Name: Worksheet
Use knowledge of measure conversions to interpret
graphs and tables
Task A: Interpreting graphs and tables
1)
Dog heights in
millimetres.
Type of dog
Height (mm)
a) Which dog is taller: a Bulldog or a Terrier?
b) What is the height of the Cockapoo?
c) The Dalmatian’s height is 550 mm. Draw a bar to show this.
2) Mass of cockapoo from birth to 5 months.
a) Give the mass of the cockapoo at each age (in months).
b) At 4 months the cockapoo has a mass of 2,750 g
Draw a bar to show this.
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Use knowledge of measure conversions to interpret graphs and tables Worksheet
Task B: Solving problems
1) Use the table to answer the following questions:
Mass of dog Food intake (daily) Food intake (weekly)
2 kg 50 g 350 g
5 kg 100 g 700 g
10 kg 180 g 1,260 g
20 kg 250 g 1,750 g
50 kg 450 g 3,150 g
a) Does a 20 kg dog need more than 2 kg of food each week or
less? Explain.
b) Sam’s dog has a mass of 20 kg. How much food will the dog
need in four days?
c) What is the difference in the amount of food needed daily for a 5
kg dog compared with a 20 kg dog?
d) Jacob’s dog has a mass of around 50 kg. So far today the dog
has eaten 100 g of food. How much more will she need to eat
today?
e) Izzy’s dog has a mass of 22 kg. Approximately how much food
should the dog eat daily?
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Use knowledge of measure conversions to interpret graphs and tables Worksheet
2) Use the first bar graph to answer the following questions:
Dog heights in
millimetres.
Height (mm)
a) What is the difference between the height of a Dalmatian
and Great Dane?
b) What is the difference between the height of a Chihuahua and a
Cockapoo?
c) A Dalmatian puppy is currently 180 mm tall. How much more is
he likely to grow until he is full height?
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Use knowledge of measure conversions to interpret graphs and tables Worksheet
Task B: Solving problems
3) Use the second bar graph to work out at what age (in months)
the Cockapoo’s mass is above 2,000 g
4) How much has the Cockapoo’s mass increased between:
a) Birth and one month;
b) One month and two months;
c) Two months and three months;
d) Three months and four months;
e) Birth and four months.
5) Between four months and five months, the Cockapoo’s mass
increases by 750 g
Draw a bar to show this.
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