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The table shows the number of calls recorded by a Fire Service Station in one year.
| Types of Calls | Tally Marks | Frequency |
| Building Fires | |||| | | |
| Other Fires | |||| |||| | | |
| Hazardous Materials | 7 | |
| Rescues | 4 | |
| False Alarms | |||| || | |
| Total | ||
Complete the table and answer the following questions.
(i) Which type of call was recorded the most?
(ii) Which type of call was recorded the least?
(iii) How many calls were recorded in all?
(iv) How many calls were recorded as False Alarms?
Solution
The completed table is given below.
| Types of Calls | Tally Marks | Frequency |
| Building Fires | |||| | | 6 |
| Other Fires | |||| |||| | | 11 |
| Hazardous Materials | |||| || | 7 |
| Rescues | |||| | 4 |
| False Alarms | |||| || | 7 |
| Total | 35 | |
(i) The call for Other Fires was recorded the most
(ii) The call for Rescues was recorded the least
(iii) The total of 35 calls was recorded
(iv) There are 7 calls were recorded as False alarms.
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