Circle Graphs

Which method would be most appropriate to collect data on students' favorite school subjects?

• Conducting a survey

• Performing an experiment

• Making observations

• Reading a textbook

Answer explanation

Conducting a survey is the most appropriate method to collect data on students' favorite school subjects, as it allows for direct feedback from students about their preferences.

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VA.6.PS.1.b

Formulate a question that would require collecting data to create a circle graph about students' favorite ice cream flavors.

• What is the most popular ice cream flavor in the world?

• How many students prefer chocolate, vanilla, or strawberry ice cream?

• Why do students like ice cream?

• How is ice cream made?

Answer explanation

The correct choice, 'How many students prefer chocolate, vanilla, or strawberry ice cream?', directly asks for data collection on students' preferences, which is essential for creating a circle graph.

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VA.6.PS.1.a

What is a key factor to ensure that the data collected from a survey about students' favorite sports is representative of the entire school?

• Surveying only the basketball team

• Including students from different grades and classes

• Asking only the teachers

• Surveying during a sports event

Answer explanation

Including students from different grades and classes ensures a diverse sample, making the survey results more representative of the entire school. Other options limit the diversity and may not reflect all students' preferences.

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VA.6.PS.1.c

After creating a circle graph of students' favorite colors, what can you conclude if the largest section is blue?

• Blue is the least favorite color

• Most students prefer blue

• No students like blue

• Blue is equally liked as other colors

Answer explanation

The largest section of the circle graph indicates that blue is the most preferred color among students, meaning most students favor blue over other colors.

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VA.6.PS.1.e

Which table represents the data in the graph?

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Answer explanation

You can compare which category was the most popular and so on until the least popular.

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CCSS.3.MD.B.3

Which circle graph best represents the same set of data as the bar graph?

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Answer explanation

You can compare which category was the most popular and so on until the least popular.

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CCSS.3.MD.B.3

The team scored 50 points. How many points did Kendrick score?

• 12 points
• 20 points
• 10 points
• 72 points

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

There are 200 vegetable plants in a garden.  How many of the vegetable plants are green beans?

• 16
• 24
• 28
• 32

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

600 people were surveyed. How many people rode the stationary bikes that day?

• 150 people
• 120 people
• 90 people
• None of these

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

According to this circle graph, what is the least popular flavor of Jolly Rancher?

• Blue Rasberry
• Watermelon
• Grape
• Apple

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CCSS.3.MD.B.3