Grade 5 Data & Graphs: Unit Review

Worked examples

Real problems from the practice worksheets, solved one step at a time.

1. Example 1

   Favorite animals

   Favorite animals

   dogs

   5

   cats

   2

   birds

   9

   fish

   2

   rabbits

   4

   Which has the most?

   1. Read the number for every bar: dogs 5, cats 2, birds 9, fish 2, rabbits 4.
   2. The greatest number is 9: it is more than 5, 4, 2.
   3. 9 belongs to birds, so birds has the most.

   Answer: birds

2. Example 2

   Favorite sports

   Favorite sports

   soccer

   11

   basketball

   11

   baseball

   9

   swimming

   5

   tennis

   10

   Which has the fewest?

   1. Read the number for every bar: soccer 11, basketball 11, baseball 9, swimming 5, tennis 10.
   2. The smallest number is 5: it is less than 9, 10, 11.
   3. 5 belongs to swimming, so swimming has the fewest.

   Answer: swimming

3. Example 3

   Favorite sports

   Favorite sports

   soccer

   7

   basketball

   10

   baseball

   2

   swimming

   9

   tennis

   6

   How many basketball?

   1. Find the basketball bar in the “Favorite sports” bar graph.
   2. Read the number where the basketball bar ends: 10.
   3. So the answer is 10: the basketball bar shows 10.

   Answer: 10