Pie sales

Pie sales

Pencil and paper
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This task is about creating a pictograph for information about pie sales.

The table above shows the number of pies sold each month in the Hillsdowne School canteen.

Use the data shown on the table above to complete the pictograph in the space below.

The symbol  represents 10 pies. Remember to:

  • Give your graph a title.
  • Complete the x-axis.
  • Draw a key for your graph.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Months

 

PIE SALES

Month

No. of pies

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

  0
10
20
25
30
45
40
50
50
35
20
10
Task administration: 
This task is completed with pencil and paper only.
Level:
4
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Statistics, Statistical investigations
Keywords: 
pictographs, graph construction
Description of task: 
Students present data on monthly school pie sales in a pictograph, and add a title, a key, and a label for the x-axis.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can be used to help to identify students' ability to complete a pictograph.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Statistical investigations, set 5
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
 

Y8 (11/2001)

- Title: "Number of pies sold at Hillsdowne School Canteen" or similar. [Do not accept "Pies" or "Pie Sales" or "Pies Sold".]
- All months of the year completed [Accept: initial letter of month, e.g., F, J, A]. NOTE: Addition of a y-axis not accepted.
- Key completed. [May include 5 or 10 pies].

difficult
 
easy
 
difficult

Pies drawn in correctly for each month.
1-2 errors in graph:

  • incorrect number of pies drawn for a given month.
  • too much variation in size of pies drawn in.
  • "5" pies not represented correctly.

moderate
easy

Title: Number of pies sold at Hillsdowne School canteen