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 #351 : Data Analysis And Probability

Miss. West's class made a chart of the pets that they own. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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What is the label of the y-axis? 

Possible Answers:

Pets Owned

Type of Pet

Miss. West

Number of People

Miss. West's Class

Correct answer:

Number of People

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 People". 

Example Question #452 : Measurement & Data

Miss. West's class made a chart of the pets that they own. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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How many people own a dog? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The bar for dogs is the first bar on the left. The bar raises to the number , which means  people have a dog. 

Example Question #461 : Measurement & Data

Miss. West's class made a chart of the pets that they own. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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How many people own a cat? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The bar for cats is the second bar from the left. The bar raises to the number , which means  people have a cat. 

Example Question #101 : Draw Picture And Bar Graphs To Represent A Data Set: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Md.D.10

Miss. West's class made a chart of the pets that they own. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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How many people own a fish? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The bar for fish is the third bar from the left. The bar raises to the number , which means  people have a fish. 

Example Question #102 : Draw Picture And Bar Graphs To Represent A Data Set: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Md.D.10

Miss. West's class made a chart of the pets that they own. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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How many people own a bird? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The bar for birds is the fourth bar from the left. The bar raises to the number , which means  people have a bird. 

Example Question #103 : Draw Picture And Bar Graphs To Represent A Data Set: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Md.D.10

Miss. West's class made a chart of the pets that they own. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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How many total pets are included in the graph? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find out how many pets are included in the graph, we need to add up each of the totals for each type of pet.

Example Question #104 : Draw Picture And Bar Graphs To Represent A Data Set: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Md.D.10

Miss. West's class made a chart of the pets that they own. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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How many more dogs are there than cats? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The phrase "how many more" tells us that we are going to subtract. We can take the number of dogs and subtract the number of cats.

Example Question #105 : Draw Picture And Bar Graphs To Represent A Data Set: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Md.D.10

Miss. West's class made a chart of the pets that they own. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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If four people weren't included in the graph, and they all have dogs, how many total dogs would there be? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

If there are four more dogs, we can add  to the current  dogs that are shown on the graph. 

Example Question #101 : Draw Picture And Bar Graphs To Represent A Data Set: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Md.D.10

Miss. West's class made a chart of the pets that they own. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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What pet is the least popular pet to have? 

Possible Answers:

Dog

Cat

Fish

Bird

Correct answer:

Bird

Explanation:

The bar for birds is the shortest, with only , which means this is the least popular pet to have. 

Example Question #102 : Draw Picture And Bar Graphs To Represent A Data Set: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Md.D.10

Miss. West's class made a chart of the pets that they own. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

Screen shot 2016 01 04 at 9.10.50 am

What pet is the most popular pet to have? 

Possible Answers:

Bird

Firsh

Dog

Cat

Correct answer:

Dog

Explanation:

The bar for dogs goes up the highest, with  dogs. This means that the dog is the most popular pet to have.

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