You're asked to
graph the given information as a bar graph. The data shows the number of hot dogs sold each day of the week, and the graph’s vertical axis (Y-axis) is labeled
“Dozens of Hot Dogs Sold”, while the horizontal axis (X-axis) lists the days.
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🔍 Step 1: Understand the Units
The Y-axis is in
dozens, not individual hot dogs.
So we need to convert the number of hot dogs sold into
dozens:
>
1 dozen = 12 hot dogs
Let’s convert each day’s sales:
-
Monday: 84 hot dogs → 84 ÷ 12 =
7 dozens
-
Tuesday: 60 → 60 ÷ 12 =
5 dozens
-
Wednesday: 12 → 12 ÷ 12 =
1 dozen
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Thursday: 72 → 72 ÷ 12 =
6 dozens
-
Friday: 36 → 36 ÷ 12 =
3 dozens
-
Saturday: 48 → 48 ÷ 12 =
4 dozens
-
Sunday: 24 → 24 ÷ 12 =
2 dozens
✔ So our bar heights (in dozens) are:
- Monday: 7
- Tuesday: 5
- Wednesday: 1
- Thursday: 6
- Friday: 3
- Saturday: 4
- Sunday: 2
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📊 Step 2: Draw the Bar Graph
On the provided grid:
- The
X-axis already has the days labeled: Monday through Sunday.
- The
Y-axis goes from 0 to 9 (in increments of 1), representing
dozens.
For each day, draw a vertical bar whose height matches the number of dozens calculated above.
Here’s how to draw each bar:
-
Monday: Draw a bar up to
7
-
Tuesday: Up to
5
-
Wednesday: Up to
1
-
Thursday: Up to
6
-
Friday: Up to
3
-
Saturday: Up to
4
-
Sunday: Up to
2
Each bar should be centered over its day label and have equal width with space between bars.
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✔ Final Answer (Visual Description)
Since I can’t draw directly on your image, here’s what your completed bar graph should look like:
```
Y
9 |
8 |
7 | █
6 | █ █
5 | █ █ █
4 | █ █ █ █
3 | █ █ █ █
2 | █ █ █ █ █
1 | █ █ █ █ █ █
0 +-----------------------------------> X
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
```
*(Note: This is a text approximation — in reality, you’d draw solid vertical bars on the grid.)*
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🧠 Why This Works
- The problem asks for a
bar graph, which uses bars to represent quantities.
- The Y-axis is labeled “Dozens of Hot Dogs Sold”, so we must convert raw numbers to dozens.
- Each bar’s height corresponds to the number of dozens sold that day.
- The X-axis labels the categories (days of the week).
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✔ Completed Task: You’ve now correctly graphed the data by converting hot dog counts to dozens and drawing bars of appropriate height for each day.
If you’re doing this on paper or digitally, just use a ruler to draw straight bars matching the heights listed above. Label your axes clearly if needed (though they’re already labeled in your worksheet).
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of free graphs worksheet.
