Line Plots Review

Ms. McDaniel wants to combine the height of the TALLEST 4 students in her room and divide them evenly between 3 groups.

What is the height?

• 16 3/8

• 24 5/8

• 197/8

• 197/24 or 8 5/24

Thad and Ellie make bean bags for a tossing game. Ellie makes a line plot to show the weight, in pounds, of the bean bags. Thad says the 4 heaviest bean bags weigh a total of 5 1/8 pounds. Ellen says the 4 heaviest bags weigh a total of 5 3/4 pounds. What is the correct weight of the heaviest bags?

• 5 1/8

• 5 3/4

To find the total weight of the 4 heaviest bean bags you would use what expression?

• 1/2 + 5/8 + 3/4 + 7/8

• 1/2 + 5/8 + 1 1/2 + 1 1/2

• 1 1/2 + 1 1/2 + 1 3/8 + 1 3/8

• 1 3/8 + 1 3/8 + 3/4 + 7/8

Students record the lengths of worms in science class. The lengths are below.

3 5/8, 3 7/8, 3 3/4, 3 1/8, 3 1/8, 3 1/2, 3 1/8, 3 1/4, 3 1/2, 3 3/4

What is the correct line plot to show this data?

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What are the steps to create a line plot?

• Draw a line, put X's over the numbers exactly as they're given to you.

• Draw a line, decide on a scale and evenly space the numbers, put X's over the numbers they represent.

• Draw a line, put X's wherever you want.

• Draw a line, put all the X's over one number.

Ms. McDaniel wants to combine the height of the SHORTEST 4 students and evenly divide it between three students. What will the height become?

• 164/24

• 15 2/8

• 15 4/8

• 124/8

How many bags of oranges were more than 4 pounds?

• 7

• 8

• 2

• 5

What was the least amount of rain recorded on any day in Riverside?

• 1/8 inch

• 0 inches

• 3/8 inch

• 4/8 inch

If you lined up the beads that are 4/8 inch long end to end with no gaps, how long would the line be? Select all correct responses.

• 4 inches

• 2 inches

• 16/32 inches

• 16/8 inches

• 4/8 inches

What is the weight of the lightest bag of oranges?

• 3 4/8

• 4

• 3 7/8

• 4 2/8