Understanding Bar Graphs
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A bar graph represents data in a visual format using bars.
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Quick Quiz
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Beginner
What does the height of a bar represent in a bar graph?
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Real-World Problem
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Intermediate
Sports Club Membership
You are the president of your school's sports club. You want to create a bar graph to represent the number of members in each sport. You have the following data: Soccer - 40 members, Basketball - 30 members, Volleyball - 20 members, Tennis - 15 members. Draw the bar graph representing this data.
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Thinking Challenge
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Intermediate
Think About This
You are presented with a bar graph that shows the number of pets owned by students in your class. The graph has the following data: Dogs - 8, Cats - 5, Fish - 3, Birds - 4. What information can you gather from this bar graph?
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Challenge Quiz
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Advanced
If a bar graph shows the number of books read by students in different grades, what can you infer?
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