Grade 6 – Lesson 25

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 Unit
Making and Interpreting Line and Bar Graphs
25.1

Example
1) The double line-graph shows two similar sets A line graphs shows the trend of the data or
of data points connected with line segments. general direction of the data. This graph
The line shows the points John and Kim compares the data from the two students.
earned in different tests.
50
45
40 In the data from test I and III the scores of both
35
increase. On the sixth test both obtain the same
Marks

30
25 grade 30.
20
15
John
10
Kim Books of Rose and David
5
Rose
O I II III IV V VI VII
David
Tests
Y
12
2) Make the double bar graph from the following data. 10
Number of books
Book Rose David 1) Write title and label x-axis 8
and y-axis. 6
Computer 8 4 2) On the x-axis list the book Kinds of book
English types in equal interval. 4
10 12
3) Draw pairs of bars for each
Science 4 10 2
book type, on bar for each
Biology 6 6 person.
4) Color with the appropriate 0 X
Computer English Science Biology
hue and explain in key.
Kinds of books
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Exercise
1. Make a double bar-graph of the following data that shows the number of tourists
visiting an area during different months of the year.

Tourist Internal External

June 25 20

July 45 50

August 35 35

September 55 40

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 Unit
Making and Interpreting Line and Bar Graphs
25.1

Exercise
2. Use the line graph at right to answer the following questions. The graph shows the
highest temperature in December and in July of different year, in a town, USA.

a) In which year was the difference

in temperatures is the least? 50
45

Temperature (0c)
40
35
30
25 July
20 December

b) Why do we use a line graph 15

10
to show the temperature
5
data?
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Year

c) Which trend does each graph show after the year 2006?
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3. The table on the right shows the number of types of glasses sold by gender.

a) Make double bar graph of the given data.

Y Glass Gents Ladies
Normal 15 40
Sunglass 35 20
Raymond 45 50
Lens free 25 35

X
b) From the double-bar graph, identify which kind of gents’ glasses has the most
sales?

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 Unit
Making and Interpreting Line and Bar Graphs
25.1

Exercise
4. Make a double line graph by using the given data below. The data shows the
maximum temperatures by month in two cities.

Month Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug

City A 20° c 19° c 17° c 22° c 25° c 27° c 30° c 35° c

City B 17° c 16° c 19° c 21° c 23° c 26° c 28° c 30° c

c

35

30

25
Temperature (0c)

20

15
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0
Jan Feb March Apr May June July Aug
Month

5. Between which two months is the difference between the temperatures in city A
the highest in problem 4?

a) April to May b) May to June

c) July to Aug d) Jan to Feb

6. When are the change trends similar in both cities in problem 4?

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 Unit Drawing and Interpreting Circle Graphs
25.2
Example
A circle graph compares the different parts of a set of data to the whole set by displaying them in
circle. The following table shows the people who
Make a circle graph of the data on the right. use different news sources.
Steps of drawing circle graph:
News source No. of people
1) Find the percent of each component.
2) Find the central angle of each percent. Newspapers 110
3) Draw a circle with a convenient radius.
4) Draw a radius. Then draw the angles that you Television 100
formed in step 2 at the centre of circle.
Internet 250
5) Shade different sectors of circle with different
colors. Label the sectors. Radio 40

Step I Step II
Draw a circle.
Change each data to percentage. Find degree value of
110 central angle.
Newspaper =  100 = 22 %
500 22% of 360° = 0.22 × 360
100 = 79.2° ≈ 79° 79°=22%
Television =  100 = 20 % 20% of 360°= 0.20 × 360°
500 = 72° 180°=50%
72°=20%
250 50% of 360 = 0.50 × 360°
°
Internet =  100 = 50 %
500 = 180°
29°=8% Internet
40
Radio =  100 = 8 % 8% of 360° = 0.08 × 360°
Television
500 Newspaper
= 28.8 ≈ 29°
Radio
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Exercise
1. The following table shows the percentage of the family income used for various
expenses. Draw circle graph of the data in the table.

Topic Food Housing Clothing Education Others

Expenses 30% 25% 10% 20% 15%

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 Unit Drawing and Interpreting Circle Graphs
25.2

Exercise
2. The following table shows the points earned David in various exams.

Subject English Math Computer Science G.K.

Marked 105 75 150 120 90

Make a circle-graph of the data in the table.

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3. In an annual examination the following result is obtained. Represent it in a circle

graph.

A+ A B C
25% 45% 20% 10%

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 Unit Drawing and Interpreting Circle Graphs
25.2
Exercise

4. The table below shows the percentage of 168 workers in a factory who perform
various company functions. Make circle graph of the data.

