Reading Tables and Graphs

Look at the bar graph. Can you tell what the bar graph measures?

• Kilowatts used by appliances per day

• Average Hours appliances were used per day

• Number of hours each appliance was used per day

• Hours appliance used monthly

What do the numbers in the vertical axis of this graph represent?

• Hours in a day
• Days of the week
• Types of appliances
• Amount of electricity used

Tags

CCSS.2.MD.D.9

Now read what’s on the horizontal axis, the line that runs along the bottom of the graph from left to right. It is labeled Appliance. Each appliance in the graph has two bars. What is measured by the blue bar?

• Amount of electricity used
• Weekday: hours of use
• Number of appliances used
• Weekend: hours of use

Which appliance has the most total usage?

• Fridge
• Heater
• Lights
• Television

After the refrigerator, which appliance is used the most on weekdays?

• Television
• Heater
• Lights
• Computer

Which appliance is used twice as many hours on the weekends as it is on weekdays?

• Lights
• Computer
• Refrigerator
• Television

Tags

CCSS.5.OA.B.3

Which appliance is used for more hours on weekdays than on weekends?

• Lights
• Computer
• Refrigerator
• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.2.MD.D.9

Tina spends the largest portion of her income on...

• rent
• food
• clothing
• bus fare

Tina spends the least amount of money every month on...

• clothing
• bus fare
• utilities
• other

The percentage of her income that Tina spends each month on “bus fare” and “other” expenses combined equals what she spends on ________.

• rent
• food
• utilities
• clothing

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C