SSAT Elementary Level Math : Tables

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #285 : Data Analysis

Dan's class made a chart to display his and his classmates' favorite subjects. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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Based on the graph, how many people are in Dan's class? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find out how many people are in Dan's class, we need to add up all of the votes that each subject received. 

Example Question #182 : How To Find The Answer From A Table

Dan's class made a chart to display his and his classmates' favorite subjects. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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How many more people favor science than math? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

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

Example Question #1552 : Common Core Math: Grade 2

Dan's class made a chart to display his and his classmates' favorite subjects. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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If six students change their minds and decide that math is actually their favorite subject, how many students would favor math? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

If six more people favor math, we can add  to the current number of people who favor math, , to find our new total. 

Example Question #71 : Draw Picture And Bar Graphs To Represent A Data Set: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Md.D.10

Dan's class made a chart to display his and his classmates' favorite subjects. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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What subject is the least favorite among Dan and his classmates? 

Possible Answers:

Science

Math 

Social Studies

English

Correct answer:

English

Explanation:

The bar for English is the shortest, with only  votes, which means this is the least favorite. 

Example Question #281 : Data Analysis

Morgan's class made a chart to display her and her classmates' favorite types of music. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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What is the title of the graph? 

Possible Answers:

Number of People

Favorite Type of Music

Morgan's Classmates

Type of Music

Morgan's Class

Correct answer:

Favorite Type of Music

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 "Favorite Type of Music". 

Example Question #73 : Draw Picture And Bar Graphs To Represent A Data Set: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Md.D.10

Morgan's class made a chart to display her and her classmates' favorite types of music. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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What is the label of the x-axis? 

Possible Answers:

Type of Music

Number of People

Favorite Type of Music

Morgan's Class

Morgan's Classmates 

Correct answer:

Type of Music

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 "Type of Music". 

Example Question #74 : Draw Picture And Bar Graphs To Represent A Data Set: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Md.D.10

Morgan's class made a chart to display her and her classmates' favorite types of music. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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What is the label of the y-axis? 

Possible Answers:

Morgan's Class

Favorite Type of Music 

Number of People

Morgan's Classmates

Type of Music

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 #185 : How To Find The Answer From A Table

Morgan's class made a chart to display her and her classmates' favorite types of music. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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How many people listed country as their favorite type of music? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The bar for country is the second bar from the left. The bar raises to the number , which means  people listed country as their favorite type of music.

Example Question #186 : How To Find The Answer From A Table

Morgan's class made a chart to display her and her classmates' favorite types of music. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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How many people listed hip-hop as their favorite type of music? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The bar for hip-hop is the first bar on the left. The bar raises to the number , which means  people listed hip-hop as their favorite type of music.

Example Question #187 : How To Find The Answer From A Table

Morgan's class made a chart to display her and her classmates' favorite types of music. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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How many people listed jazz as their favorite type of music? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The bar for jazz is the third bar from the left. The bar raises to the number , which means  person listed jazz as their favorite type of music.

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