Pictograms and block graphs · Usually met around P2
Reading and making pictograms
One picture is 1; same size, lined up.
How to do it
Method
One picture is 1; same size, lined up
🍎 5, 🍓 3: 5 − 3 = 2
Another way
Match one to one
2 left over after matching
In full
A pictogram uses one picture for 1 (check the key under it), and each row is one item. To read it, count each row's pictures: that is the item's number, and the longest row is the biggest. To compare two items take one from the other; for a total, add. To make one, draw every picture the same size, lined up from the same starting line, as many as the number. Or match two rows' pictures one to one: the ones left over are the difference.
Worked examples
Have a go first, then open each one for the answer and the working.
Example 1
Each 🙂 is 1 person. How many people chose a favourite in all?
Show the answer and working
Answer: 19 people
Add the four rows: 3 + 7 + 1 + 8 = 19.
Example 2
Each 🙂 is 1 person. How many more chose one of 🍓 and 🍎 than the other?
Show the answer and working
Answer: 5 people
🍓 has 3 and 🍎 has 8: 5 apart.
Example 3
Which was chosen by the most people?
- A. 🍪
- B. ⚽
- C. 🎈
- D. 🍓
Choose the right answer
Show the answer and working
Answer: D. 🍓
Equal pictures lined up: the longest row is the most, 🍓 with 8.
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