Bar Graphs Math Example 4

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Example 4

easy
A bar graph shows: Soccer = 7, Basketball = 5, Swimming = 3. How many students were surveyed in total?

Solution

  1. 1
    Add all bar values: \(7 + 5 + 3 = 15\).
  2. 2
    15 students were surveyed.

Answer

15 students
Adding all bar values in a graph gives the total number in the survey.

About Bar Graphs

A chart that uses rectangular bars of different heights or lengths to represent and compare quantities, where each bar's length is proportional to the value it represents and categories are shown on one axis.

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