Statistics: Tallying and Counting Outcomes
Practice using tally marks to count and compare data
Statistics: Tallying and Counting Outcomes
Practice using tally marks to count and compare data
Statistics - Grade 2-3
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Mia asked her classmates to choose their favorite fruit. The tally marks were: Apples: ||||, Bananas: |||, Grapes: |||||. How many classmates chose each fruit?
Each tally mark stands for 1 person.
Apples were chosen by 4 classmates, bananas were chosen by 3 classmates, and grapes were chosen by 5 classmates. - 2
Count the tally marks: ||||/ |||. Write the total number.
The total number of tally marks is 8 because the group of five plus three more equals 8. - 3
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.
Make a group of five tally marks first when the number is 5 or more.
Red should have 6 tally marks, blue should have 4 tally marks, and green should have 5 tally marks. - 4
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?
The number 1 was rolled the most because it happened 3 times. - 5
Look at the tally counts for pets: Dogs: ||||| ||, Cats: ||||, Fish: |||||. How many pets were counted in all?
Find each row total first, then add the totals together.
There were 16 pets counted in all because 7 dogs plus 4 cats plus 5 fish equals 16. - 6
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?
Jump rope had the fewest votes because 5 is less than 7 and 8. - 7
A snack survey showed: Crackers: ||||| |, Pretzels: |||, Apple slices: ||||| |||. How many more students chose apple slices than pretzels?
Count the apple slices tally marks and the pretzels tally marks, then subtract.
Five more students chose apple slices than pretzels because 8 minus 3 equals 5. - 8
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?
Lena saw 12 birds in all because 4 plus 6 plus 2 equals 12. - 9
A teacher counted how students got to school. Bus: 9, Walk: 6, Car: 5. Write the choices in order from greatest to least.
Start with the largest number of students.
The order from greatest to least is bus with 9, walk with 6, and car with 5. - 10
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?
The total number of flips is 12.
Tails came up 5 times because 12 flips minus 7 heads equals 5 tails.