Creating Line Plots
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Objective
I can create a line plot to display a set of measurement data accurately.
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Practice
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What is a line plot, and how is it used to display data involving fractions?
Given the following shoe sizes: 8½, 9, 9½, 10, 10½, 11, and 11½, create a line plot to represent this data. Be sure to label your axes and indicate how many times each size appears.
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Exit ticket
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“Given the following shoe sizes: 8, 8½, 9, 9, 10, 10½, 10½, and 11, create a line plot to represent this data. Be sure to label your axes and indicate how many times each size appears. A group of students measured their pencil lengths, resulting in the following measurements: 7, 7½, 8, 8, 8½, 9, and 9½. Create a line plot to display this data. Remember to label your axes and show the frequency of each measurement. ”
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