FORM 4C MATHEMATICS
BAR CHARTS
NAME: …………………………………………….. DATE: ………………………………
1. A survey was taken by 400 students. Students were asked which industry they hoped to work in. The
data is shown below.
Industry Sector Number of Students
Hospitality and Tourism 72
Construction 49
Transport 57
Health Services 85
Information Technology 90
None of the above
(a) Complete the table above.
(b) Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 5 students on the vertical axis, bar spacing of 1 cm and
bar width of 1 cm, draw a bar chart to illustrate the data.
(c) Which sector is the most popular among the students?
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(d) How many more students hope to work in Hospitality and Tourism than in Transport?
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(e) Which sector is the least popular among the students?
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2. A new toy is available for sale. The numbers of that toy sold each month from its release are shown in
the bar chart below. The numbers show how many thousands of these toys are sold each month for the
last 6 months of the year.
(a) How many toys were sold in October?
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(b) In which month was the greatest number of toys sold?
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(c) How many less toys were sold in December than in November?
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(d) What is the total number of toys sold during the six month period?
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