Grade 3 Math — Bar graphs with scales
Read values off a bar graph whose scale counts in steps of more than one, and choose a sensible scale of your own.
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1.This bar graph shows how many people visited a library on four days. Tap the bar for the day with the fewest visitors.
Write the number of the part.
2.A bar graph's scale counts in fours. Put these bars in order, shortest first.
- 2 lines up
- 3 lines up
- 5 lines up
- 7 lines up
3.A bar graph has four bars, showing 60, 45, 30 and 25. What is the difference between the tallest bar and the shortest?
4.On a bar graph each square stands for 5 books. A bar is 4 squares tall. How many books does it show?
5.A bar graph's scale counts in fives. Sort each value by whether its bar lands exactly on a marked line.
Groups: Lands on a line · Lands between two lines
- 22
- 15
- 35
- 8
- 13
- 40
6.Why does a bar graph need a scale written up the side?
- a) To make the graph look neat
- b) To show which bar is the tallest
- c) So the height of a bar can be turned into a number
- d) To give the bars their names
7.A bar graph has four bars, showing 60, 45, 30 and 25. What do the four bars add up to?
8.This bar graph shows how many books four classes read. Tap the bar for the class that read the most.
Write the number of the part.
Answer key — Grade 3 Math — Bar graphs with scales
- 1. 2 — Tuesday
- 2. 1. 2 lines up 2. 3 lines up 3. 5 lines up 4. 7 lines up
- 3. 35
- 4. 20
- 5. 15 → Lands on a line; 22 → Lands between two lines; 35 → Lands on a line; 8 → Lands between two lines; 40 → Lands on a line; 13 → Lands between two lines
- 6. c) So the height of a bar can be turned into a number
- 7. 160
- 8. 4 — Class D