What you have learned about

handling data
In this unit you have learned:
ÎÎhow to store number values using a spreadsheet Activity Drinks for sports day
ÎÎhow to use spreadsheet functions
A teacher wants to give students drinks at the school sports day. She asks them
ÎÎhow to create spreadsheet formulas what drink they like best. This spreadsheet shows their answers.
using cell references
ÎÎhow to make pie charts and bar charts
that show your number values.
The activities on this page will let you see
how much you have learned.

1 Make this spreadsheet.

1 What does the AutoSum button do?
2 Use a function to add up the total number of students.
3 Use formulas to work out the percentage of students who chose each drink.

3 Handling data: Working with values

2 What symbol comes at the start of every spreadsheet formula?
4 If you have time, make a chart to show the data.

3 In this formula what does ‘E6’ mean? =E6/F6

Activity Label the spreadsheet
4 What fraction means the same as 33%?  rint out the spreadsheet you
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made in the practical activity.
5 Explain how a chart helps you to understand and compare number values. If you have not completed the
activity, your teacher will give
you this picture of a spreadsheet.
Follow these instructions and write a label for each thing.
1 Draw a circle round the data that was used to make the chart.
6 Explain the difference between a pie chart and a bar chart. 2 Draw an arrow to the cell that shows the result of the Sum function.
3 Draw an arrow to a cell that shows the result of a formula.
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4 Draw an arrow to the bar in the bar chart that shows how many students
chose orange juice.

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