Statistics

Reading a picture graph

Read a picture graph and a simple bar chart, and answer questions about what they show.

A picture graph shows numbers as pictures. A key at the side tells you what one picture is worth.

Read the key first

One picture may stand for 1, 2, 5 or 10 things. Count the pictures, then multiply by whatever the key says.

Worked example

One picture stands for 2 apples. A row has 4 pictures. How many apples is that?

  1. Four pictures, and each one is worth 2 apples.

    The key is what turns pictures into apples.

Try it together

Let us read a graph where one picture stands for 5 books.

The first row has 3 pictures and the second row has 6.

    1.The first row has 3 pictures. What is 3 × 5?

    Have a go

    Have a go on your own: one picture stands for 2 flowers. How many flowers do 6 pictures show?

    Hint: Six pictures, each one worth two.

    Ready to practise?

    Eight questions on what you have just read. Nothing is timed, and you can play as many times as you like.

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