CHARTS, GRAPHS AND TABLE
Functional Skills: charts, graphs and tables (L2) Name ________________ Date _________
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1 The table shows the percentage of total sales in four departments of a supermarket during 2001 and 2002.
Department % of total sales 2001 2002 Food 46 49 Electrical 18 21 Clothing 25 19 Leisure 11 11
The manager wants to compare the sales percentages for 2001 and 2002. Which of these is the most appropriate way to present the information? A a scatter diagram B a pie chart C a double bar chart D a tally chart 2 A motoring association offers car insurance. The monthly premiums are based on the
driver’s age and car insurance group.
Annual Insurance Premium (£)
Insurance Group 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Ag e of d riv
er
17‐24 1 250 1 400 1 550 1 700 1 900 2 100 2 300 25‐29 1 150 1 300 1 400 1 500 1 650 1 800 2 000 30‐34 1 000 1 100 1 250 1 375 1 515 1 690 1 850 35‐39 850 900 1 125 1 225 1 395 1 535 1 680 40‐44 800 850 1 000 1 090 1 125 1 290 1 500 45‐49 750 780 810 880 960 1 180 1 325 50‐54 700 725 750 825 880 1 025 1 200 55‐59 625 655 690 750 810 940 1 085 60‐65 600 630 655 690 750 860 975
Above 65 600 600 610 640 680 800 900 A driver is 43 years old and his car is in group 5. What is his annual premium?
A £960 B £1090 C £1125 D £1395
Functional Skills: charts, graphs and tables (L2) Name ________________ Date _________
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Questions 3 and 4 use the following information. A supermarket records the temperatures in its cold store over a 12 hour period. There was a power cut after 6 hours. The recommended temperature is ‐10C
3 For approximately how long is the temperature outside 2°C of the recommended
temperature after the power cut? A 6 hours B 5 hours C 2 hours D 1 hours 4 The range of the temperatures is A 3°C B 4°C C 7°C D ‐7°C
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-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Number of hours
Te m
pe ra
tu re
recommended temperature
Functional Skills: charts, graphs and tables (L2) Name ________________ Date _________
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5 The graph shows the value of sales in two departments of a supermarket for the years 1998 to 2002.
Value of sales in clothing and electrical departments
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10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Year
Sa le
s va
lu e
(£ 00
0)
Clothing Electrical
The graph shows that between 1998 and 2002
A each year clothing sales were approximately twice those of the electrical department B the pattern of increases and decreases is the same each year for both departments C in 2000 the differences in sales between the two departments was approximately £20
000 D in only one year during the period did the value of sales of electrical goods exceeded
those of clothing
Functional Skills: charts, graphs and tables (L2) Name ________________ Date _________
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6 The table shows the annual costs for a delivery vehicle.
Annual cost Fuel £3 800 Insurance £720 Repairs £2 030 Licence £180 Depreciation £470
The manager of the company draws an accurate pie chart to display the information. What angle does he use to represent Insurance Costs? A 10° B 20° C 36° D 40° 7 On each Monday the manager keeps a tally of the times visitors enter the gardens at
Warwick Castle.
Number of visitors This Monday Last Monday
Time of entry Tally Total 1000 to 1100 15 1101 to 1200 21 1201 to 1300 24 1301 to 1400 32 1401 to 1500 17 1501 to 1600 12 1601 to 1700 9
He compares the figures for this Monday with the totals for last Monday. Which time period showed the greatest increase in visitor numbers this week? A 1201 to 1300 B 1301 to 1400 C 1401 to 1500 D 1601 to 1700
Functional Skills: charts, graphs and tables (L2) Name ________________ Date _________
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Questions 8 to 10 are about a cinema survey. 8 The manager of a cinema complex conducts a survey of 3 000 people to find out how many
films they came to see during 2002. Here are the results.
Cinema visits in a year Number of films
seen Number of cinemagoers
1‐5 475 6‐10 465 11‐15 300 16‐20 335 21‐25 665 26‐30 495 31‐35 115 36‐40 60 41‐45 25 46‐50 65
Total 3000 Which one of these is the best way to present this information?
A a frequency polygon B a double bar chart C a scattergraph D a pictogram
9 The same cinema considers attendance records. In a survey of 3000 people in the year 2000, 1265 said they had seen more than 20 films. How has that number changed in the 2002 survey? A 160 fewer B 160 more C 310 fewer D 310 more
Functional Skills: charts, graphs and tables (L2) Name ________________ Date _________
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10 In another survey, cinemagoers were asked which type of film they preferred to see. Here are the results of the survey.
Thriller 58% Romance 25% Comedy 17%
One of these pie charts shows this information. Chart a Chart b
Film Preference
Thriller Romance Comedy
Film Preference
Thriller Romance Comedy
Chart c Chart d
Film Preference
Thriller Romance Comedy
Film Preference
Thriller Romance Comedy
Which chart is correct?
A Chart a B Chart b C Chart c D Chart d
Functional Skills: charts, graphs and tables (L2) Name ________________ Date _________
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Questions 11 to 13 are about a factory that makes soup. The graph shows the production figures over 10 days for two different soups.
Daily Production Figures
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25
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Day
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be r o
f c an
s pr
od uc
ed (1
0 00
0s )
Tomato soup Chicken soup
11 What is the greatest difference between the production figures for tomato soup and chicken
soup for any single day?
