Statistics Grade 2-3

Statistics: Tallying and Counting Outcomes

Practice using tally marks to count and compare data

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Practice using tally marks to count and compare data

Statistics - Grade 2-3

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Count the tally marks or outcomes. Show your work in the space provided.
  1. 1
    Apples, bananas, and grapes shown as fruit choices.

    Mia asked her classmates to choose their favorite fruit. The tally marks were: Apples: ||||, Bananas: |||, Grapes: |||||. How many classmates chose each fruit?

  2. 2

    Count the tally marks: ||||/ |||. Write the total number.

  3. 3
    Red, blue, and green crayons in and around a crayon box.

    A class counted the colors of crayons in a box. Red had 6 crayons, blue had 4 crayons, and green had 5 crayons. Write tally marks for each color.

  4. 4
    A number cube rolling on a table.

    Sam rolled a number cube 10 times. He rolled 1 three times, 2 two times, 3 one time, 4 two times, 5 one time, and 6 one time. Which number was rolled the most?

  5. 5
    A dog, a cat, and a fish in a bowl.

    Look at the tally counts for pets: Dogs: ||||| ||, Cats: ||||, Fish: |||||. How many pets were counted in all?

  6. 6
    Recess activities including soccer, jump rope, and tag.

    During recess, students chose games. Soccer had 8 votes, jump rope had 5 votes, and tag had 7 votes. Which game had the fewest votes?

  7. 7
    Crackers, pretzels, and apple slices on plates.

    A snack survey showed: Crackers: ||||| |, Pretzels: |||, Apple slices: ||||| |||. How many more students chose apple slices than pretzels?

  8. 8
    A robin, a sparrow, and a cardinal on branches.

    Lena kept a tally of birds she saw. She saw 4 robins, 6 sparrows, and 2 cardinals. How many birds did she see in all?

  9. 9
    A school bus, a walking student, and a car.

    A teacher counted how students got to school. Bus: 9, Walk: 6, Car: 5. Write the choices in order from greatest to least.

  10. 10
    A coin flipping in the air.

    Tanya flipped a coin 12 times. Heads came up 7 times. Tails came up the rest of the times. How many times did tails come up?

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