Fast-food Fact Finding

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Assignment

Use Excel and the data below to make graphs of the following :

Mc Donald’s

Burger King

Wendy’s

White Castle

How Healthy Are Your Fries? - Do a comparison of the calorie, fat and sodium content of fries for each fast food company.

Large Burgers– Do a comparison chart of the calorie, fat, sodium, and protein content of the largest burgers for each fast food company.

Shakes - Is there any difference in shakes from one company to another? Make a chart using variables you think will show the greatest differences from company to company.

Pretend you work for one of the fast food companies. Using the data for small burgers, make a chart using any variables that will make your company look more favorable than the others.

Present the charts as follows:

• Make sure each chart has a title that is CAPITALIZED.
• Make sure each axis has a label and that all the words are spelled correctly.
• Copy and paste the charts into Word.
• When you are in Word, select FILE> PAGE SETUP> PAPERSIZE> and choose Landscape.
• Resize the chart so that it fits nicely on a page.
• Write a one or two sentence summary of the findings of your chart.
• Arrange the charts on poster board with titles, labels, etc.

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