Let's solve the problem step by step using the
pictograph provided in the image.
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🔹 Understanding the Pictograph
The pictograph shows the number of students in each grade at Abacus Elementary. Each
figure (person) represents
1 person, and each
pair of figures (two people) is shown as a group.
From the
key:
- 🧍♂️🧍♀️ = 2 people
- 🧍♂️ = 1 person
But looking closely, the key says:
> 🧍♂️🧍♀️ = 2 people
> 🧍♂️ = 1 person
So,
each individual figure represents 1 student, and when two are grouped together, they represent 2 students.
We will count the number of
figures for each grade.
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🔹 Counting Students per Grade
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✔ 1st Grade:
There are
8 full figures (each = 1 person).
So:
👉 8 × 1 =
8 students
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✔ 2nd Grade:
There are
10 full figures.
So:
👉 10 × 1 =
10 students
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✔ 3rd Grade:
There are
6 full figures.
So:
👉 6 × 1 =
6 students
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✔ 4th Grade:
There are
7 full figures.
So:
👉 7 × 1 =
7 students
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✔ 5th Grade:
There are
4 full figures.
So:
👉 4 × 1 =
4 students
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Now let’s answer the questions:
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❓1. How many students are in the 1st grade?
✔ Answer: 8 students
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❓2. How many students are in the 5th grade?
✔ Answer: 4 students
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❓3. How many more students are in the 2nd grade than the 1st grade?
- 2nd grade: 10 students
- 1st grade: 8 students
- Difference: 10 − 8 =
2 students
✔ Answer: 2 more students
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❓4. How many more students are in the 5th grade than the 3rd grade?
- 5th grade: 4 students
- 3rd grade: 6 students
- Difference: 4 − 6 =
−2 → So, 5th grade has
2 fewer students
But the question asks: "How many more students are in the 5th grade than the 3rd grade?"
Since 5th has
fewer, the answer is
0 more, or
negative — but we interpret this as:
👉 The 5th grade has
2 fewer students than the 3rd grade, so it does
not have more.
✔ Answer: 0 (or “2 fewer”, but since it asks “how many more”, and it’s less, the answer is
0)
But if we're being precise:
"More" implies positive difference. Since 5th < 3rd, the answer is
0 more.
✔ Answer: 0
Alternatively, some may expect a negative number, but typically in such problems, we say
0 more if it's not more.
But let’s recheck:
Is there a mistake?
Wait —
5th grade has 4,
3rd grade has 6 → 4 is less than 6 → so 5th grade has
2 fewer, so
0 more.
✔ Answer: 0
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❓5. How many students are there all together in the school?
Add all grades:
- 1st: 8
- 2nd: 10
- 3rd: 6
- 4th: 7
- 5th: 4
Total = 8 + 10 + 6 + 7 + 4 =
35 students
✔ Answer: 35 students
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
8
2.
4
3.
2
4.
0
5.
35
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of pictograph worksheet grade 3.
