Graphs and Data — Answer Key
Part A: Sort the Words
Sort each word or number into the correct category box.
1. A class voted on favorite sports. Sort each sport by its number of votes.
More Than 5 Votes
soccer: 9swimming: 7running: 6 5 or Fewer Votes
basketball: 5baseball: 3tennis: 2 Soccer (9), swimming (7), and running (6) all scored higher than 5. Basketball (5), baseball (3), and tennis (2) are all 5 or lower, because 5 is not greater than 5.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The sport with the most votes is soccer.
Soccer led the survey with 9 votes, the largest count of any sport. That makes soccer the class favorite.
2. The sport with the fewest votes is tennis.
Tennis received only 2 votes, fewer than any other sport on the list. That is the smallest number in the data.
3. A tally chart uses marks to keep count.
Tally charts count by drawing short marks, one for each item. Every fifth mark crosses the four before it so groups of five are easy to see.
4. How many more students chose soccer than baseball? 6.
Soccer got 9 votes and baseball got 3 votes. Subtracting to find the difference: 9 minus 3 equals 6.
5. The total number of votes is 32.
Add every sport's votes together: 9 plus 5 plus 7 plus 3 plus 2 plus 6. That sum gives 32 total votes.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. Soccer got the most votes in the survey.
True False
Soccer led with 9 votes, beating every other sport in the data. So it truly is the top choice.
2. Swimming got fewer votes than basketball.
True False
Swimming had 7 votes and basketball had 5 votes. Since 7 is greater than 5, swimming got more, not fewer.
3. Baseball and tennis together got 5 votes.
True False
Baseball received 3 votes and tennis received 2 votes. Adding them: 3 plus 2 equals 5.
4. Running got more votes than swimming.
True False
Running got 6 votes and swimming got 7 votes. Because 6 is smaller than 7, running actually got fewer, not more.