Interpreting Bar Graphs

Interpreting Bar Graphs

by Kiley Armstrong

​Bar Graphs help us compare & analyze data

Naira asked her friends to vote for their favorite food. She made a bar graph of the results. What do you notice about the graph?

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• ​More friends like cake

• ​5 people voted for french fries

• ​6 people voted for cake

• ​11 people voted altogether

Multiple Choice

Christian went to a petting zoo and saw some rabbits, ferrets, donkeys, and sheep. He made a bar graph of the animals he saw.

How many ferrets did he see?

• 10

• 9

• 8

• 6

Multiple Choice

Cassius went outside to play and found thirteen friends, all of whom had brought a ball. He made a bar graph of the balls they had brought.

Did more people bring baseballs or volleyballs?

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Xavier went on a shopping spree at the mall and bought some scarves, sweaters, and T-shirts. He made a bar graph of the new clothes he bought.

How many scarves did he buy?

Multiple Choice

Olivia looked in the backyard shed and found some shovels and ladders. She made a bar graph of the items he found.

Which item did she find more of, ladders or shovels?

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Mrs. Armstrong asked six friends what they ate for breakfast. She made a bar graph of the results.

How many people ate croissants for breakfast?

Multiple Choice

Mr. Bowman asked twenty-four people to vote for the best type of bug. He made a bar graph of the results.

Which bug got the most votes?

Fill in the Blanks

Mrs. Seldon cleaned out the family desk and found some pens, blue crayons, and rulers. She made a bar graph of the items she found.

How many rulers did she find?