Elementary School Math Quiz: Create Line Plots With Fractions

Students measured erasers in inches with quarter-inch marks. Which length was measured the least times?

Title: Lengths of Erasers in Inches

x-axis (inches): 1 3/4 | 2 | 2 1/4 | 2 1/2 | 2 3/4 | 3

1 3/4: XX
2: XXX
2 1/4: X
2 1/2: XX
2 3/4: X
3: XX

Title: Lengths of Crayons in Inches

x-axis (inches): 3 | 3 1/4 | 3 1/2 | 3 3/4 | 4

3: X
3 1/4: XXX
3 1/2: XX
3 3/4: X
4: XX

Students measured crayons with rulers marked in quarter inches. How many crayons measured $3\frac{1}{4}$ inches on this line plot?

Students measured caterpillars and recorded these lengths, in inches: $1\frac{3}{4}$, $2$, $2\frac{1}{4}$, $2\frac{1}{4}$, $2$, $2\frac{1}{2}$, $2\frac{1}{2}$, $2$, $2\frac{1}{2}$.

Which length was measured the least number of times?

A class measured paper strips: 4 inches, 4 1/2 inches, 4 3/4 inches, 4 3/4 inches, and 5 inches.

How many strips measured $4\tfrac{3}{4}$ inches?

Five students measured the length of their pencils to the nearest quarter inch: $4$, $4\tfrac{1}{4}$, $4\tfrac{1}{2}$, $5$, and $5\tfrac{1}{2}$ inches. What is the difference between the longest and shortest pencil lengths?

Ms. Chen's class measured the lengths of different pencils using rulers marked in fourths of an inch. The measurements were: $2\frac{1}{4}$ inches, $3$ inches, $2\frac{3}{4}$ inches, $2\frac{1}{4}$ inches, $3\frac{1}{4}$ inches, $2\frac{3}{4}$ inches, and $3$ inches. If they make a line plot of this data, how many X's will be stacked directly above $2\frac{3}{4}$ inches?

Students measured hand spans. How many hand spans measured exactly $6\tfrac{1}{4}$ inches?

A line plot shows the lengths of erasers, measured to the nearest inch: 2 erasers are 2 inches long, 3 erasers are 3 inches long, 1 eraser is 4 inches long, and 4 erasers are 5 inches long.

How many erasers were measured altogether?

Students cut ribbons for an art project and recorded these lengths, in inches: $4$, $4$, $4$, $4$, $4$, $4$, $4\frac{1}{2}$, $4\frac{1}{2}$.

How many more ribbons were cut at 4 inches than at $4\frac{1}{2}$ inches?

Maya collected data by measuring toy car lengths with a ruler marked in fourths of an inch. She found these lengths, in inches: $3\frac{3}{4}$, $4$, $3\frac{1}{2}$, $4\frac{1}{4}$, $3\frac{3}{4}$, $4$, $3\frac{1}{2}$, $4\frac{1}{4}$, $4$.

If Maya makes a line plot of this data, how many X's will be above the mark for $4$ inches?

Eight students measured the length of their crayons to the nearest quarter inch: $2\tfrac{3}{4}$, $3$, $3$, $3\tfrac{1}{4}$, $3\tfrac{1}{4}$, $3\tfrac{1}{2}$, $4$, and $4\tfrac{1}{4}$ inches. How many crayons were $3\tfrac{1}{4}$ inches long?

A line plot shows the lengths of six pencils measured to the nearest quarter inch: 3 1/4 in, 3 1/4 in, 3 1/2 in, 4 in, 4 1/2 in, and 5 in.

What is the difference between the longest and shortest pencil measurements?

Look at the line plot. If two more measurements of $3\frac{1}{4}$ inches were added to this data, how would the line plot change?

Students measured pencils using rulers marked in quarter inches, then recorded the lengths on a line plot titled Lengths of Pencils in Inches. The line plot shows: 4 inches, 1 pencil; 4 1/4 inches, 2 pencils; 4 1/2 inches, 3 pencils; 4 3/4 inches, 1 pencil; 5 inches, 2 pencils; 5 1/4 inches, 1 pencil.

How many pencils were measured altogether on this line plot?

Students measured 8 crayons to the nearest quarter inch and recorded these lengths: 3 inches, 3 1/4 inches, 3 1/2 inches, 3 1/2 inches, 3 3/4 inches, 4 inches, 4 inches, and 4 1/4 inches. How many crayons measured exactly 3 1/2 inches?

Students cut ribbons for art class. What is the difference between longest and shortest?

Examine the line plot shown. What measurement data could have been used to create this line plot?

Students measured the widths of eight leaves using rulers marked in halves and fourths. The measurements were 2½, 2¾, 3, 2½, 2¾, 3¼, 3, and 2¾ inches. How many of these measurements are between 2¼ and 3 inches, including the endpoints?

Ten students measured the width of their books to the nearest quarter inch. The widths were $2$, $2\tfrac{1}{4}$, $2\tfrac{1}{2}$, $2\tfrac{3}{4}$, $3$, $3$, $3\tfrac{1}{4}$, $3\tfrac{1}{2}$, $4$, and $4\tfrac{1}{4}$ inches. How many books measured between $2\tfrac{1}{2}$ and $3\tfrac{1}{2}$ inches, inclusive?