Name:____________________________________ Interpreting Data: Pictograph
Inches of Rainfall in Anytown, USA, March- September
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
= 1 inch of rain
1. How many inches of rain fell in Anytown, USA in July? ____________________
2. Write the inches of rainfall in order from least to greatest in the space below:
3. Range is the difference between the greatest number and the smallest number in
a set of data. What is the range of rainfall from March through September?
4. The median is the number in the exact middle of a set of data. What is the
median rainfall in Anytown, USA between the months of March and September?
5. The mode is the number that appears the most often in a set of data. What is the
mode of this set of rainfall data?
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Name:_________________________________ Interpreting Data: Pictograph
How Many Heartbeats in a Minute?
John
Marisa
Yolanda
Mike
Carina
= 10 heartbeats
Directions: Use the information in the pictograph to answer the questions below:
1. How many heartbeats per minute did Mike have?_________________________
2. Who had the highest amount of heartbeats per minute? ____________________
3. Write the heartbeat data in order from least to greatest in the space below:
4. What is the range of heartbeats per minute in this set of data?
5. What is the median number of heartbeats per minute in this set of data?
6. What is the mode of heartbeats per minute in this set of data?
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Name:_________________________________ Interpreting Data: Pictograph
Servings of Fruits and Vegetables Eaten in a Week
Janisha
Morris
Ken
Martina
Joesph
= 5 servings of fruit and vegetables
Directions: Use the information in the pictograph to answer the questions below:
1. People should eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables every day.
Which student ate the correct amount of fruit and vegetables during this week?
2. Which student ate 15 less servings than the correct amount of fruit and
vegetables for the week?
3. Write the data in order from least to greatest in the space below:
4. What is the range in this set of data? _________________________________
5. What is the median in this set of data? ________________________________
6. What is the mode in this set of data? _________________________________
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Answer Keys for Pictographs:
Rainfall in Anytown, USA
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
10 inches
(2, 3, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10)
10 – 2 = 8 is the range.
7 is the median.
3 is the mode.
How Many Heartbeats in a Minute?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
65 heartbeats per minute
Marisa
(65, 70, 70, 75, 80)
80 – 65 = 15 is the range.
70 is the median.
70 is also the mode.
Servings of Fruit and Vegetables
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
5 X 7 = 35 Ken ate the correct amount of fruits and vegetables
Martina ate 15 servings less. 35 – 15 = 20
(20, 25, 25, 30, 35)
35 – 20 = 15 is the range.
The median is 25.
The mode is also 25.
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