Reading Percent Bar Graphs

Look at the bar graph, "Nicest Fruit". What does the x-axis show?

• Types of fruit

• The number of people.

Look at the bar graph, "Nicest Fruit". What does the y-axis show?

• Types of fruit

• Number of people.

Look at the bar graph, "Nicest Fruit". What scale does the bar graph use?

• 1

• 2

• 5

• 10

How many students' favorite color is blue?

• 11

• 12

• 14

• 17

How many more people like purple than red?

• 3

• 5

• 7

• 9

How many students were asked?

• 48 students

• 49 students

• 51 students

• 52 students

Which day had more minutes of homework?

• Wednesday

• Thursday

• Friday

• Ms. Jones

Which best describes a bar graph?

• Any factor, trait, or condition that can exist in differing amounts or types

• Useful for displaying data or information that changes continuously over time

• Is a visual tool that uses that uses bars to compare data among categories

• Any display of information in tabular form, with rows and or columns named

Which of the following statements best describes the data?

• Yu and Jose have the same amount of strikeouts as Carlos.

• Mark has twice as many strikeouts as Jose.

• Carlos accounts for more than 25% of the total strikeouts.

• One half of the total strikeouts are made by Justin and Yu

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

• Television

• Heater

• Lights

• Computer