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Interpret Graphs Questions

Peter threw a weighted die multiple times and recorded the results. The document includes a graph of the results and questions about interpreting the graph. It also describes a race between four math rats - Addy, Subby, Multy, and Divvy - with a table showing how many races each won. It includes questions about interpreting the table and calculating probabilities.

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Interpret Graphs Questions

Peter threw a weighted die multiple times and recorded the results. The document includes a graph of the results and questions about interpreting the graph. It also describes a race between four math rats - Addy, Subby, Multy, and Divvy - with a table showing how many races each won. It includes questions about interpreting the table and calculating probabilities.

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5702 Interpret graphs

Maths worksheets from urbrainy.com

1. Peter made a large six-sided die from cardboard and stuck some small
weights inside so that it was not a 'fair' die. These were the results when he
threw it a few times.

Frequency
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1 2 3 4 5 6
Number on die

a) How many times did Peter throw the die altogether? …………

b) Which number was the mode? …………

c) What was the difference in frequencies between


the most and least common numbers? …………

d) If this graph shows how the weights are really affecting Peter's die, what is
the probability that on his next throw he will get a number 5 ?

……………………………………………..…………………

Hint: You need the answer


to part a) for this question.

e) What is the probability that he gets more than 4 on his next throw?

………………………………………………………………….

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5702 Interpret graphs
Maths worksheets from urbrainy.com

1. Addy, Subby, Multy and Divvy have twenty races over 200m. (This is a long
way for a rat - even a Maths Rat!). This table shows how many times each of
them won.

8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0

Addy Subby Multy Divvy

a) Who won the most races? …………

b) Which two Maths Rats won the same number of races? …………
c) What was the difference between the maximum number of wins
and the minimum number of wins? …………

d) If they run another race, what is the probability of Multy winning? …………

e) What is the probability of Addy winning? …………

f) If they run four more races and each Maths Rat wins one race,
what fraction of all the races has Subby won? …………
g) If the Maths Rat that wins the least number of races gets a
wooden spoon, who is that going to be? …………

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