Data Collection
Charts and Tables

This section begins with distance charts.

Worked Examples

1

The chart can be used to find the mileage between some Scottish towns and cities.

Find the distances between:

(a)

Fort William and Perth,

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To find the distance between Fort William and Perth look in the square where the two highlighted lines meet. So the distance is 103 miles.
(b)

Edinburgh and Stranraer.

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Using the same approach for Edinburgh and Stranraer gives 123 miles.
(c)

Which two places are furthest apart?

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The largest number in the table is 249.

Using the highlight, this is the Stranraer. So these two places are furthest apart (249 miles).

Exercises

The table gives the distances, in kilometres, between some UK towns and cities.

(a)

Find the distances between:

(i)
Birmingham and Leeds km
(ii)
Manchester and Bradford km
(iii)
Sheffield and Coventry. km
(b)

Nicole travels from Birmingham to Leeds and then to Manchester.

(i)

How far does she travel?

km
(ii)

By how many km would the distance she travels be reduced if she went from Birmingham to Manchester and then to Leeds?

km
(c)

Richy is going to Birmingham from Leeds. He must stop in either Bradford or Sheffield on the way. Which is the shorter route?

The route via .

The table gives the distances in km between 3 airports, London Heathrow, Birmingham and Bristol, and some cities in the UK.

The Jones family are planning to travel to the UK from Jamaica. They can arrive at any of the following 3 airports: London Heathrow, Birmingham or Bristol.

Using information from the table, answer these questions.

(a)

They want to visit relatives in Norwich. Which of the 3 airports is the nearest?

(b)

They decide to land at London Heathrow and then travel to Norwich. From Norwich they will go to Plymouth and then back to London Heathrow. How far will they have to travel in total?

km
(c)

Their friends, the Lewis family, live in Dover. They will travel to Plymouth and then on to Cardiff and back to Dover. How far will the Lewis family travel?

km
(d)

Which of the cities listed is closest to Birmingham airport and which is closest to London Heathrow?

is closest to Birmingham airport and

is closest to London Heathrow.

The table shows the favourite sports selected by a group of boys in each of their secondary school grades. In each year, each student chose just one sport.

(a)

How many chose basketball in Year 8?

(b)

How many more chose football in Year 7 than in Year 10?

(c)

In which years was football the most popular sport?

List the year numbers separated by commas.

Years
(d)
(i)

In which year was 'track and field' the most popular sport?

Year
(ii)

How many students were there in this year?

students

The table below shows the group cost of a week at a large holiday centre. The cost varies according to the number of people in the group and the type of accommodation booked. There is a £20 reduction for each child.

(a)

How much would it cost for Mr and Mrs Powell and their 4 children to stay in 'Comfortable' accommodation for one week?

£
(b)

How much more would it cost if they booked 'Luxury' accommodation?

£
(c)

How much would they save in 'Saver' accommodation compared with 'Luxury' accommodation?

£
(d)
(i)

How much would it cost if two grandparents came with the family and they all stayed in 'Saver' accommodation?

£
(ii)

By how much does this differ from the total in part (a)?

£

Each student in a class was asked to choose one sport they enjoy watching. The numbers of choices were put in a table.

(a)

How many students chose football?

(b)

How many more girls chose cricket than table tennis?

(c)

One girl says that boys usually prefer watching outdoor sports. Do the figures in the table support this view?