Bar Graph Worksheets - Free Printable

Let’s solve this step by step using the bar graph.

First, look at the bar graph titled “Items seen in the mall.” The vertical axis (left side) shows numbers from 0 to 12 — that’s how many of each item were seen. The horizontal axis (bottom) has four items: Ice Cream, Flowers, Balls, and Sandwiches. Each colored bar tells us how many of that item were seen.

Also, there’s a key on the right:
- Red = Ice Cream
- Blue = Flowers
- Pink = Balls
- Green = Sandwiches

Now let’s answer each question one by one.

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1. How many balls did you see?

Look for the pink bar (Balls). It goes up to 9.

→ Answer: 9

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2. How many flowers did you see?

Blue bar (Flowers) goes up to 8.

→ Answer: 8

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3. How many sandwiches did you see?

Green bar (Sandwiches) goes up to 7.

→ Answer: 7

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4. How many ice creams did you see?

Red bar (Ice Cream) goes up to 3.

→ Answer: 3

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5. How many more balls than ice cream did you see?

Balls = 9, Ice Cream = 3
Subtract: 9 - 3 = 6

→ Answer: 6

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6. Which item did you see most often?

Compare all bars:
- Ice Cream: 3
- Flowers: 8
- Balls: 9 ← highest
- Sandwiches: 7

→ Answer: Balls

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7. Which item did you see least often?

Lowest bar is Ice Cream with 3.

→ Answer: Ice Cream

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8. What is the total number of items you saw in the mall?

Add them all:
3 (Ice Cream) + 8 (Flowers) + 9 (Balls) + 7 (Sandwiches) =
3 + 8 = 11
11 + 9 = 20
20 + 7 = 27

→ Answer: 27

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9. Write the names of all items in order of quantity, from least to most.

Quantities:
- Ice Cream: 3
- Sandwiches: 7
- Flowers: 8
- Balls: 9

Order: Ice Cream, Sandwiches, Flowers, Balls

→ Answer: Ice Cream, Sandwiches, Flowers, Balls

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10. If each ball costs $2, what is the total cost of all the balls?

You saw 9 balls. Each costs $2.
Multiply: 9 × 2 = 18

→ Answer: $18

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11. How many more flowers than sandwiches did you see?

Flowers = 8, Sandwiches = 7
8 - 7 = 1

→ Answer: 1

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12. How many more ice creams did you buy than flowers?

Wait — the graph says “items seen,” not “bought.” But the question says “did you buy.” That might be a trick or typo. Since we only have data on “seen,” and no info on buying, we can’t answer this unless we assume it meant “see.”

But looking back at the top of the worksheet: “I went on a shopping spree... bought lots of cool stuff.” So maybe “seen” means “bought”? Let’s assume that for now.

So if “seen” = “bought”, then:

Ice Cream bought = 3
Flowers bought = 8
Question: How many MORE ice creams than flowers? That would be 3 - 8 = -5 → which doesn’t make sense. You didn’t buy more ice creams than flowers — you bought fewer.

Maybe the question meant: “How many more flowers than ice creams did you buy?” That would be 8 - 3 = 5.

But as written: “How many more ice creams did you buy than flowers?” → 3 - 8 = -5 → not possible.

Perhaps it’s a mistake. In context, since flowers are more, maybe they meant “how many more flowers than ice creams”.

But let’s stick to exact wording. If you bought 3 ice creams and 8 flowers, you did NOT buy more ice creams than flowers — you bought 5 fewer.

But since the question asks “how many more”, and the answer can’t be negative, perhaps it’s an error. However, in school worksheets, sometimes they expect you to subtract smaller from larger even if wording is off.

Alternatively, maybe “buy” is different from “see” — but we have no data on buying. So safest assumption: “seen” = “bought” for this problem.

Then: Ice creams bought = 3, Flowers bought = 8 → you bought 5 FEWER ice creams than flowers.

But the question says “more ice creams than flowers” — so answer should be 0 or negative? Not typical.

Looking again — perhaps it’s a typo and should be “flowers than ice creams”. Given that, and common worksheet patterns, I’ll assume they meant “how many more flowers than ice creams”.

So: 8 - 3 = 5

→ Answer: 5 *(assuming typo)*

But to be precise, if we take literally: you bought 3 ice creams and 8 flowers → you did not buy more ice creams than flowers → difference is -5, but since question likely expects positive number, and given context, I’ll go with 5 as intended meaning.

Actually, wait — rereading Q12: “How many more ice creams did you buy than flowers?”

If you bought 3 ice creams and 8 flowers, then you bought 5 LESS ice creams than flowers. So “more” would be negative, which isn't standard.

Perhaps the question is misphrased. In many such worksheets, they mean absolute difference or reverse the comparison.

Given that, and to match expected answer format, I think they meant “how many more flowers than ice creams”.

So I'll proceed with 5.

→ Final decision: 5

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13. How many more items did you see than flowers?

Total items seen = 27 (from Q8)
Flowers = 8
27 - 8 = 19

→ Answer: 19

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Now compiling all answers:

1. 9
2. 8
3. 7
4. 3
5. 6
6. Balls
7. Ice Cream
8. 27
9. Ice Cream, Sandwiches, Flowers, Balls
10. $18
11. 1
12. 5 *(assuming intended meaning)*
13. 19

Final Answer:
1. 9
2. 8
3. 7
4. 3
5. 6
6. Balls
7. Ice Cream
8. 27
9. Ice Cream, Sandwiches, Flowers, Balls
10. $18
11. 1
12. 5
13. 19