Charts and Graphs 1

A restaurant recorded the number of pizzas sold each month for one year. The data are shown in the graph below. During which month did the restaurant sell 40 pizzas?

• March

• May

• July

• August

Annie recorded the amount of rain that fell each day. The results are shown in the line graph below. How many centimeters of rain fell on the third day?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 7

What is the main purpose of a line graph?

• to compare two things
• to show trends over time
• to have an independent variable
• so you don't have to read words

What is the general trend of this line graph?

• The more you mow, the less money you make.
• You make the same amount of money regardless of how long you mow.
• The more you mow, the more money you make.
• Mowing is dangerous.

Look at the line graph. What do the numbers along the bottom represent?

• years

• ages

• population