Here is the solution to the problems presented in the "Reading Bar Graphs (C)" worksheet.
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Problem 1: Gabby's Film Survey
Gabby surveyed her class about their favorite film types and created a bar chart. The vertical axis (Frequency) shows how many people chose each genre.
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Action: Bar height = 4
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Comedy: Bar height = 7
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Romance: Bar height = 3
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Drama: Bar height = 1
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Sci-fi: Bar height = 9
a. Which type of film do most people like?
The tallest bar represents the most popular choice.
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Sci-fi (9 people)
b. Which type of film is least popular?
The shortest bar represents the least popular choice.
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Drama (1 person)
c. How many people like Romance?
Look at the height of the "Romance" bar.
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3 people
d. How many people did Gabby ask in total?
Add up the frequencies for all categories:
4 (Action) + 7 (Comedy) + 3 (Romance) + 1 (Drama) + 9 (Sci-fi) =
24 people
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Problem 2: Tyler’s Family Size Survey
Tyler surveyed how many family members people live with. The horizontal axis shows ranges of family sizes, and the vertical axis shows frequency.
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1 - 2 members: Bar height = 6
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3 - 4 members: Bar height = 14
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5 - 6 members: Bar height = 18
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7 - 8 members: Bar height = 4
a. How many people had 5 - 6 family members living at home?
Look at the bar labeled “5 - 6”.
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18 people
b. How many people had less than 5 family members living at home?
This includes the groups “1 - 2” and “3 - 4”.
6 (1-2) + 14 (3-4) =
20 people
c. Which class interval had the greatest frequency?
The tallest bar is “5 - 6”.
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5 - 6
d. How many people did Tyler ask in total?
Add all frequencies:
6 + 14 + 18 + 4 =
42 people
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Problem 3: Year 8 Students’ Shoe Sizes
This is a horizontal bar chart. The vertical axis shows shoe sizes, and the horizontal axis shows frequency (number of students).
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Size 5: Bar length = 25 students
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Size 5.5: Bar length = 20 students
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Size 6: Bar length = 45 students
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Size 6.5: Bar length = 30 students
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Size 7: Bar length = 60 students
a. Which shoe size is the mode?
The mode is the most frequent value — the longest bar.
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Size 7 (60 students)
b. How many more students wear size 7 than wear size 5?
Subtract the frequency of size 5 from size 7:
60 (size 7) - 25 (size 5) =
35 more students
c. What is the range in shoe sizes?
Range = Highest value - Lowest value
7.0 - 5.0 =
2.0
d. What fraction of students wear size 7?
First, find the total number of students:
25 (size 5) + 20 (size 5.5) + 45 (size 6) + 30 (size 6.5) + 60 (size 7) =
180 students
Fraction wearing size 7 = 60 / 180
Simplify the fraction:
60 ÷ 60 = 1
180 ÷ 60 = 3
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1/3
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✔ Final Answers:
1)
a. Sci-fi
b. Drama
c. 3
d. 24
2)
a. 18
b. 20
c. 5 - 6
d. 42
3)
a. 7
b. 35
c. 2.0
d. 1/3
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of 6th grade reading graphs worksheet.