Have you ever wanted to go on an overnight camping trip on horseback? A recent poll was taken to find out how many people take their horses on a summer camping trip.
The poll question was: Do you include your horses in your summer camping plans? Here are the results:
1. What is the name for this type of graph?
2. Does this graph show discrete or continuous data?
3. In total, how many people responded to the poll?
4. The graph shows four rectangular boxes outlined in black. Part of each box is filled with green. What does the entire length of each rectangular box represent?
Brookfield Horse Camp, Charles Baker State Forest in New York State.
5. What percentage of people have never been camping with their horse?
6. What percentage of people camp with their horse every year?
The picture to the right shows stalls at Brookfield Horse Camp in Charles Baker State Forest. The park has 130 miles of trails. The camp is open from May 1st through October 31st each year and can accommodate campers and approximately 150 horses with covered tie stalls, stallion box stalls, a pavilion and picnicking and camping facilities. Sounds like fun!
7. How many months is the camp open each year?
Overnight Horse Camping Answers:
1. What is the name for this type of graph?
Answer: Horizontal bar graph
2. Does this graph show discrete or continuous data?
Answer: discrete
3. In total, how many people responded to the poll?
Answer: 147 + 75 + 120 + 130 = 472. 472 people responded to the poll.
4. The graph shows four rectangular boxes outlined in black. Part of each box is filled with green. What does the entire length of each rectangular box represent?
Answer: The total number of people who responded.
5. What percentage of people have never been camping with their horse?
Answer: Step 1: determine how many people have never camped with their horse. 120 + 130 = 250.
Step 2: 250/472 x 100% = 53%
6. What percentage of people camp with their horse every year?
Answer: 147/472 x 100% = 31%.
7. How many months is the camp open each year?
Answer: 6 months.
Photo:
I want to steal this horse by Katie Brady; CC BY 2.0
Rows and Rows of Horse Stalls by Andy Arthur; CC BY 2.0