Cadre Laborator Mechanic Fittest Supervisor Clerks

y s
No. of worker 30% 25% 10% 20% 15%

5. A student makes a total of 300 points from taking 5 exams. The adjoining circle
graph shows the percentage of the total points he earned in each exam.

a) Calculate his marks in each of the given subjects. English Math

20% 30%
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Social
10% Science
G. K. 25%
15%

b) What will be the central angle of the grades he earned in G.K. and in Math?

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 Unit Drawing and Interpreting Circle Graphs
25.2

Exercise
6. The circle graph on the right shows how Monica budgets her monthly salary of
$16,000. Use the circle graph to answer the following questions.

a) How much does Monica spend on rent? Rent Food

90° 135°

Education
45°

Miscellaneous

b) What will be the central angle for miscellaneous expenses?

c) What is the ratio of expenses between food and education?

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d) How much does she spent for education?

e) What percent of her salary does she spend for miscellaneous expenses?

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 Unit
Compare Line and Circle Graphs
25.3

Example
The table at the right shows the number Types of fruit No. of person %
of students who prefer different fruits.
Mangoes 26 29%
Compare how a bar graph and a circle
Apples 30 33%
graph represent the same data. Oranges 21 23%
Coconuts 5 6%
Pears 8 9%
We make a bar graph to compare
numerical data one to another. We make a circle graph to show how
different parts of a set of data compare
30
to the whole set of data.
25 Mango
Orange
20
Coconut
Number

15 Apple
33% Pears
29%
10
5

0 Mango Apple Orange Coconut Pear 23%

Fruits 9%
6%
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Exercise
1. Use the table to answer the following questions.
Grades obtained by students
a) Which type graph would best Subject Jack Julia John
compare Jack’s grade in math Math 25 25 40
Computer 35 40 35
to his grade in history?
History 45 50 25

b) Which type of graph would best compare the grades in computer for each
student?

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 Unit
Compare Line and Circle Graphs
25.3

Example
2. Make the graphs of problem (a) and (b) of question no 1.

3. To compare each mark of the computer and math in problem (1), which graph
would best represent the data?
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4. Lily had $150. She spent it on the following items.

Items Cost %

Food $45 30%

Travel $36 24%
Clothing $39 26%
Parking $21 14%
Miscellaneous $9 6%

a) Which kind of graph should Lily make to represent each item as a part of
her $150?

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 Unit
Compare Line and Circle Graphs
25.3

Example
b) Which type of graph should Lily make to compare the amount of cost for each
item?

5. Use the graphs below to answer the following questions.

Number of students

21
18
15 30%
12

9 35% Train
6 Bus
15%
3 Cycle
20% Motor Bike
0 Motor Cycle Bus Train
Bike
Means of travel
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A. Which graph best shows that the least number of students use the cycle as
their vehicle?

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B. Which graph best shows that more than of the students use motor bike as
4
their means of transport?

C. Which graph shows that about how many students use the train to go to
school?

a) 18; the circle graph b) 18; bar graph

c) 21; the bar graph d) 24; the circle graph

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 Unit
Problem Solving by Building a Graph
25.4

Example
We can compare the data of two variables by using a scattergram. Draw the
scattergram to show the relationship between height and most common shoe
size.

Height 50 54 58 60 63 65 68 70

Most common shoe size 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7

7
*
6
*
5
Shoe size

*
4
*
3
* *
2
* *
1

50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70
Height
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Exercise

1. Make scattergram of the following data.

Height (ft) 2 2.5 3.0 3.5 3.5 4 4.5

Weight (lb) 50 53 50 60 65 66 66
Height

Weight

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 Unit
Problem Solving by Building a Graph
25.4

Exercise
2. Explain how a scattergram helps to compare the co-relation between two
variables.

3. What kind of graph is more useful to show the scores a student earns on each test?
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4. Which graph is more useful to compare the number of items sold in two different
department stores A and B?

5. Which graph is more useful to show the change in temperature of a town at

different times in the same day?

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 Unit
Problem Solving by Building a Graph
25.4

Exercise
6. Which graph is most useful to show the correlation between two sets of variable
data?

a) Line graph d) Scattergram

c) Circle graph b) Multiple-bar graph

7. The following table gives the percentage of various age groups involved in
accidents during a year. Use the table and answer the given questions.

Age of drivers Under 20 20 to 40 40 to 60 Over 60

% of accident 20% 40% 30% 10%

a) Make a circle graph of the data.

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b) How many drivers are between the age group of 40 to 60 yrs if there are 150
drivers?

c) If we build a circle graph with the data in the table above, what will be the
central angle used to represent the age group of 20 to 40 years?

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 Unit
Misleading Graphs
25.5

Example
A graph is a misleading graph if the data is displayed in a way which can be
misinterpreted.
Identify how the following graph is misleading.

