Common Core: 2nd Grade Math : Measurement & Data

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Common Core: 2nd Grade Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #391 : Measurement & Data

All of the  grade classes are saving money to donate to a local charity. The graph below shows how much money each class saved at the end of the first week. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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How much money has Mrs. Sweet's class saved? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The bar for Mrs. Sweet's class is the fourth bar from the left. The bar raises to the number , which means her class has saved .

Example Question #5071 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

All of the  grade classes are saving money to donate to a local charity. The graph below shows how much money each class saved at the end of the first week. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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What two classes have raised the most money? 

Possible Answers:

Mr. Tie and Mr. Rogers

Ms. Smith and Mr. Tie

Mr. Tie and Mrs. Sweet

Ms. Smith and Mr. Rogers

Mr. Rogers and Mrs. Sweet

Correct answer:

Mr. Tie and Mrs. Sweet

Explanation:

The two bars that go up to the highest two numbers are Mr. Tie's bar, which goes up to ,  and Mrs. Sweet's bar, which goes up to .

Example Question #282 : Data Analysis And Probability

All of the  grade classes are saving money to donate to a local charity. The graph below shows how much money each class saved at the end of the first week. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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How much money has been raised in total? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find out how much total money has been raised, we need to add up all of the money that each class has saved. 

Example Question #142 : How To Find The Answer From A Table

All of the  grade classes are saving money to donate to a local charity. The graph below shows how much money each class saved at the end of the first week. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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How much more money has Mr. Tie's classes saved than Ms. Smith's class? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The phrase "how many more" tells us that we are going to subtract. We can take the the money saved by Mr. Tie's class and subtract the money saved by Ms. Smith's class. 

Example Question #282 : Data Analysis And Probability

All of the  grade classes are saving money to donate to a local charity. The graph below shows how much money each class saved at the end of the first week. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

Screen shot 2016 01 04 at 10.43.20 am

 

If Mr. Roger's class saves  next week, how much will they have saved in total?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

If Mr. Roger's class saves  next week we can add that to the  they have to find the total. 

Example Question #147 : Tables

All of the  grade classes are saving money to donate to a local charity. The graph below shows how much money each class saved at the end of the first week. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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If Mr. Tie's class saves  next week, how much will they have saved in total? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

If Mr. Tie's class saves  next week we can add that to the  they have to find the total. 

Example Question #5072 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

Mrs. Ryan's class had their class election today for their class president. The results are displayed in the chart below. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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What is the title of the graph? 

Possible Answers:

Results

Students Candidate

Election for Class President 

Mrs. Ryan's Class

Number of Votes

Correct answer:

Election for Class President 

Explanation:

The title of a bar graph can be found at the top of the graph, and it tells you what type of data the graph is displaying. In this case, our title is "Election for Class President". 

Example Question #5073 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

Mrs. Ryan's class had their class election today for their class president. The results are displayed in the chart below. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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What is the label of the x-axis? 

Possible Answers:

Mrs. Ryan's Class

Election for Class President

Class Election 

Number of Votes

Student Candidate 

Correct answer:

Student Candidate 

Explanation:

A graph is made up of an x-axis and a y-axis. The x-axis of a graph is always the horizontal line (a line that runs from left to right) and the y-axis is alway the vertical line (a line that runs from top to bottom) 

The x-axis of this graph is labeled "Student Candidate". 

Example Question #5074 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

Mrs. Ryan's class had their class election today for their class president. The results are displayed in the chart below. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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What is the label of the y-axis? 

Possible Answers:

Student Candidate 

Mrs. Ryan's Class

Election for Class President 

Number of Votes

Class Election 

Correct answer:

Number of Votes

Explanation:

A graph is made up of an x-axis and a y-axis. The x-axis of a graph is always the horizontal line (a line that runs from left to right) and the y-axis is alway the vertical line (a line that runs from top to bottom) 

The y-axis of this graph is labeled "Number of Votes". 

Example Question #5081 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

Mrs. Ryan's class had their class election today for their class president. The results are displayed in the chart below. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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How many people voted for Megan? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The bar for Megan is the first bar on the left. The bar raises to the number , which means  people voted for Megan. 

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