A 90 000 cans B 120 000 cans C 220 000 cans D 230 000 cans
12 What is the range of production figures of tomato soup?
A 70 000 cans B 120 000 cans C 150 000 cans D 230 000 cans
Functional Skills: charts, graphs and tables (L2) Name ________________ Date _________
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13 The company presents sales in different regions on a chart.
Sales by region (£000s)
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50
100
150
200
South West South East Midlands North
Region
Sa le
s (£
00 0s
)
2001 2002
In 2002, how much greater were sales in the North than sales in the South West?
A £100 000
B £102 500
C £105 000
D £115 000
14 The table shows a centre’s opening times for the low and the high seasons.
Centre opening hours Low season High season
Mon ‐ Sat 1000 to 1300 and 1400 to 1730 0930 to 1800 Sun closed 1300 to 1700
What is the number of extra opening hours per week in the high season compared with the
low season? A 13 hours B 14 hours C 15 hours D 16 hours
Functional Skills: charts, graphs and tables (L2) Name ________________ Date _________
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15 The graph shows the average weight of boy and girl babies up to the age of 36 months.
Average weight of babies
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
Age (months)
A ve
ra ge
w ei
gh t (
ki lo
gr am
s)
Boys
Girls
What is the increase in the average weight of a boy during the first 24 months of life?
A 8.5kg B 9.5kg C 11.7kg D 12.7kg
16 A charity runs a shop. The table shows sales figures for two months.
Category January February
Clothes £684 £750 China £150 £205 Books £345 £370 Cards £67 £197 Toys £251 £350 Other £195 £243 Total £1 692 £2 115
An assistant wants to draw a graph or chart to show the proportion of sales for each category in January. Which method of presentation is most appropriate?
A a line graph B a scattergraph C a pie chart D a frequency table
Functional Skills: charts, graphs and tables (L2) Name ________________ Date _________
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17 The table below shows the amount of waste recycled in 2001 and 2002.
Waste recycled 2001 and 2002 (000s of tonnes)
Type of waste 2001 2002
Paper 10.2 10.4
Glass 7.9 9.5
Clothing 9.4 11.2
Metal 10.9 13.5
Plastic 8.7 9.0
A council employee draws a chart to show the increase in recycling over the two years.
Waste recycled in 2001 and 2002
6 8 10 12 14
Plastic
Metal
Clothing
Glass
Paper
Ty pe
o f w
as te
Waste recycled (000s of tonnes)
2002 2001
The chart is misleading because
A the key is incorrect
B the bars are horizontal
C the axis labels are incorrect
D the horizontal axis does not start at zero
Functional Skills: charts, graphs and tables (L2) Name ________________ Date _________
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18 The organiser of a charity ball draws a pie chart to show how the money is shared between the different charities.
Sight Savers
Local Hospice
Oxfam
Water Aid
Which statement is correct? A Oxfam received more than half of the money B Water Aid received more than half of the money C Water Aid received more of the money than Oxfam D Oxfam received more of the money than Water Aid
Functional Skills: charts, graphs and tables (L2) Name ________________ Date _________
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19 A football club official works out the average attendance at home games.
Average attendance at home games Year Number of spectators
(to nearest 1 000) 1998 45 000 1999 35 000 2000 40 000 2001 28 000 2002 30 000
The official produces a graph to show the information from the table.
Average attendance at home games
0
10
20
30
40
50
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year
N um
be r o
f s pe
ca to
rs (t
o th
e ne
ar es
t 1 0
00 )
The graph has an error. Where is it? A in the title B in the plotting of some points C in the labelling of the horizontal axis D in the labelling of the vertical axis
Functional Skills: charts, graphs and tables (L2) Name ________________ Date _________
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Questions 20 to 22 are about some holiday accommodation. The table shows details of the holiday accommodation in a six‐bedroom guest house.
Holiday accommodation Number of bedrooms Description of bedrooms Cost per person per night
3 bedrooms for 2 people with private bathroom £20* 1 bedroom for 2 people with shared bathroom £17* 2 bedrooms for 1 person with shared bathroom £18
*indicates extra charge if only 1 person in the room = £5 per night 20 What is the lowest total cost for one person to stay at the guesthouse for two nights? A £17 B £18 C £34 D £36 21 One night all the rooms are fully occupied. How much money does the owner receive for that night? A £190 B £172 C £113 D £92 22 The owner keeps a record of the number of guests booked into each room during one week.
Number of guests booked in Room Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 4 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 5 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 6 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
The owner needs extra help when she has more than seven guests booked in. On which nights are more than seven guests booked in? A Wed and Fri only B Wed, Fri and Sat only C Mon, Wed and Fri only D Mon, Wed Fri and Sat only
Functional Skills: charts, graphs and tables (L2) Name ________________ Date _________
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Questions 23 and 24 are about a library. The library lends books, CDs and videos. A librarian keeps a record of the number of items borrowed each month. 23 The bar chart shows the number of books borrowed over a six‐month period.
Number of books borrowed
0 2000 4000 6000
June
May
April
March
February
January
M on
th
Number of books
To the nearest 100 books, what is the difference in the number of books borrowed in
January and in June? A 300 B 600 C 700 D 800 24 The librarian makes a poster to show the ratio of books : videos : CDs that people borrow. Which of these is the most effective way of showing the ratio? A a pie chart B a line graph C a frequency table D a scatter graph
