Data and charts · Ages 8–9

Reading bar charts worksheet

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Data and charts · Ages 8–9

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1.Look at the bar chart. How many 🍎 are there?
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2.On the chart's side, how much does one square (the gap between two neighbouring lines) stand for?
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3.Look at the bar chart. How many 🐶 are there?
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4.Look at the bar chart. How many are there altogether?
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5.Look at the bar chart. How many more 🐱 are there than 🐶?
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6.Look at the bar chart. How many 🐱 are there?
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7.Look at the bar chart. How many 🍎 are there?
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8.Look at the bar chart. How many ⚽ are there?
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9.Look at the bar chart. How many more 🍌 are there than 🐱?
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13.The bar chart shows some children's favourites. How many chose 🍌 or 🐰 altogether?
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14.The bar chart shows how many of each thing a small shop sold in a day. Each 🍓 costs $7. How much did the shop take for 🍓?
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15.The bar chart shows some children's favourites. How many more chose the most popular than the least popular?
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16.Some children each chose their one favourite, as the bar chart shows. How many children are there?
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17.The bar chart shows some children's favourites. How many chose 🐶 or 🐰 altogether?
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18.The bar chart shows how many of each thing a small shop sold in a day. Each 🍌 costs $6. How much did the shop take for 🍌?
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Reading bar charts worksheet: Answers and working

1. 5
Find the 🍎 bar and read across from its top to the number on the side.
The top of the 🍎 bar is level with 5.
2. 5
Look at two neighbouring numbers up the side. How far apart are they?
Neighbouring numbers are 5 apart, so a square stands for 5.
3. 4
First see what one square stands for, then count how many squares tall the 🐶 bar is.
A square stands for 2 and the 🐶 bar is 2 squares: 2 × 2 = 4.
4. 34
See what one square stands for, read off each of the four bars, then add them up.
Add up the four bars: 34.
5. 2
Read off how many 🐱 and how many 🐶 there are, then subtract.
🐱 is 10 and 🐶 is 8: 10 − 8 = 2.
6. 9
See what one square stands for. The 🐱 bar stops halfway between two lines: what does half a square stand for?
A square stands for 2, so half a square stands for 1. The 🐱 bar is 4 squares and a half: 8 + 1 = 9.
7. 8
First see what one square stands for, then count how many squares tall the 🍎 bar is.
A square stands for 2 and the 🍎 bar is 4 squares: 4 × 2 = 8.
8. 13
See what one square stands for. The ⚽ bar stops halfway between two lines: what does half a square stand for?
A square stands for 2, so half a square stands for 1. The ⚽ bar is 6 squares and a half: 12 + 1 = 13.
9. 2
Read off how many 🍌 and how many 🐱 there are, then subtract.
🍌 is 6 and 🐱 is 4: 6 − 4 = 2.

10. A. 🐶
Compare the heights of the four bars: the tallest one is the most.
The tallest bar is the most: 🐶.
11. False
Read off the amounts for 🐱 and 🐰 and subtract — don't just count the squares between them.
🐱 is 18 and 🐰 is 12: 6 more — not the number of squares between.
12. True
Read off the amounts for 🍪 and 🍎 and subtract — don't just count the squares between them.
🍪 is 20 and 🍎 is 4: 16 more — not the number of squares between.

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13. 32 children
Read off how many chose 🍌 and how many chose 🐰, then add.
20 + 12 = 32.
14. 56 dollars
First read off how many 🍓 were sold, then think about $7 for each.
8 of 🍓 were sold: 8 × 7 = $56.
15. 8 children
Find the tallest and the shortest bars, read off their amounts and subtract.
Tallest bar minus shortest bar: 8.
16. 48 children
Each child chose just one, so the four amounts add up to the children. Read each bar first.
Each child chose one, so the four bars add up to the number of children: 48.
17. 7 children
Read off how many chose 🐶 and how many chose 🐰, then add.
2 + 5 = 7.
18. 180 dollars
First read off how many 🍌 were sold, then think about $6 for each.
30 of 🍌 were sold: 30 × 6 = $180.

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