Practice counting tally marks, comparing groups, and making simple tally charts.
Read each problem carefully. Count each tally mark. Remember that ||||/ means 5 tally marks.
Count tally marks and use them to show data
Math - Grade K-1
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Apples have these tally marks: |||. How many apples are there?
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Dogs have these tally marks: ||||. How many dogs are there?
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Draw tally marks to show 5 frogs.
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Red has these tally marks: ||. Blue has these tally marks: ||||. Which color has more votes?
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Bananas have these tally marks: ||||/. Apples have these tally marks: ||. How many bananas are there?
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Milk has these tally marks: |||. Juice has these tally marks: ||. How many drinks are there in all?
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Make a tally chart for fish. Goldfish: 4. Black fish: 2.
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Cats have these tally marks: ||. Dogs have these tally marks: ||||/. Which animal has fewer votes?
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Draw tally marks to show 6 stars.
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Sunny days have these tally marks: ||||/||. Rainy days have these tally marks: |||. How many sunny days are there?
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There are 3 tally marks for birds: |||. Add one more tally mark. How many birds are there now?
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A class voted for pets. Fish: ||||/|. Bird: ||. Rabbit: ||||. Which pet got the most votes?
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Oranges have these tally marks: ||||. Apples have these tally marks: ||||. Do oranges and apples have the same number?
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Make a tally chart for ice cream votes. Vanilla: 3. Chocolate: 5. Strawberry: 1.
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Flowers have 2 tally marks. Then 3 more tally marks are added. How many tally marks are there in all?