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Interpret Bar Graphs (Level II)

šŸ•µļøā€ā™‚ļø Advanced Analysis! You know how to read the height of a bar. Now it's time to do addition and subtraction using the bars themselves!

Lesson 6

Concept

In Level 1, we just asked "How many voted for Green?". You follow the bar and say "8". Level 2 takes the kid gloves off. šŸŽÆ **The Multi-Step Questions:** **1. "How many MORE kids voted for Blue than Green?"** * Find Blue (15). Find Green (8). * "How many more" means DIFFERENCE (Subtract!). * Math: 15 - 8 = 7. (7 more kids voted Blue). **2. "How many kids voted IN TOTAL?"** * "In Total" means ADD EVERY SINGLE BAR TOGETHER. * Bar A (5) + Bar B (10) + Bar C (12) = ? * Stack em! 5 + 10 + 12 = 27 total kids voted!

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Graph math is the hardest math! **Instructions:** Find the numbers hidden in the graph, then use them to solve the math problem. **Bar Graph Data (Types of bugs caught):** * Ants: 20 * Beetles: 15 * Spiders: 5 * Moths: 10 **Problem 1:** How many Spiders and Moths were caught altogether? * Math: (Spiders + Moths) -> ___ + ___ * Answer: ___ bugs. **Problem 2:** How many MORE Ants were caught than Beetles? * Math: (Ants - Beetles) -> ___ - ___ * Answer: ___ more. **Problem 3:** How many bugs were caught in TOTAL? * Math: 20 + 15 + 5 + 10 = ? (Hint: Find a "make 10" pair!) * Answer: ___ bugs.