Interpreting Graphs AIMS Math Blitz – Spring, 2008

Period 1 1. What type of graph is shown? 2. Estimate the number of people participating in each activity. 3. Which two activities are done by the most people per month? 4. Which two activities are done by the fewest people per month? 5. Which activity is more popular? a.baseball or bowling b.reading or tennis c.swimming or bowling d.movies or reading

Period 2 1.Which category of waste is the largest? 2.Which category of waste is the smallest? 3.If the total waste for a year is 200 tons, how many tons would be made up of each type? 4.What percentage of the total year’s waste comes from… a.glass, metal & plastic? b.furniture, cans, and metal? c.paper, food, and plastic? d.glass and metal? Percentage is by weight.

Period 3 1.What is the total spent on pet items? 2.What is the mean of the 3 amounts? 3.How much more is spent on food than veterinary care? 4.How much less is spent on veterinary care than supplies and medicine?

Period 4 1.What type of graph is shown? 2.Estimate the number of pets registered for each year. 3.When was the maximum number of registrations done? 4.When was the minimum number of pets registered? 5.What is the range of pet registered? 6.What is the mean of the number of pets registered shown? 7.What is the median of the number of pets registered? 8.What is the mode of the number of pets registered?

Period What is the maximum rainfall and in what year did it occur? 2.What is the minimum rainfall and in what year did it occur? 3.Between which two years did the amount of rainfall decrease the most? 4.Between which two years did the amount of rainfall increase the most?

Period 6 Median Weekly Income (in dollars) by Educational Level Attained Estimate the weekly amount earned by each level of education. 2.Between which two levels is the difference greatest? 3.Between which two levels is the difference the least? 4.What is the range of incomes? 5.If a person works 40 years, what will be the lifetime difference between having no high school diploma and having a bachelor’s degree?

Period 1 ANSWERS 1. What type of graph is shown? Bar graph 2. Estimate the number of people participating in each activity. Tennis ≈ 1,500Live Theatre ≈ 2,000Movies ≈ 5,000 Baseball ≈ 3,000Bowling ≈ 2,500Reading ≈ 4,000 Swimming ≈ 3,000 3.Which two activities are done by the most people per month? Movies and Reading 4.Which two activities are done by the fewest people per month? Tennis and Live Theatre 5.Which activity is more popular? a.baseball or bowling b.reading or tennis c.swimming or bowling d.movies or reading

Period 2 ANSWERS 1.Which category of waste is the largest? Paper 2.Which category of waste is the smallest? Cans 3.If the total waste for a year is 200 tons, how many tons would be made up of each type? Paper = 80 tons Yard waste = 34 tons Food = 18 tons Glass = 18 tons Metal = 20 tons Plastic = 14 tons Furniture = 12 tons Cans = 4 tons 4. What percentage of the total year’s waste comes from… a.glass, metal & plastic? 26% b.furniture, cans, and metal? 18% c.paper, food, and plastic? 56% d.glass and metal? 19% Percentage is by weight.

Period 3 ANSWERS 1.What is the total spent on pet items? $33.9 billion 2.What is the mean of the 3 amounts? $11.3 billion 3.How much more is spent on food than veterinary care? $6.2 billion 4.How much less is spent on veterinary care than supplies and medicine? $100 million ($0.1 billion)

Period 4 ANSWERS 1.What type of graph is shown? Line graph 2.Estimate the number of pets registered for each year ≈ 120 pets 2004 ≈ 60 pets 2005 ≈ 20 pets 2006 ≈ 80 pets 2007 ≈ 20 pets 3.When was the maximum number of registrations done? When was the minimum number of pets registered? 2005 and What is the range of pet registered? 100 pets 6. What is the mean of the number of pets registered shown? 60 pets 7. What is the median of the number of pets registered? 60 pets 8. What is the mode of the number of pets registered? 20 pets

Period What is the maximum rainfall and in what year did it occur? 51.5 inches, What is the minimum rainfall and in what year did it occur? 26.3 inches, Between which two years did the amount of rainfall decrease the most? 2004 and Between which two years did the amount of rainfall increase the most? 2002 and 2003

Period 6 ANSWERS Median Weekly Income (in dollars) by Educational Level Attained Estimate the weekly amount earned by each level of education. Professional degree ≈ $1,050 Master’s degree ≈ $950 Bachelor’s degree ≈ $800 Associate’s degree ≈ $600 Postsecondary voc trning ≈ $550 High Sch graduate,no col ≈ $500 No High School diploma ≈ $ Between which two levels is the difference greatest? Associate’s degree and Bachelor’s degree 3. Between which two levels is the difference the least? Associate’s degree, Postsecondary vocational training, and High School graduate, no college 4. What is the range of incomes? $ If a person works 40 years, what will be the lifetime difference between having no high school diploma and having a bachelor’s degree? $936,000 1.