5.

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1. a)

b) It is easy to tell what percent of the population originates from each city.
2. i)a) Yes, each number of students can be written as a fraction of one whole.
c)

ii)a) No, there are two sets of data and the data are grouped in intervals.
b) I would use a histogram because the data are continuous and are grouped in
intervals.
c)

iii)a) No, the data do not represent part of a whole.

b) I would use a bar graph. The data are area measurements of different parks.
c)

iv)a) No, there are two sets of data, and the data cannot be written as a fraction of
one whole.
b) I would use a double bar graph because it is easy to compare the tips for each
day.
c)

3. a)

b) The amount that should be spent on each type of book should correspond to the
percent in the circle graph.
French = $583; Reference = $733; Fiction = $917; Geography = $433; Biography
= $542; Science = $750; History = $1042
4. a) 40 878 000 residents
b) About 2%
c) About

704
6813

d)

e) From the graph we know that the greatest number entered by automobile and
the least number entered by train. Approximately the same number entered by
boat as by other methods of transport. More than 75% entered by automobile.