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 #51 : Draw Picture And Bar Graphs To Represent A Data Set: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Md.D.10

Dan's class made a chart to display his and his classmates' favorite subjects. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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What is the title of the graph? 

Possible Answers:

Dan's Classmates 

Number of People

Dan's Class

Favorite Subject

Subject

Correct answer:

Favorite Subject

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 "Favorite Subject" 

Example Question #61 : Draw Picture And Bar Graphs To Represent A Data Set: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Md.D.10

Dan's class made a chart to display his and his classmates' favorite subjects. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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What is the label of the x-axis? 

Possible Answers:

Subject

Dan's Class

Number of People

Favorite Subject

Dan's classmates

Correct answer:

Subject

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 "Subject". 

Example Question #312 : Data Analysis And Probability

Dan's class made a chart to display his and his classmates' favorite subjects. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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What is the label of the y-axis? 

Possible Answers:

Subject

Dan's Class

Favorite Subjects

Dan's Classmates

Number of People

Correct answer:

Number of People

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 People". 

Example Question #5104 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

Dan's class made a chart to display his and his classmates' favorite subjects. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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How many people listed social studies as their favorite subject? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The bar for social studies is the first bar on the left. The bar raises to the number , which means  people listed social studies as their favorite subject.

Example Question #421 : Measurement & Data

Dan's class made a chart to display his and his classmates' favorite subjects. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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How many people listed math as their favorite subject? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The bar for math is the second bar from the left. The bar raises to the number , which means  people listed math as their favorite subject.

Example Question #282 : Data Analysis

Dan's class made a chart to display his and his classmates' favorite subjects. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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How many people listed science as their favorite subject? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The bar for science is the third bar from the left. The bar raises to the number , which means  people listed science as their favorite subject.

Example Question #283 : Data Analysis

Dan's class made a chart to display his and his classmates' favorite subjects. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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How many people listed English as their favorite subject?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The bar for English is the fourth bar from the left. The bar raises to the number , which means  people listed English as their favorite subject.

Example Question #61 : Draw Picture And Bar Graphs To Represent A Data Set: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Md.D.10

Dan's class made a chart to display his and his classmates' favorite subjects. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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What subject is the most popular?

Possible Answers:

English

Science

Math

Social Studies

Correct answer:

Science

Explanation:

The bar for science goes up the highest, and  people listed science as their favorite subject, so science is the most popular subject. 

Example Question #285 : Data Analysis

Dan's class made a chart to display his and his classmates' favorite subjects. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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Based on the graph, how many people are in Dan's class? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find out how many people are in Dan's class, we need to add up all of the votes that each subject received. 

Example Question #182 : How To Find The Answer From A Table

Dan's class made a chart to display his and his classmates' favorite subjects. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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How many more people favor science than math? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The phrase "how many more" tells us that we are going to subtract. We can take the number of people who favor for science and subtract the number of people who favor for the math. 

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