Picture Graphs Math Example 2

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Example 2

medium
A picture graph shows favorite fruits. Apple = 4 symbols, Banana = 6 symbols, Orange = 3 symbols. Each symbol = 2 students. How many students chose banana?

Solution

  1. 1
    Banana has 6 symbols.
  2. 2
    Each symbol = 2 students.
  3. 3
    Total for banana: \(6 \times 2 = 12\) students.
  4. 4
    12 students chose banana.

Answer

12 students
When each symbol represents more than 1, multiply the number of symbols by the value per symbol.

About Picture Graphs

A way of displaying data using pictures or icons, where each picture represents one unit (or a set number of units), and the total for each category is found by counting or multiplying the number of pictures by the scale value.

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More Picture Graphs Examples

Example 1 easy

A picture graph shows: Cats = 🐱🐱🐱 (3 symbols), Dogs = 🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶 (5 symbols). Each symbol = 1 ani

Example 3 easy

A picture graph shows books read: Ann = ★★★★ (4), Bob = ★★ (2). Each ★ = 1 book. How many books did

Example 4 medium

A picture graph shows: Red = 5 symbols, Blue = 3 symbols, Green = 4 symbols. Each symbol = 2 votes.

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