AQL Data Interpretation and Graphs

Question 1

A bar graph shows that City A has 40,000 residents and City B has 25,000 residents. How many more residents does City A have than City B?

Accepted Answer

15,000

Answer

65,000

Answer

10,000

Answer

5,000

Question 2

A pie chart shows that 35% of a budget goes to salaries. If the total budget is $200,000, how much is spent on salaries?

Accepted Answer

$70,000

Answer

$35,000

Answer

$65,000

Answer

$140,000

Question 3

A line graph shows test scores rising from 65 in January to 82 in June. What is the overall increase in points?

Accepted Answer

17

Answer

12

Answer

82

Answer

147

Question 4

Which type of graph is most appropriate for showing changes in a variable over time?

Accepted Answer

Line graph

Answer

Pie chart

Answer

Histogram

Answer

Scatter plot

Question 5

A table shows that 120 out of 480 students chose science as their favorite subject. What percentage chose science?

Accepted Answer

25%

Answer

40%

Answer

12%

Answer

30%

Question 6

In a scatter plot, a positive correlation means that:

Accepted Answer

As one variable increases, the other variable also tends to increase

Answer

As one variable increases, the other decreases

Answer

The two variables have no relationship

Answer

The data points form a horizontal line

A bar graph shows that City A has 40,000 residents and City B has 25,000 residents.How many more residents does City A have than City B?