Graphs and Data — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The fruit with the most votes on the bar graph is apples.
On the bar graph, the tallest bar belongs to apples at 10 votes. No other fruit reaches that height.
2. The fruit with the fewest votes is oranges.
Oranges has the shortest bar with just 3 votes. That is the smallest count shown on the graph.
3. How many students chose strawberries? 8.
The bar for strawberries lines up with the number 8 on the scale. That means 8 students picked strawberries.
4. How many more chose apples than oranges? 7.
Apples had 10 votes and oranges had 3 votes. Subtract to find the difference: 10 minus 3 equals 7.
5. Grapes and watermelon together got 13 votes.
Grapes received 7 votes and watermelon received 6 votes. Joining both groups: 7 plus 6 equals 13.
6. The total number of students who voted is 38.
Add each bar height on the graph: 10 plus 4 plus 7 plus 3 plus 8 plus 6. The complete total is 38 students.
7. Bananas and oranges together got 7 votes.
Bananas had 4 votes and oranges had 3 votes. Adding the two groups: 4 plus 3 equals 7.
8. The scale of a bar graph shows the numbers along the side.
The scale is the number line that runs up the side of a bar graph. It helps you read how tall each bar is.
9. To find how many more, you subtract the smaller number from the bigger one.
Subtraction finds the gap between two amounts. Taking the smaller from the bigger tells you how many more there are.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Which fruit got the most votes?
→ apples
7
How many voted for grapes?
→ 7
38
How many more like apples than bananas?
→ 6
6
How many students voted in all?
→ 38
apples
Apples wins the most votes with 10, grapes reads 7 on the graph, apples minus bananas is 10 minus 4 equals 6, and adding all six bars gives a total of 38.