Reading Bar Graphs
Use bar graphs to compare, count, and answer questions
Reading Bar Graphs
Use bar graphs to compare, count, and answer questions
Math - Grade 2-3
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The bar graph shows favorite fruits in a class. Apples: 6 students, Bananas: 4 students, Grapes: 8 students, Oranges: 3 students. Which fruit did the most students choose?
Look for the tallest bar.
Grapes were chosen by the most students because the grapes bar has 8 students, which is the greatest number. - 2
Use the pet bar graph. Dogs: 7, Cats: 5, Fish: 3, Birds: 2. How many students chose cats?
Five students chose cats. - 3
The bar graph shows books read in one week. Mia read 4 books, Leo read 6 books, Ana read 2 books, and Jay read 5 books. How many more books did Leo read than Ana?
Subtract Ana's number from Leo's number.
Leo read 4 more books than Ana because 6 minus 2 equals 4. - 4
A bar graph shows the number of sunny days in four months. March had 10 sunny days, April had 12, May had 15, and June had 18. Which month had the fewest sunny days?
March had the fewest sunny days because its bar shows 10, which is the smallest number. - 5
Use the snack choices data: Crackers: 9 students, Yogurt: 6 students, Apples: 8 students, Carrots: 4 students. How many students chose crackers and apples altogether?
Add the two categories named in the question.
Seventeen students chose crackers and apples altogether because 9 plus 8 equals 17. - 6
The bar graph shows favorite colors. Red: 5 students, Blue: 9 students, Green: 4 students, Purple: 7 students. Which color was chosen by exactly 7 students?
Purple was chosen by exactly 7 students. - 7
Use the sports bar graph. Soccer: 8 students, Basketball: 6 students, Baseball: 3 students, Swimming: 5 students. How many students chose soccer or basketball in all?
The words in all tell you to add.
Fourteen students chose soccer or basketball in all because 8 plus 6 equals 14. - 8
The bar graph shows stickers collected. Ava has 12 stickers, Ben has 8, Cara has 10, and Darius has 6. Who has 2 more stickers than Ben?
Cara has 2 more stickers than Ben because Ben has 8 stickers and Cara has 10 stickers. - 9
A bar graph uses a scale that counts by 2s. The bars show toy cars sold: Monday 4, Tuesday 8, Wednesday 6, Thursday 10. On which day were 10 toy cars sold?
Find the bar that reaches the number 10 on the scale.
Ten toy cars were sold on Thursday. - 10
Use the data set. Number of shells found: Sam 7, Nina 11, Omar 5, Lily 9. Who found the greatest number of shells?
Nina found the greatest number of shells because 11 is the largest number in the data set. - 11
The class made a bar graph about transportation to school. Bus: 10 students, Car: 6 students, Walk: 4 students, Bike: 2 students. How many more students ride the bus than walk?
Compare the two bars by subtracting.
Six more students ride the bus than walk because 10 minus 4 equals 6. - 12
The bar graph shows favorite ice cream flavors. Vanilla: 4, Chocolate: 8, Strawberry: 6, Mint: 3. Write one true comparison sentence using the graph.
Use words like more than, fewer than, or the same as.
One true comparison sentence is that more students chose chocolate than vanilla because 8 is greater than 4. - 13
Use the school supplies data: Pencils: 14, Erasers: 10, Markers: 6, Glue sticks: 8. Which two supplies have a total of 16?
Try adding pairs of numbers until you find 16.
Erasers and glue sticks have a total of 16 because 10 plus 6 is not 16, but 10 plus 8 equals 18, and markers plus erasers equals 16. The two supplies are erasers and markers. - 14
A bar graph shows animals seen at a park. Squirrels: 9, Ducks: 5, Dogs: 7, Rabbits: 2. How many animals were seen altogether?
Add all four bars.
Twenty-three animals were seen altogether because 9 plus 5 plus 7 plus 2 equals 23. - 15
The bar graph shows points scored in a game. Team A scored 15 points, Team B scored 12 points, Team C scored 15 points, and Team D scored 9 points. Which two teams scored the same number of points?
Team A and Team C scored the same number of points because both bars show 15 points.