3 Helen carried out a survey to find out the fruit her friends like best. Here are her results.
apples
oranges
peaches
bananas
pineapples
bananas
bananas
oranges
apples
peaches
bananas
oranges
pineapples
oranges
bananas
peaches
apples
bananas
apples
bananas
(a) Complete the table for Helen’s results.
Fruit
Tally
Frequency
apples
bananas
oranges
peaches
pineapples
(2)
(b) Write down the number of Helen’s friends who like bananas best. (1)
(c) On the grid, draw a suitable chart or diagram to show Helen’s results.(3)
Mark scheme (a)
Answer
Mark
Notes
4, 7, 4, 3, 2
2
M1 for at least 3 correct tallies or at least 3 correct frequencies A1 for all frequencies correct
Mark scheme (b)
Answer
Mark
Notes
7
1
B1 for 7 or ft from frequencies in (a) or tallies if no frequencies
Mark scheme (c)
Answer
Mark
Notes
Diagram drawn
3
M1 for bar chart or other suitable chart with at least 3 correct heights for their scale (can f.t.) A1 for all 5 bars correctly labelled and vertical axis correctly scaled A1 for fully correct or ft frequencies in (a) OR M1 for pictogram with at least 3 correct rows (can f.t.) A1 for correct labels on all 5 rows and correctly key A1 for fully correct or ft frequencies in (a) OR M1 for pie chart with at least 3 correct sectors ± 2° (can f.t.) A1 for all 5 sectors correctly labelled A1 for fully correct or ft frequencies in (a)