Weekly Costs for Rose (A) Weekly Costs for Rose (B)

40 50

30 40
Cost ($)

Cost ($)
20 30

10 20

0 10
Food Travel Clothing Misc Food Travel Clothing Misc

Items Items

The above bar graph (B) is misleading because the cost data starts from
$10 not from $0. Graph A is not misleading.
Also, there must be equal intervals between the bars and the bars of the
graph each need to have the same width. The scale must be same.
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Exercise
1. Explain why the following graph is misleading.
160
140
120
100
Weight (lb)

80
60
40
20

Rose David Laura

Name of Students

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 Unit
Misleading Graphs
25.5

Exercise
2. Why is the line graph below misleading?

50
40

Temperature (0c)
36
32
30
*
25
*
* *
20
* *
15
10
5
6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
Time

3. Identify why the bar graph below is misleading.

8
7
6
5
Scores
4
3
2
1
0-10 11-15 15-25 25-30
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Items
4. What might people believe from the misleading graph?

5. Explain why the circle graph on the right is misleading.

Education
8%
Food 30%

Clothing
7%
Transport
35%
Misc 20%

6. What misleading information might people believe from the graph above (5)?

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 Unit
Misleading Graphs
25.5

Exercise
7. The graph below shows the graph of the yearly price of volleyballs. Why is it
misleading?
$18

$16

$14

Price
$12

$10

$8

$6
2005 2006 2007 2008
Year

8. Use the following data and draw a misleading multiple bar graph and another
correct multiple bar graph.

Student Costs
Day Rose David Lily Pinky John
Sunday $9 $17 $17 $17 $17
Monday $22 $18 $10 $20 $14
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 Unit
Building Frequency Tables and Histograms
25.6
Example
The following table shows the number of Olympic medals won by 27 countries.
Use the data and make a frequency table and a histogram with intervals.
Number of medals
9, 37, 42, 13, 48, 18, 15, 29, 28, 26, 24, 26, 11, 31

16, 8, 26, 34, 14, 13, 33, 7, 12, 45, 36, 8, 49

Solution: Make frequency table. Make histogram.

Intervals of no. Tally Frequency Procedure:

of medals • Choose appropriate scale.
• Draw a bar for each frequency.
0-9 4 • Title the graph and level the ranges
10 - 19 8 Olympic Medals
8
20 - 29 6
7
30 - 39 5 6
Frequency

40 - 49 4 5
4
• Change a range to contain all data and 3
divide into equal intervals. 2
• Use tally to represent the data that 1
include in the interval. 0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-59
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• Count tally and write total number. Range

Exercise

1. The following data shows the weights of the different students in a class.
Weight (lbs)
25, 26, 32, 23, 45, 36, 34, 41, 45, 49
22, 42, 48, 24, 26, 34, 38, 36, 28

Use the data and complete the frequency table with the first interval
(20 - 25) and exclude 25. Also complete the histogram.
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Weight Tally Frequency 7

20 - 25 ||| 6
Frequency

5
25 - 30 ||||
4
30 - 35 ||| 3
35 - 40 ||| 2
1
40 - 45 ||
0 10 20 30 40 50
45 - 50 ||||
Range
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 Unit
Building Frequency Tables and Histograms
25.6

Exercise

2. Make a frequency table of the following data with first interval (4 - 6).
Age of students of primary school
8, 12, 7, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14, 6,
8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 12, 11, 14,
13, 8, 7, 6, 5, 9, 11, 14, 16,
15, 7

3. Draw the histogram by using the frequency table of problem (2).

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4. Use the given histogram to choose the largest group of runners in the race.
8
a) 6.5 min - 7.0 min 7
Number of runner

6
5
b) 7.0 min - 7.5 min
4
3
c) 7.5 min - 8.0 min 2
1

d) 6.0 min - 6.5 min

6.0 - 6.5

6.5 - 7.0

7.0 - 7.5

7.5 - 8.0

Completed (minute)
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 Unit
Building Frequency Tables and Histograms
25.6

Exercise
5. Make a histogram of the following data.
Height (ft) 3.0 - 3.5 3.5 - 4.0 4.0 - 4.5 4.5 - 5.0 5.0 - 5.5 5.5 - 6.0

No. of students 12 18 24 20 10 4

24

20

16
Frequency

12

0
3.0–3.5 3.5-4.0 4.0-4.5 4.5-5.0 5.0-5.5 5.5-6.0
Height

6. Prepare a frequency table with rows in increments of 10 for the monthly saving ($)
of 40 students. Use 10 - 20 as first interval.
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42, 21, 51, 27, 42, 42,

38, 52, 49,71, 17, 33,
39, 44, 14, 39, 42, 27,
42, 32, 67, 62, 39, 53,
51, 59, 41, 53, 29, 27,
38, 54, 31, 53, 19, 22,
61, 51, 35, 25

7. Make histogram of the frequency table of (6).

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 Unit
Math Challenges
25.7

Exercise
1. Draw a double-bar graph of the given data that shows the approximate educated
population of the different village.
Town No. of men No. of
women
A 85 75

B 45 60

C 45 65

D 55 35

2. From bar graph of (2), which village has the highest difference in number of
educated men and women?
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3. Draw a circle graph for the following data.

