ISEE Middle Level Quantitative : Data Analysis

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for ISEE Middle Level Quantitative

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Example Questions

Example Question #8 : How To Find The Answer From A Table

High and low

Refer to the above graph, which shows the high and low temperatures for Kingdom City over a one-week period.

On how many days did the temperature fall below 55 degrees?

Possible Answers:

Three

Four

Two 

One

Correct answer:

Three

Explanation:

To answer this question, examine the line representing the low temperatures. 

High and low 2

Notice that the three days on which the temperature fell below 55 have been marked with a circle (the low temperature on Tuesday was exactly 55). 

Example Question #2 : How To Find The Answer From A Table

High and low

Refer to the above graph, which shows the high and low temperatures for Kingdom City over a one-week period.

On how many days did the difference between the high and low temperatures reach or exceed fifteen degrees?

Possible Answers:

Five

Six

Four

Seven

Correct answer:

Four

Explanation:

Below is the graph, this time with the temperatures represented.

High and low 2

The differences between the high and low temperatures for each day are as follows:

Sunday: 

Monday: 

Tuesday: 

Wednesday: 

Thursday: 

Friday: 

Saturday: 

The differences for four days - Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday - all exceed 15 degrees.

Example Question #9 : How To Find The Answer From A Table

Scrabble

A popular word game uses one hundred tiles, each of which is marked with a letter or a blank. The distribution of the tiles is shown above, with each letter paired with the number of tiles marked with that letter. Notice that there are two blank tiles.

How many consonants are represented by as many tiles as there are "U" tiles?

(Note: for this problem, "Y" is considered a consonant)

Possible Answers:

Three 

Five

Four

Two

Correct answer:

Three 

Explanation:

According to the table, there are four "U" tiles. The consonants represented by exactly four tiles are "D", "L, and "S" - three different consonants.

Example Question #101 : Data Analysis

High and low

Refer to the above graph, which shows the high and low temperatures for Kingdom City over a one-week period.

On how many days did the temperature exceed 70 degrees?

Possible Answers:

Four

Six

Five

Seven

Correct answer:

Four

Explanation:

To answer this question, examine the line representing the high temperatures. 

High and low 2

Notice that the four days on which the temperature fell above 70 have been marked with a circle (the high temperature on Friday was exactly 70). 

Example Question #1 : Answer Questions Using Information From A Bar Graph: Ccss.Math.Content.3.Md.B.3

Use the chart below to answer the question. 

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How many students in Mr. Ray's class have a pet? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Each square represents  students. Mr. Ray's bar has  squares in it. That means we can take  to find our total. 

Example Question #2 : Answer Questions Using Information From A Bar Graph: Ccss.Math.Content.3.Md.B.3

Use the chart below to answer the question.

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How many students in Ms. Smith's class have a pet? 

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Each square represents  students. Ms. Smith's bar has  squares in it. That means we can take  to find our total. 

Example Question #3 : Answer Questions Using Information From A Bar Graph: Ccss.Math.Content.3.Md.B.3

Use the chart below to answer the question.

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How many students in Ms. Hen's class have a pet? 

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Each square represents  students. Ms. Hen's bar has 2 squares in it. That means we can take  to find our total. 

Example Question #102 : Data Analysis

Use the chart below to answer the question.

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How many students in Ms. Miller's class have a pet? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Each square represents  students. Ms. Miller's bar has  squares in it. That means we can take  to find our total. 

Example Question #103 : Data Analysis

Use the chart below to answer the question.


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How many more students have a pet in Mr. Ray's class than Ms. Miller's class? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Each square represents  students. Mr. Ray's bar has  squares in it, which means he has  students with pets (). Ms. Milers bar has  squares in it, which means she has  students with pets (). 

To find the difference we subtract. 

Example Question #1 : Answer Questions Using Information From A Bar Graph: Ccss.Math.Content.3.Md.B.3

Use the chart below to answer the question.


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How many more students have a pet in Mr. Ray's class than Ms. Hen's class? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Each square represents  students. Mr. Ray's bar has  squares in it, which means he has  students with pets (). Ms. Hen's bar has  squares in it, which means she has  students with pets (). 

To find the difference we subtract. 

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