Interpret Data on Favourite Colours From a Table

In this worksheet, students will categorise favourite colours from a table.

Key stage: KS 1

Year: Year 2 Maths worksheets

Curriculum topic: Statistics

Curriculum subtopic: Totalling and Comparing Data

Difficulty level:

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Worksheet Overview

This table shows the favourite colour of some children.

Use the table to answer the questions.

Colour		Number of children
red		6
blue		4
green		4
yellow		2
cyan		8
black		8
orange		6

Example 1

What is the most popular colour?

Answer

We can make a diagram like this.

Favourite colour

Number
of
children

Child

9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

red

blue

green

yellow

cyan

black

orange

There are two colours that show the highest number.

Cyan and black are the most popular colours.

Example 2

How many children were asked about their favourite colour?

group of children thinking

Answer

To find the total number of people asked, we need to add up all the votes.

6 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 8 + 8 + 6 = 38

38 children were asked about their favourite colours.

Shall we have a go at some questions now?

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