Item Monthly Spent

($00)
Agriculture 6,000

Industries 4,000

Energy 2,500

Communication 4,500

Education 3,000

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 Unit
Math Challenges
25.7

Exercise
4. The following table shows the number of students in different grades. A teacher
wants to compare the number of students in each grade to the total enrollment of
that school. Select the most appropriate graph for that purpose and draw it.

Grades I II III IV V
No. of
24 20 30 40 36
students
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5. By using the graph in problem 4, identify which grade has more than double the
number of students in the third grade.

6. Make a scattergram of the following data.

Age (yr) 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Height (ft) 2.0 2.5 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.8

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 Unit
Math Challenges
25.7

Exercise
7. List as many different features as you can, that will make a graph misleading and
explain why each could mislead the interpreter.

8. The following data gives the weight (g) of 30 oranges packed from a basket.
Construct the frequency table breaking at intervals of 10. The midpoint on one
interval should be 95.

106, 82, 109, 107, 93,

187, 123, 125, 92, 126,
68, 130, 129, 119, 139,
115, 128, 100, 84, 99,
113, 204, 111, 141,
136, 123, 90, 125, 98,
119
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9. Make the histogram of the frequency table of (8).

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Lesson 1 Number Concepts Part I

Lesson 2 Number Concepts Part II
Lesson 3 Introduction to Algebra
Lesson 4 Steps toward Algebra
Review 1 Review of Lesson 1, 2, 3, and 4
Lesson 5 Decimal Arithmetic
Lesson 6 More Advanced Decimal Concepts
Lesson 7 Steps toward Algebra: Solving Equations
Lesson 8 Introduction to Fraction Concepts
Review 2 Review of Lesson 5, 6, 7, and 8
Lesson 9 Number Types
Lesson 10 Arithmetic of Fractions and Mixed Numbers Part I
Lesson 11 Arithmetic of Fractions and Mixed Numbers Part II
Lesson 12 Arithmetic of Fractions and Mixed Numbers Part III
Review 3 Review of Lesson 9, 10, 11, and 12
Lesson 13 Counting Numbers (Z) Part I
Lesson 14 Counting Numbers (Z) Part II
Lesson 15 Two Dimensional Figures Part I
Lesson 16 Two Dimensional Figures Part II
Review 4 Review of Lesson 13, 14, 15, and 16
Lesson 17 Ratios, Rates, and Proportions
Lesson 18 Solving Proportions
Lesson 19 Working with Percents
Lesson 20 Solving Percentage Problems
Review 5 Review of Lesson 17, 18, 19, and 20
Lesson 21 Working with Equations and Graphs
Lesson 22 Measurement
Lesson 23 Two-Dimensional Measurement Formulae
Lesson 24 Three-Dimensional Measurement Formulae
Review 6 Review of Lesson 21, 22, 23, and 24
Lesson 25 Graphs and Data
Lesson 26 Introduction to Statistics
Unit 26.1 Measures of Central Tendency and the Range
Unit 26.2 Steam-and-Leaf Plots
Unit 26.3 Appropriate Use of Statistical Measures
Next Unit 26.4 Samples and Surveys
Unit 26.5 Using Statistics to Draw Conclusions
Unit 26.6 Problem Solving: Try, Check, and Revise
Unit 26.7 Math Challenges
Lesson 27 Probability
Review of Lesson 1 to 14
Review of Lesson 15 to 27
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Answer Key of Lesson 25

Unit 25.1
2. a) 2005 c) The temperature is increasing. 3. b) Raymond
5. c 6. April
Unit 25.2
5. a) English-60; Math-90; Science-75; G.K-45; Social-30 b) 540 and 1080
6. a) $4,000 b) 900 c) 3:1 d) $2,000 e) 25%
Unit 25.3
1. a) bar graph b) circle graph 3. bar graph
4. a) circle graph b) bar graph 5. a) bar graph
b) circle graph c) ii
Unit 25.4
3. scatter diagram 4. bar graph (multiple) 5. line graph
6. a 7. b) 450 c) 1200
Unit 25.5
1. The width of each bar should be same.
2. The temperature scale is not correct.
3. The interval of items are not uniform.
5. The central angles are not accurately drawn.
7. The width of the each bar.
Unit 25.6
1. 3, 4, 3, 3, 2, 4
Unit 25.6
2. village d
4. histogram
5. Grade v