Data Questions
This type of data describes qualities or groups, like favorite colors or pets.
Categorical Data
23×4=?
You must show your work.
92
84÷7=?
12
A box holds 24 pencils. If a teacher buys 3 boxes, how many pencils does she have?
72 Pencils
A class survey shows: 6 students like basketball, 4 like soccer, 8 like football, and 2 like tennis.
Create a graph that represents this problem.
Should have created a bar graph.
A bar for basketball that is 6 units tall.
A bar for soccer that is 4 units tall.
A bar for football that is 8 units tall.
A bar for tennis that is 2 units tall.
This type of data uses numbers you can measure or count, like height or test scores.
Numerical Data
36×12=?
432
735÷5=?
147
There are 144 chairs set up for a concert. If each row has 12 chairs, how many rows are there?
12 rows
The ages of kids at a birthday party are: 5, 7, 8, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 6, 5.
👉 Make a histogram with intervals: 5–6, 7–8, 9–10.
Created graph on board.
Is “the number of siblings each student has” categorical or numerical?
Numerical
247×6=?
1,482
1,188÷12=?
99
Each ticket to the zoo costs $18. A class of 27 students buys tickets. How much do they spend in total?
$486
A histogram shows how many students scored in these intervals on a quiz:
0–10: 2 students
11–20: 5 students
21–30: 8 students
31–40: 5 students
👉 Which interval had the most students?
21-30 is the range with the most students.
Is “the type of fruit students bring for snack” categorical or numerical?
Categorical
582×24=?
13,968
965÷24=?
40 R5
A bakery made 250 muffins. They pack them into boxes of 12. How many full boxes can they make, and how many muffins are left over?
20 boxes, 10 muffins left
In a histogram, the bar for 20–29 minutes of exercise is 10 students, and the bar for 30–39 minutes is 6 students.
👉 How many more students exercised 20–29 minutes than 30–39 minutes?
4 students.
Which type of data would you collect if you wanted to know “how many minutes each student reads at home”?
Numerical Data
327×315=?
103,005
4,536÷112=?
40 R56
A farmer has 1,345 apples. He sells them in bags of 48. How many full bags can he sell, and how many apples remain?
28 bags, 1 apple left
A histogram shows hours of video games played in a week:
0–2 hours: 3 kids
3–5 hours: 7 kids
6–8 hours: 9 kids
9–11 hours: 1 kid
👉 How many kids played 6 or more hours?
10 kids.