Question

Read the joint bar graph showing the favourite sports of boys and girls and answer the following questions:
1. What is the favorite sport of girls?
2. What is the favorite sport of boys?
3. Which sport is liked equally by both boys and girls?

(3 marks)

Answer 1

1. First, look for the highest bar in the graph in pink. This bar color represents girl's favorite sports. Next, look at the x axis to see what data is represented by that bar. Then, double check that the y axis amount is indeed the highest amount of any favorite sport among girls. In this case, soccer is the favorite with 10 girls choosing it, which is also the highest amount on the graph for girls favorite sports.

The answer is soccer.
(1 mark)

2. First, look at the graph to find the highest bar in the graph in blue. This represents the favorite sports among boys. Next, look at the x axis to see which sport is represented by the highest bar in blue. Then, double check that the bar indeed matches with the highest data amount on the y axis. In this case, basketball is the favorite with 9 boys choosing it.

The answer is basketball.
(1 mark)

3. First, understand the questions by realizing you are looking for two bars that are representing equal data. Next, find the two bars on the graph that line up equally with one another. Both the blue and pink will be at the same height on the graph. Then, look at the x axis to determine which sport is represented by the equal data among boys and girls. Baseball is that sport which is liked equally by both boys and girls.

The answer is baseball.
​​​​​​​(1 mark)