Exploring Bar Graphs: Fun Math Challenges for Grade 3

A class of 20 students voted for their favorite fruit. The bar graph shows that 8 students chose apples, 5 chose bananas, and 7 chose oranges. How many more students chose apples than bananas?

• 4

• 5

• 2

• 3

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

In a pictograph, each picture of a cat represents 2 cats. If there are 4 pictures of cats, how many cats are there in total?

• 6 cats

• 4 cats

• 8 cats

• 10 cats

A bar graph shows the number of books read by students in a month. If Sarah read 6 books, Tom read 4 books, and Lily read 8 books, who read the most books?

• Lily

• John

• Tom

• Sarah

Tags

CCSS.2.MD.D.9

The school collected cans for a food drive. The bar graph shows 10 cans from Class A, 15 from Class B, and 5 from Class C. How many cans did they collect in total?

• 30

• 35

• 25

• 20

In a pictograph, each smiley face represents 3 votes. If there are 3 smiley faces for pizza and 2 for burgers, how many votes did pizza get?

• 6 votes

• 9 votes

• 15 votes

• 12 votes

A bar graph shows the number of pets owned by students. If 5 students have dogs, 3 have cats, and 2 have fish, how many students have pets?

• 10

• 7

• 8

• 12

Tags

CCSS.2.MD.D.9

The library has a bar graph showing the number of fiction and non-fiction books. If there are 12 fiction books and 8 non-fiction books, how many books are there in total?

• 20

• 15

• 18

• 25

In a pictograph, each star represents 4 stars. If there are 5 stars for the movie and 3 stars for the show, how many stars did the movie get?

• 16 stars

• 8 stars

• 12 stars

• 20 stars

A bar graph shows the number of ice cream cones sold each day. If 10 cones were sold on Monday, 15 on Tuesday, and 5 on Wednesday, how many cones were sold in total?

• 30

• 25

• 20

• 35

The school is tracking the number of sports equipment collected. The bar graph shows 7 basketballs, 4 soccer balls, and 6 tennis balls. How many pieces of equipment were collected?

• 17

• 20

• 10

• 15