Common Core: 2nd Grade Math : Measurement & Data
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Example Question #441 : Measurement & Data
Morgan's class made a chart to display her and her classmates' favorite types of music.
Use the graph below to answer the question.
Based on the graph, how many people are in Morgan's class?
To find out how many people are in Morgan's class, we need to add up all of the votes that each type of music received.
Example Question #442 : Measurement & Data
Morgan's class made a chart to display her and her classmates' favorite types of music.
Use the graph below to answer the question.
How many more people favor country than hip-hop?
The phrase "how many more" tells us that we are going to subtract. We can take the number of people who favor for country and subtract the number of people who favor for the hip-hop.
Example Question #443 : Measurement & Data
Morgan's class made a chart to display her and her classmates' favorite types of music.
Use the graph below to answer the question.
If six students change their minds and decide that hip-hop is actually their favorite type of music, how many students would favor hip-hop?
If six more people favor hip-hop, we can add 
Example Question #441 : Measurement & Data
Morgan's class made a chart to display her and her classmates' favorite types of music.
Use the graph below to answer the question.
What type of music is the least favorite among Morgan's and her classmates?
Country
Hip-hop
Classical
Jazz
Jazz
The bar for jazz is the shortest, with only 
Example Question #442 : Measurement & Data
Melissa's class made a chart to display her and her classmates' favorite sports.
Use the graph below to answer the question.
What is the title of the graph?
Number of People
Favorite Sport
Type of Sport
Melissa's Class
Melissa's Classmates
Favorite Sport
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 Sport"
Example Question #443 : Measurement & Data
Melissa's class made a chart to display her and her classmates' favorite sports.
Use the graph below to answer the question.
What is the label of the x-axis?
Type of Sport
Number of People
Favorite Sport
Melissa's Class
Melissa's Classmates
Type of Sport
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 "Type of Sport".
Example Question #444 : Measurement & Data
Melissa's class made a chart to display her and her classmates' favorite sports.
Use the graph below to answer the question.
What is the label of the y-axis?
Melissa's Class
Type of Sport
Melissa's Classmates
Number of People
Favorite Sport
Number of People
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 #441 : Measurement & Data
Melissa's class made a chart to display her and her classmates' favorite sports.
Use the graph below to answer the question.
How many people listed soccer as their favorite sport?
The bar for soccer is the first bar on the left. The bar raises to the number 
Example Question #201 : Tables
Melissa's class made a chart to display her and her classmates' favorite sports.
Use the graph below to answer the question.
How many people listed football as their favorite sport?
The bar for football is the second bar from the left. The bar raises to the number 
Example Question #202 : Tables
Melissa's class made a chart to display her and her classmates' favorite sports.
Use the graph below to answer the question.
How many people listed baseball as their favorite sport?
The bar for baseball is the third bar from the left. The bar raises to the number 
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