Interpreting Percent Bar Graphs

Which of the following statements best describes the data?

• Yu and Jose have the same amount of strikeouts as Carlos.

• Mark has twice as many strikeouts as Jose.

• Carlos accounts for more than 25% of the total strikeouts.

• One half of the total strikeouts are made by Justin and Yu

Students in a math class were asked which hand they preferred to use for writing. The bar graph

shows the results.

Of students that had a preference, what percent chose

the left hand?

• 75%

• 25%

• 24%

• 6%

Katie is reading a 200-page book that is divided into 5 chapters. The bar graph shows the number of pages in each chapter.

What percent of the pages is in even-numbered chapters?

• 50%

• 15%

• 35%

• 70%

Band members are selling magazines to raise $150 for a field trip. The bar graph below shows the amount six band members have collected so far. Paul, Jim, and Dan are boys and Jane, Mia, and Bryn are girls. By what percent of the total money raised so far do the girls exceed the boys?

• about 10%

• about 7%

• about 20%

• about 15%

Cypress Middle School held a fundraiser for a school dance. Three teams (baseball, soccer, and volleyball) and three clubs (ecology, science, and math) collected money. The results of the fundraiser are shown in the bar graph below. About what percent of the money raised was collected by clubs?

• 6%

• 47%

• 75%

• 53%

Paul randomly surveyed people in the mall and asked them what genre of movie they prefer. The results are shown in the survey below. By what percent did action movies exceed drama movies as the genre of choice?

• 1.5%

• 3%

• 21%

• 19.5%

If there are 300 seventh graders, how many students prefer choir?

• 96

• 24

• 75

• 42

The circle graph below shows how Laila spent the last 24 hours. Based on the information in the graph, how many hours did Laila spend at school?

• 25 hours

• 8 hours

• 6 hours

• Not here

The team scored 50 points. How many points did Kendrick score?

• 12 points

• 20 points

• 10 points

• 72 points

How many activities have more female than male participants?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4