fewest votes?
A) fish
B) birds
C) hamsters
D) all equal
Two birds is smaller than six fish or five hamsters, so birds received the fewest votes here.
3. A snack chart shows 8 cookies and 3 crackers. How many snacks were counted in all?
A) 5
B) 8
C) 11
D) 13
Eight cookies plus three crackers equals eleven, which is the full count of snacks recorded.
4. A bug graph has 5 ants and 5 bees. Which statement is true?
A) more ants
B) more bees
C) equal counts
D) no bugs
Five ants and five bees show the same count, so the two groups are equal on the graph.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. If 9 kids like pizza and 6 like pasta, there are 3 more pizza fans.
Nine pizza votes minus six pasta votes equals three, the difference between the two groups.
2. A graph shows 4 red, 6 blue, and 2 yellow. The total number of votes is 12.
Four plus six plus two equals twelve, showing the sum of all three color groups combined.
3. From that same graph, blue has 4 more votes than yellow.
Six blue minus two yellow equals four, so four more kids picked blue over yellow.
4. If 10 kids were asked and 7 like dogs, then 3 did not pick dogs.
Ten kids minus seven dog fans equals three, the number who chose something other than dogs.
5. A survey row with 4 tallies and another with 4 tallies shows the two are equal.
When two rows have the exact same number of tallies, their totals are equal, not bigger or smaller.