SSAT Elementary Level Math : Data Analysis and Probability

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #391 : Measurement & Data

All of the  grade classes are saving money to donate to a local charity. The graph below shows how much money each class saved at the end of the first week. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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How much money has Mrs. Sweet's class saved? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The bar for Mrs. Sweet's class is the fourth bar from the left. The bar raises to the number , which means her class has saved .

Example Question #31 : Draw Picture And Bar Graphs To Represent A Data Set: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Md.D.10

All of the  grade classes are saving money to donate to a local charity. The graph below shows how much money each class saved at the end of the first week. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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What two classes have raised the most money? 

Possible Answers:

Ms. Smith and Mr. Tie

Ms. Smith and Mr. Rogers

Mr. Rogers and Mrs. Sweet

Mr. Tie and Mrs. Sweet

Mr. Tie and Mr. Rogers

Correct answer:

Mr. Tie and Mrs. Sweet

Explanation:

The two bars that go up to the highest two numbers are Mr. Tie's bar, which goes up to ,  and Mrs. Sweet's bar, which goes up to .

Example Question #282 : Data Analysis And Probability

All of the  grade classes are saving money to donate to a local charity. The graph below shows how much money each class saved at the end of the first week. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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How much money has been raised in total? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find out how much total money has been raised, we need to add up all of the money that each class has saved. 

Example Question #142 : How To Find The Answer From A Table

All of the  grade classes are saving money to donate to a local charity. The graph below shows how much money each class saved at the end of the first week. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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How much more money has Mr. Tie's classes saved than Ms. Smith's class? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The phrase "how many more" tells us that we are going to subtract. We can take the the money saved by Mr. Tie's class and subtract the money saved by Ms. Smith's class. 

Example Question #145 : Tables

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

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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

Example Question #282 : Data Analysis And Probability

All of the  grade classes are saving money to donate to a local charity. The graph below shows how much money each class saved at the end of the first week. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

Screen shot 2016 01 04 at 10.43.20 am

 

If Mr. Roger's class saves  next week, how much will they have saved in total?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

If Mr. Roger's class saves  next week we can add that to the  they have to find the total. 

Example Question #147 : Tables

All of the  grade classes are saving money to donate to a local charity. The graph below shows how much money each class saved at the end of the first week. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

Screen shot 2016 01 04 at 10.43.20 am

 

If Mr. Tie's class saves  next week, how much will they have saved in total? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

If Mr. Tie's class saves  next week we can add that to the  they have to find the total. 

Example Question #32 : Draw Picture And Bar Graphs To Represent A Data Set: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Md.D.10

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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What is the title of the graph? 

Possible Answers:

Students Candidate

Mrs. Ryan's Class

Number of Votes

Results

Election for Class President 

Correct answer:

Election for Class President 

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 "Election for Class President". 

Example Question #33 : Draw Picture And Bar Graphs To Represent A Data Set: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Md.D.10

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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What is the label of the x-axis? 

Possible Answers:

Mrs. Ryan's Class

Number of Votes

Election for Class President

Student Candidate 

Class Election 

Correct answer:

Student Candidate 

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 "Student Candidate". 

Example Question #34 : Draw Picture And Bar Graphs To Represent A Data Set: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Md.D.10

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. 

Screen shot 2016 01 04 at 10.39.00 am

What is the label of the y-axis? 

Possible Answers:

Mrs. Ryan's Class

Number of Votes

Class Election 

Election for Class President 

Student Candidate 

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". 

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