100 Colour Challenge

Numeracy in Visual Art

100 Colour Chart

Activity 1
Draw a table for the following chart with headings:
Colour and Number.
Refer to the laminated sheet to recognise the colours.

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Activity 2
Refer to the following table to answer the questions below:
Colour
Red

Number
10

Yellow

Blue

Orange

15

Green

10

Purple

Orange
yellowy

Orange red

15

Green yellowy

16

Green bluey

1-What is the number of green?

2-Write the number of green as a
fraction of the total and simplify:

=
3-Calculate the percentage of green?

X 100 =

To calculate the percentage:

Write the number

Purple bluey

Divide by the total

Times by 100

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Activity 3
Refer to the following table to answer the questions below:
Colour

Number

Red

10

Yellow

Blue

Orange

15

Green

10

Purple

Orange
yellowy

Orange red

15

Green yellowy

16

Green bluey

1-What is the number of purple?

2- Write the number of purple as a
fraction of the total and simplify:

=
3-Calculate the percentage of purple?

X 100 =

To calculate the percentage:

Write the number

Purple bluey

Divide by the total

Times by 100

Remember

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Activity 4
Refer to your Chart to answer the following questions:
Colour

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Number

Fraction

Percentage

Write the different colours under the heading: Colour

Write the number of each colour under the heading: Number.
Write the number of each colour as a fraction of the total.
What is the percentage of each colour?
Which colours are missing? _______________________________
Does your chart include more warm colours or more cool colours?
_____________________________________________________

7. What conclusion can be drawn from your chart?

____________________________________________________

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