Unit 14 – Data handling
Interpreting data
Look at this bar graph. How do you think this data was collected?
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Boxes of fruit sold
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Type of fruit
The scale goes up in tens. How would you need to change the bars if the scale went up in fives? Would the bars be taller or shorter each time? 2 Winston has been answering questions about the bar chart above. Do you agree with his answers? Explain any errors Winston has made. (a) How many boxes of pineapples were sold? (b) How many more boxes of mangoes were sold than bananas? half a box (c) The greatest number of boxes sold were pineapples. (d) How many boxes of fruit were sold in total?
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