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Frequency tables: how many observations?

Year 6 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Each row says how many times a value occurred. Add the counts to find the total number of observations.

  1. A teacher asked each student how many books they read this month. Results: 0 books: 5 students; 1 book: 1 student; 2 books: 2 students; 3 books: 3 students. How many students are there in all?
  2. A teacher asked each student how many books they read this month. Results: 1 book: 2 students; 2 books: 4 students; 3 books: 3 students; 4 books: 2 students. How many students are there in all?
  3. A coach counted the goals scored in each game of a season. Results: 0 goals: 3 games; 1 goal: 5 games; 2 goals: 4 games; 3 goals: 1 game. How many games are there in all?
  4. A teacher asked each student how many books they read this month. Results: 0 books: 2 students; 1 book: 1 student; 2 books: 5 students; 3 books: 3 students. How many students are there in all?
  5. A teacher asked each student how many books they read this month. Results: 2 books: 8 students; 3 books: 5 students; 4 books: 5 students; 5 books: 4 students. How many students are there in all?
  6. A teacher asked each student how many books they read this month. Results: 2 books: 1 student; 3 books: 6 students; 4 books: 3 students; 5 books: 5 students. How many students are there in all?
  7. A survey asked each household how many phone chargers it owns. Results: 0 chargers: 6 households; 1 charger: 5 households; 2 chargers: 5 households; 3 chargers: 3 households. How many households are there in all?
  8. A coach counted the goals scored in each game of a season. Results: 1 goal: 4 games; 2 goals: 5 games; 3 goals: 1 game; 4 goals: 4 games; 5 goals: 3 games. How many games are there in all?
  9. A teacher asked each student how many books they read this month. Results: 2 books: 4 students; 3 books: 9 students; 4 books: 8 students; 5 books: 7 students; 6 books: 6 students; 7 books: 7 students. How many students are there in all?
  10. A teacher asked each student how many books they read this month. Results: 2 books: 9 students; 3 books: 4 students; 4 books: 5 students; 5 books: 8 students; 6 books: 6 students. How many students are there in all?
  11. A coach counted the goals scored in each game of a season. Results: 1 goal: 4 games; 2 goals: 6 games; 3 goals: 1 game; 4 goals: 4 games; 5 goals: 6 games; 6 goals: 2 games. How many games are there in all?
  12. A teacher asked each student how many books they read this month. Results: 2 books: 4 students; 3 books: 3 students; 4 books: 5 students; 5 books: 9 students; 6 books: 7 students; 7 books: 1 student. How many students are there in all?
  13. A teacher asked each student how many books they read this month. Results: 0 books: 5 students; 1 book: 3 students; 2 books: 13 students; 3 books: 7 students; 4 books: 1 student; 5 books: 4 students. How many students are there in all?
  14. A survey asked each student how many pets they have. Results: 0 pets: 6 students; 1 pet: 19 students; 2 pets: 9 students; 3 pets: 13 students; 4 pets: 19 students. How many students are there in all?
  15. A teacher asked each student how many books they read this month. Results: 0 books: 18 students; 1 book: 16 students; 2 books: 3 students; 3 books: 10 students; 4 books: 19 students. How many students are there in all?
  16. A survey asked each household how many phone chargers it owns. Results: 1 charger: 7 households; 2 chargers: 3 households; 3 chargers: 8 households; 4 chargers: 2 households; 5 chargers: 6 households. How many households are there in all?
  17. A survey asked each household how many phone chargers it owns. Results: 0 chargers: 39 households; 1 charger: 37 households; 2 chargers: 19 households; 3 chargers: 12 households; 4 chargers: 32 households; 5 chargers: 3 households. How many households are there in all?
  18. A teacher asked each student how many books they read this month. Results: 1 book: 36 students; 2 books: 24 students; 3 books: 37 students; 4 books: 11 students; 5 books: 33 students; 6 books: 13 students. How many students are there in all?
  19. A coach counted the goals scored in each game of a season. Results: 0 goals: 37 games; 1 goal: 11 games; 2 goals: 4 games; 3 goals: 3 games; 4 goals: 21 games; 5 goals: 18 games. How many games are there in all?
  20. A survey asked each student how many pets they have. Results: 0 pets: 34 students; 1 pet: 26 students; 2 pets: 7 students; 3 pets: 26 students; 4 pets: 24 students; 5 pets: 28 students. How many students are there in all?
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Answer key: Frequency tables: how many observations?

  1. 11
  2. 11
  3. 13
  4. 11
  5. 22
  6. 15
  7. 19
  8. 17
  9. 41
  10. 32
  11. 23
  12. 29
  13. 33
  14. 66
  15. 66
  16. 26
  17. 142
  18. 154
  19. 94
  20. 145