Dot plots and histograms
Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Challenge Me

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Data (practice minutes): 10, 15, 20, 20, 22, 25, 25, 27, 30, 20, 35, 25, 21, 24, 40. The bars to draw: 10 up to 15, 15 up to 20, 20 up to 25, 25 up to 30, 30 up to 35, 35 up to 40, 40 up to 45. A value on a line goes in the bar that starts there. A bar's height is how many values it holds.
Ari plays in a band. Fifteen band members logged minutes of practice (the tuba logged mostly sighs). The bars are 5 minutes wide. How tall is the bar for 20 up to 25?
Bo measures fourteen sunflower seedlings in centimeters (all of them lean toward the window). The bars are 5 centimeters wide. How tall is the bar for 35 up to 40?
Data (seedling heights in centimeters): 30, 35, 35, 40, 42, 45, 38, 35, 40, 50, 44, 40, 53, 45. The bars to draw: 30 up to 35, 35 up to 40, 40 up to 45, 45 up to 50, 50 up to 55. A value on a line goes in the bar that starts there. A bar’s height is how many values it holds. Data (seedling heights in centimeters): 30, 35, 35, 40, 42, 45, 38, 35, 40, 50, 44, 40, 53, 45. The bars to draw: 30 up to 35, 35 up to 40, 40 up to 45, 45 up to 50, 50 up to 55. A value on a line goes in the bar that starts there. A bar’s height is how many values it holds. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ? 30 up to 35 ? 35 up to 40 ? 40 up to 45 ? 45 up to 50 ? 50 up to 55 centimeters Data (seedling heights in centimeters): 30, 35, 35, 40, 42, 45, 38, 35, 40, 50, 44, 40, 53, 45. A value on a line goes in the bar that starts there. A bar's height is how many values it holds. Students timed their homework, and Kira drew the histogram. It shows 18 students in all, but a sticky note covers one bar. How tall is the covered bar?
Histogram: homework minutes. Horizontal axis: minutes of homework, in bars 20 wide. A value on a line goes in the bar that starts there. Vertical axis: number of students, a tick at every 1. Bar heights: 20 up to 40: 3; 40 up to 60: covered; 60 up to 80: 5; 80 up to 100: 2. Histogram: homework minutes. Horizontal axis: minutes of homework, in bars 20 wide. A value on a line goes in the bar that starts there. Vertical axis: number of students, a tick at every 1. Bar heights: 20 up to 40: 3; 40 up to 60: covered; 60 up to 80: 5; 80 up to 100: 2. 0 1 2 3 4 5 3 20 up to 40 covered 40 up to 60 5 60 up to 80 2 80 up to 100 minutes of homework, in bars 20 wide. A value on a line goes in the bar that starts there. number of students Students counted the pages they read this week, and Luz made the graph. It shows 16 students in all, but a very large bookmark covers one bar. How tall is the covered bar?
Histogram: pages read this week. Horizontal axis: pages read, in bars 20 wide. A value on a line goes in the bar that starts there. Vertical axis: number of students, a tick at every 1. Bar heights: 0 up to 20: covered; 20 up to 40: 6; 40 up to 60: 4; 60 up to 80: 1. Histogram: pages read this week. Horizontal axis: pages read, in bars 20 wide. A value on a line goes in the bar that starts there. Vertical axis: number of students, a tick at every 1. Bar heights: 0 up to 20: covered; 20 up to 40: 6; 40 up to 60: 4; 60 up to 80: 1. Histogram: pages read this week 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ? 0 up to 20: covered 6 20 up to 40 4 40 up to 60 1 60 up to 80 pages read, in bars 20 wide number of students A value on a line goes in the bar that starts there. Kids counted how many times they could jump rope without a miss, and Noah drew the graph. It shows 20 kids in all, but one bar is covered. How tall is the covered bar?
Histogram: jumps without a miss. Horizontal axis: jumps, in bars 10 wide. A value on a line goes in the bar that starts there. Vertical axis: number of kids, a tick at every 1. Bar heights: 0 up to 10: 4; 10 up to 20: 7; 20 up to 30: 3; 30 up to 40: covered. Histogram: jumps without a miss. Horizontal axis: jumps, in bars 10 wide. A value on a line goes in the bar that starts there. Vertical axis: number of kids, a tick at every 1. Bar heights: 0 up to 10: 4; 10 up to 20: 7; 20 up to 30: 3; 30 up to 40: covered. Histogram: jumps without a miss 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4 0 up to 10 7 10 up to 20 3 20 up to 30 ? 30 up to 40 jumps, in bars 10 wide number of kids A value on a line goes in the bar that starts there. Students tracked how long they studied last night, and Pia reads the histogram. How many students studied 30 minutes or more?
