Data and charts · Ages 8–9

Making bar charts worksheet

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Data and charts · Ages 8–9

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1.Look at the tally. How many 🍌 are there?
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2.On a tally, each full gate stands for 5. The 🍎 row has 1 full gates and no strokes left over. How many 🍎 are there?
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3.On a tally, each full gate stands for 5. The 🐰 row has 6 full gates and no strokes left over. How many 🐰 are there?
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4.Look at the tally. How many 🍓 are there?
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5.On a bar chart, one square stands for 2. To show 11, the bar is drawn squares and a half tall.
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6.How many are recorded on this tally altogether?
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7.Write the tally as a table: 🐶 , 🍪 , 🍌 .
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8.On a bar chart, one square stands for 2. To show 5, the bar is drawn squares and a half tall.
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9.Write the tally as a table: ⚽ , 🐶 , 🐱 .
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13.One square stands for 2 people. The tallest bar is 5 squares and the shortest is 1. How many people apart are the two?
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14.On a bar chart, one square stands for 2 people. 20 people like 🐶. How many squares tall is that bar?
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15.May keeps a tally of the vehicles passing in ten minutes, as shown. How many more 🚗 than 🚌 are there?
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16.One square stands for 2 people. The tallest bar is 10 squares and the shortest is 7. How many people apart are the two?
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17.On a bar chart, one square stands for 2 people. 12 people like 🐱. How many squares tall is that bar?
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18.Ka-yan keeps a tally of the vehicles passing in ten minutes, as shown. How many more 🚗 than 🚌 are there?
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Making bar charts worksheet: Answers and working

1. 12
On the 🍌 row each full gate is 5. Count the full gates first.
Each full gate is 5; count on the strokes left over: 12.
2. 5
A full gate is 5 strokes. Count in fives, 1 times.
Each gate is 5; counting in fives 1 times: there are 5 🍎.
3. 30
A full gate is 5 strokes. Count in fives, 6 times.
Each gate is 5; counting in fives 6 times: there are 30 🐰.
4. 5
On the 🍓 row each full gate is 5. Count the full gates first.
Each full gate is 5; count on the strokes left over: 5.
5. 5
A square is 2. 11 is odd: find the even number just below it and how many squares that is. What part of a square is the 1 left over?
5 squares stand for 10, 1 short; 1 is half of 2, so add half a square: 5 and a half.
6. 43
Count how many each row records first, then add the three rows.
Add the three rows: 14 + 10 + 19 = 43.
7. 5, 13, 8
On each row count the full gates in fives, then add the strokes left over.
Five for each full gate, plus the strokes left over: 5, 13, 8.
8. 2
A square is 2. 5 is odd: find the even number just below it and how many squares that is. What part of a square is the 1 left over?
2 squares stand for 4, 1 short; 1 is half of 2, so add half a square: 2 and a half.
9. 8, 15, 16
On each row count the full gates in fives, then add the strokes left over.
Five for each full gate, plus the strokes left over: 8, 15, 16.

10. B. 10
The 10 squares must reach 67. Try each choice: does 10 times it reach 67?
10 squares must reach 67: the smallest of 1, 2, 5 and 10 that does is 10.
11. D. 10
The 10 squares must reach 74. Try each choice: does 10 times it reach 74?
10 squares must reach 74: the smallest of 1, 2, 5 and 10 that does is 10.
12. B
Check each chart: every bar's top must be level with the table's number. Start with the 🐰 bar.
Each bar's top must be level with the table's number: 6, 14, 18.

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13. 8 people
Work out how many squares apart the two bars are, then remember each square is 2 people.
5 − 1 squares apart, 2 people each: 8.
14. 10 squares
Squares = amount ÷ what a square stands for. How many 2s make 20?
Squares = amount ÷ what a square stands for: 20 ÷ 2 = 10.
15. 7 vehicles
Count the 🚗 row and the 🚌 row: each full gate is 5.
There are 17 🚗 and 10 🚌: 17 − 10 = 7.
16. 6 people
Work out how many squares apart the two bars are, then remember each square is 2 people.
10 − 7 squares apart, 2 people each: 6.
17. 6 squares
Squares = amount ÷ what a square stands for. How many 2s make 12?
Squares = amount ÷ what a square stands for: 12 ÷ 2 = 6.
18. 13 vehicles
Count the 🚗 row and the 🚌 row: each full gate is 5.
There are 25 🚗 and 12 🚌: 25 − 12 = 13.

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