Interpret Data on Favourite Colours From a Table

This table shows the favourite colour of some children.

 

Use the table to answer the questions.

 

Colour		Number of children
red		6
blue		4
green		4
yellow		2
cyan		8
black		8
orange		6

 

Example 1

What is the most popular colour?

 

Answer

We can make a diagram like this.

 

		Favourite colour
Number of children	9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
		red blue green yellow cyan black orange

 

There are two colours that show the highest number.

Cyan and black are the most popular colours.

 

Example 2

How many children were asked about their favourite colour?

 

 

Answer

To find the total number of people asked, we need to add up all the votes.

 

6 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 8 + 8 + 6 = 38

38 children were asked about their favourite colours.

 

Shall we have a go at some questions now?