Histogram: study minutes. Horizontal axis: minutes studied, in bars 10 wide. A value on a line goes in the bar that starts there. Vertical axis: number of students, a tick at every 1. Bar heights: 0 up to 10: 2; 10 up to 20: 4; 20 up to 30: 7; 30 up to 40: 5; 40 up to 50: 2; 50 up to 60: 1. Histogram: study minutes. Horizontal axis: minutes studied, in bars 10 wide. A value on a line goes in the bar that starts there. Vertical axis: number of students, a tick at every 1. Bar heights: 0 up to 10: 2; 10 up to 20: 4; 20 up to 30: 7; 30 up to 40: 5; 40 up to 50: 2; 50 up to 60: 1. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 0 up to 10 4 10 up to 20 7 20 up to 30 5 30 up to 40 2 40 up to 50 1 50 up to 60 minutes studied number of students Bars are 10 minutes wide. A value on a line goes in the bar that starts there. Ren helps a librarian group the books on a cart by number of pages (the cart squeaks). How many books have 60 pages or more?
Histogram: pages in each book. Horizontal axis: pages, in bars 20 wide. A value on a line goes in the bar that starts there. Vertical axis: number of books, a tick at every 1. Bar heights: 20 up to 40: 2; 40 up to 60: 5; 60 up to 80: 7; 80 up to 100: 4; 100 up to 120: 1. Histogram: pages in each book. Horizontal axis: pages, in bars 20 wide. A value on a line goes in the bar that starts there. Vertical axis: number of books, a tick at every 1. Bar heights: 20 up to 40: 2; 40 up to 60: 5; 60 up to 80: 7; 80 up to 100: 4; 100 up to 120: 1. Histogram: pages in each book. Horizontal axis: pages, in bars 20 wide. A value on a line goes in the bar that starts there. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 20 up to 40 5 40 up to 60 7 60 up to 80 4 80 up to 100 1 100 up to 120 pages number of books Tala's class measured its sunflower plants in centimeters (one plant keeps staring at the sun). How many plants are 20 centimeters tall or more?
Histogram: plant heights in centimeters. Horizontal axis: height in centimeters, in bars 5 wide. A value on a line goes in the bar that starts there. Vertical axis: number of plants, a tick at every 1. Bar heights: 10 up to 15: 4; 15 up to 20: 8; 20 up to 25: 5; 25 up to 30: 6; 30 up to 35: 2. Histogram: plant heights in centimeters. Horizontal axis: height in centimeters, in bars 5 wide. A value on a line goes in the bar that starts there. Vertical axis: number of plants, a tick at every 1. Bar heights: 10 up to 15: 4; 15 up to 20: 8; 20 up to 25: 5; 25 up to 30: 6; 30 up to 35: 2. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4 10 up to 15 8 15 up to 20 5 20 up to 25 6 25 up to 30 2 30 up to 35 height in centimeters number of plants Histogram: plant heights in centimeters. Horizontal axis: height in centimeters, in bars 5 wide. A value on a line goes in the bar that starts there. Vertical axis: number of plants, a tick at every 1. A teacher grouped the quiz scores of a class, and Zee reads the histogram. How many students scored 80 points or more?
Histogram: quiz points. Horizontal axis: quiz points, in bars 10 wide. A value on a line goes in the bar that starts there. Vertical axis: number of students, a tick at every 1. Bar heights: 50 up to 60: 1; 60 up to 70: 4; 70 up to 80: 6; 80 up to 90: 5; 90 up to 100: 3. Histogram: quiz points. Horizontal axis: quiz points, in bars 10 wide. A value on a line goes in the bar that starts there. Vertical axis: number of students, a tick at every 1. Bar heights: 50 up to 60: 1; 60 up to 70: 4; 70 up to 80: 6; 80 up to 90: 5; 90 up to 100: 3. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 50 up to 60 4 60 up to 70 6 70 up to 80 5 80 up to 90 3 90 up to 100 quiz points, in bars 10 wide number of students Students logged the minutes they spent riding a bike yesterday, and Ari added up the bars (helmet hair was reported). How many students are in the data set?
Histogram: minutes riding a bike yesterday. Horizontal axis: minutes riding, in bars 10 wide. A value on a line goes in the bar that starts there. Vertical axis: number of students, a tick at every 1. Bar heights: 0 up to 10: 2; 10 up to 20: 5; 20 up to 30: 8; 30 up to 40: 7; 40 up to 50: 4; 50 up to 60: 1. Histogram: minutes riding a bike yesterday. Horizontal axis: minutes riding, in bars 10 wide. A value on a line goes in the bar that starts there. Vertical axis: number of students, a tick at every 1. Bar heights: 0 up to 10: 2; 10 up to 20: 5; 20 up to 30: 8; 30 up to 40: 7; 40 up to 50: 4; 50 up to 60: 1. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 0 up to 10 5 10 up to 20 8 20 up to 30 7 30 up to 40 4 40 up to 50 1 50 up to 60 minutes riding number of students