How to Read Graphs and Tables

The scatterplot shows the amount of rainfall during six thunderstorms and the length of time that each storm lasted. Based on the scatterplot, which statement is true?

• During each storm that lasted longer than 1 hour, there was less than 1 inch of rain.

• During each storm that lasted longer than 1 hour, there was more than 1 inch of rain.

• No storms produced more than 2 inches of rain.

• No storms lasted longer than 1 hour.

The bar graph shows data about the pets owned by math students in four classes. One bar is missing from the graph. If the students have a total of 32 dogs, which bar shows the number of dogs Ms. Davalos's class has?

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What type of graph is this?

• Bar Graph

• Pictograph

• Line Plot

• Tally Chart

The dot plot shows the number of books students in Mr. Stafford's class read during a summer reading contest. What fraction of the students in this class read four or more books?

• eleven twenty-eighths

• three sevenths

• five fourteenths

• three twenty-eighths

How many more people voted for Garza than Price and Turner combined?

• 8

• 26

• 23

• 33

Which month had the fewest books read?

• January

• February

• March

• April

How many cars were sold on Saturday and Sunday?

• 5

• 3

• 8

• 10

Bars on a graph should be:  

• Equal width

• Varying heights

• Different colours 

• Both equal width and varying heights. 

Based on the graph, Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• I drove 80 miles every 4 hours

• I drove 160 miles in an hour

• I drove 80 miles every 2 hours

• I drove 240 miles in 4 hours

Write the equation for the table.

• y = x + 4

• y = 5x

• y = 4x + 1

• y = x + 5