Reading Graphs and Tables

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

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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

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On average, how many hours is the computer used on a weekday?

• 8
• 16
• 2
• 10

How many hours a day on average is the heater used on weekends?

• 5
• 8
  
• 13
• 14

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

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

• Lights
• Computer
• Refrigerator
• None of the above

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

• rent
• food
• clothing
• bus fare