This task is about constructing and then reading information from a graph.
The table shows the number of people working in different areas of employment, in 1956 and 1996, as a percentage of all people in the workforce for each of these years.
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Graph this data as a composite bar graph on the grid below.
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Percentage of People in Different Area of Employment in 1956 and 1996
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Between 1956 and 1996, which area of employment had:
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i) the largest percentage decrease in people working? ____________
ii) the largest percentage increase in people working? ____________
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Name two areas of employment where the percentages of people working are most similar in 1956 and 1996.
____________________ and ____________________
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