Bar Graphs Assignment

1) The bar graph shows the results of a survey of 50 seventh graders about their favorite ice cream topping. Based on the graph, what percentage of seventh graders prefer sprinkles or chocolate chips as an ice cream topping?

2) A club sold standard and premium memberships. The graph shows the number of each type of membership sold over the last four weeks. Which statement is supported by the information in the graph?

• A)

  The number of premium memberships sold during Week 4 was 75% more than the number of premium memberships sold during Week 1.

• B) The total number of memberships sold during Week 1 was equal to the total number of memberships sold during Week 2.

• C) The number of premium memberships sold during Week 3 was 2 times the number of premium memberships sold during Week 2.

• D)

  The total number of memberships sold during Week 4 was 35 less than the total number of memberships sold during Week 3.

3) The bar graph shows a company’s income and expenses over the last 5 years. Which statement is supported by the information in the graph?

• F) Expenses have increased $200,000 each year over the last 5 years.

• G) The income in Year 5 was twice the income in Year 1.

• H)

  The combined income in Years 1, 2, and 3 was equal to the combined expenses in Years 1, 2, and 3.

• J)

  The combined expenses in Years 3 and 4 were $300,000 more than the combined income in Years 3 and 4.

4) The graph below represents the favorite color of the students in 4th period art class. Which statement is true about the information in the graph?

• A) 14% of the students in the class have red as their favorite color.

• B) The ratio of boys to girls in the class is 17:13.

• C) 0% of the boys have blue as their favorite color.

• D) 10% of the students have yellow as their favorite color.

5) Phil began reading his library book on Monday and finished it on Friday. The book had 400 pages. The bar graph below shows the number of pages he reads every day. What percent of the book did Phil read on Tuesday?

6) The bar graph shows the number of hours Victor studied each day last week. What percentage of the total number of hours Victor studied last week were on Thursday?

7) The graph shows the favorite colors chosen by some middle school students. Which statement is supported by the information in the graph?

• F) Fewer than 30% of the students chose red, yellow, or orange as their favorite color.

• H) Exactly 18% of the students chose blue as their favorite color.

8) Maribel surveyed 55 people to find out their favorite types of music. The results are shown in the bar graph. Based on the information in the graph, which two types of music were chosen by 40% of the people surveyed?

• A) Country & Rock

• B) Jazz & Opera

• C) Opera & Country

• D) Rock & Jazz