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Graphing Unit Assignment

This document contains a math assignment with multiple choice and short answer questions about interpreting graphs and calculating percentages from data presented in line graphs, circle graphs, histograms, and bar graphs. The assignment tests skills in reading and interpreting different types of graphs commonly used to display quantitative data. It assesses understanding of concepts like identifying data values from graphs, determining percentages, recognizing trends over time, and identifying misleading aspects of graphs or potential misinterpretations of the data.

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Graphing Unit Assignment

This document contains a math assignment with multiple choice and short answer questions about interpreting graphs and calculating percentages from data presented in line graphs, circle graphs, histograms, and bar graphs. The assignment tests skills in reading and interpreting different types of graphs commonly used to display quantitative data. It assesses understanding of concepts like identifying data values from graphs, determining percentages, recognizing trends over time, and identifying misleading aspects of graphs or potential misinterpretations of the data.

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Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________ ID: A

Math 20-3 Graphing Representation Total / 20

Multiple Choice (1 mark each)


Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. The following line graph shows the number of people in a company with 500 employees who took sick days over
a six-month period.

Based on this graph, how many people would you expect to be sick in March?

a. 35 c. 21
b. 24 d. 27

2. Navi works with Environment Canada, tracking ground temperatures of arctic permafrost. She must present her
results from March 2007 to January 2009. What would be the best choices for her x and y axes?

a. x-axis = Temperature c. x-axis = Temperature


y-axis = Month y-axis = Year

b. x-axis = Year d. x-axis = Month


y-axis = Temperature y-axis = Temperature

3. In a class of 120 graduating students, 30 would like to have their graduation dinner at a hotel. What percentage of
students is this?

a. 2.5% c. 32.5%
b. 25% d. 23.6%

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Name: ________________________ ID: A

4. In which year did Manitoba produce more canola than Saskatchewan?

a. 2008 c. 2005
b. 2009 d. 2010

5. Based on the graph below, which province and time period does this trend statement best represents?

Trend: increase, followed by a decrease, and leveling off.

a. Manitoba from 2005 to 2010. c. Saskatchewan from 2005 to 2009.


b. Saskatchewan from 2006 to 2010. d. Manitoba from 2005 to 2008.

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Name: ________________________ ID: A

6. The following graph shows the number of pies of various types sold by a bakery.

The bakery produces 60 of each type of pie and is looking for advice on how to increase their sales and reduce
leftover pies. Based on the graph shown, which of the following pieces of advice is incorrect?

a. The bakery should produce fewer pumpkin pies.

b. The bakery should produce more cherry pies.

c. The bakery should produce more peach pies.

d. Apple pies are very popular but do not need any more production.

7. The following graph shows the toys bought by mothers and fathers at General Toys toy store.

What was the least popular type of gift bought by fathers?

a. Sports equipment c. Art supplies


b. Video games d. Books

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Name: ________________________ ID: A

8. In this graph showing the sock colours of students, what is the scale used on the y-axis?

a. Increase by 4. c. Increase by 2.
b. Increase by 18. d. Increase by 1.

9. How many people received advice from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm?

a. 25 c. 40
b. 21 d. 46

10. On a circle graph, how many degrees of the circle are measured for a category worth 34%?

a. 122° c. 137°
b. 125° d. 115°

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Name: ________________________ ID: A

Short Answer

1. A recycling business does an inventory of its collections every day. In an average day, its collections are as
follows:

• 37% bottles and cans; • 18% paper; • 8% styrofoam packaging; • 5% scrap metals;
• 7% household chemicals; • and the rest is computer parts.

What percentage of its inventory is computer parts? (1 mark)


.

2. Karim has organized a budget for his first year living alone. He plans to spend $1500.00 a month in total. If he
spends his money in the proportions shown in this circle graph, how much money does he spend on
bills and car costs all together? (3 marks)

3. What is misleading about the following graph? How could the data be misinterpreted? (2 marks)

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Name: ________________________ ID: A

Problem

1. Mr. Jennings has made a histogram of test scores for his class.

Class Test Scores

a) How many students received a score between 50 and 60%? (1 mark)

b) What was the most common range of scores? (1 mark)

c) How many students are in the class? (1 mark)

d) When the class is shown the histogram, Johnny asks who the 4 students are who scored 0% on the test. Is there
a problem with Johnny’s assumption? Explain. (1 marks)

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