Scaled Bar Graphs
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Objective
I can solve problems by reading and using scaled bar graphs.
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Warm-up video
Unknown Channel · 5:00
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Practice
7 questions
What does the title of a bar graph tell you?
In a bar graph where each bar represents the number of students who like a certain sport, what does the length of the bar tell you?
Part 3 of 3
Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“A bar graph shows the number of apples sold each day at a store. Each bar represents 2 apples. On Monday, the bar for apples sold is 6 units long. How many apples were sold on Monday? A bar graph shows the number of students who like different colors. Each bar represents 5 students. The bar for the color blue is 3 units long. How many students like the color blue? A bar graph shows the number of books read by students in a class. Each bar represents 3 books. The bar for Sarah is 4 units long. How many books did Sarah read?”
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