SSAT Elementary Level Math : Data Analysis

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Elementary Level Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #406 : Measurement & Data

Mrs. Ryan's class had their class election today for their class president. The results are displayed in the chart below. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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How many more people voted for the Emily than voted for Megan? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The phrase "how many more" tells us that we are going to subtract. We can take the number of people who voted for Emily and subtract the number of people who voted for the Megan. 

Example Question #22 : Draw Picture And Bar Graphs To Represent A Data Set: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Md.D.10

Kate's class is going to plant flowers outside of their class window. To help decide what flower to plant, her teacher took a class vote. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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How many more people voted for the daisy than the lily? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The phrase "how many more" tells us that we are going to subtract. We can take the number of people who voted for the daisy and subtract the number of people who voted for the lily. 

Example Question #407 : Measurement & Data

Mrs. Ryan's class had their class election today for their class president. The results are displayed in the chart below. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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If four students who voted for Charlie change their minds and want to vote for another classmate, how many votes would Charlie have? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

If four people change their votes, we are taking  from the  votes that Charlie has. 

Example Question #152 : Tables

Mr. Shine wants to do something different on Fridays, so he is going to add a subject to his class that he will teach every Friday. The results are shown in the table below.  

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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What is the title of the graph? 

Possible Answers:

Number of Votes

Fridays

Mr. Shine's Class

What Subject Should We Add

Subject

Correct answer:

What Subject Should We Add

Explanation:

The title of a bar graph can be found at the top of the graph, and it tells you what type of data the graph is displaying. In this case, our title is "What Subject Should We Add?" 

Example Question #161 : Tables

Mr. Shine wants to do something different on Fridays, so he is going to add a subject to his class that he will teach every Friday. The results are shown in the table below.  

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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What is the label of the x-axis? 

Possible Answers:

What Subject Should We Add?

Fridays

Subject

Mr. Shine's Class

Number of Votes

Correct answer:

Subject

Explanation:

A graph is made up of an x-axis and a y-axis. The x-axis of a graph is always the horizontal line (a line that runs from left to right) and the y-axis is alway the vertical line (a line that runs from top to bottom) 

The x-axis of this graph is labeled "Subject". 

Example Question #162 : Tables

Mr. Shine wants to do something different on Fridays, so he is going to add a subject to his class that he will teach every Friday. The results are shown in the table below.  

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

Screen shot 2016 01 04 at 10.35.04 am

What is the label of the y-axis? 

Possible Answers:

Subject

What Subject Should We Add? 

Mr. Shine's Class

Number of Votes

Fridays

Correct answer:

Number of Votes

Explanation:

A graph is made up of an x-axis and a y-axis. The x-axis of a graph is always the horizontal line (a line that runs from left to right) and the y-axis is alway the vertical line (a line that runs from top to bottom) 

The y-axis of this graph is labeled "Number of Votes". 

Example Question #161 : How To Find The Answer From A Table

Mr. Shine wants to do something different on Fridays, so he is going to add a subject to his class that he will teach every Friday. The results are shown in the table below.  

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

Screen shot 2016 01 04 at 10.35.04 am

How many people voted for painting? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The bar for painting is the second bar from the left. The bar raises to the number , which means  people voted for painting.

Example Question #51 : Draw Picture And Bar Graphs To Represent A Data Set: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Md.D.10

Mr. Shine wants to do something different on Fridays, so he is going to add a subject to his class that he will teach every Friday. The results are shown in the table below.  

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

Screen shot 2016 01 04 at 10.35.04 am

How many people voted for woodwork? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The bar for woodwork is the first bar on the left. The bar raises to the number , which means  people voted for woodwork. 

Example Question #163 : How To Find The Answer From A Table

Mr. Shine wants to do something different on Fridays, so he is going to add a subject to his class that he will teach every Friday. The results are shown in the table below.  

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

Screen shot 2016 01 04 at 10.35.04 am

How many people voted for pottery? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The bar for pottery is the second bar from the left. The bar raises to the number , which means  people voted for pottery.

Example Question #162 : How To Find The Answer From A Table

Mr. Shine wants to do something different on Fridays, so he is going to add a subject to his class that he will teach every Friday. The results are shown in the table below.  

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

Screen shot 2016 01 04 at 10.35.04 am

How many people voted for singing? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The bar for pottery is the second bar from the left. The bar raises to the number , which means  people voted for pottery.

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