Tally Charts Math Example 1
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Example 1
easyA tally chart shows: Red: |||| (4 tallies), Blue: |||| | (5 tallies), Green: ||| (3 tallies). How many total votes were recorded?
Solution
- 1 Count each row's tallies: Red=4, Blue=5, Green=3.
- 2 Add all together: \(4 + 5 + 3 = 12\).
- 3 12 total votes were recorded.
Answer
12 votes
Count each tally mark, then add all the categories together to find the total.
About Tally Charts
A method of recording and organizing data by drawing tally marks grouped in sets of five, where four vertical lines are crossed by a fifth diagonal line.
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Example 2 medium
A tally chart shows pets owned by students: Dogs: |||| |||| (10), Cats: |||| ||| (8), Fish: |||| (5)
Example 3 easyDraw a tally chart with 7 marks. Write the tally in groups of 5. How many groups of 5 are there, and
Example 4 mediumA class votes on a field trip. Museum: |||| || (7), Park: |||| |||| (9), Zoo: |||| | (6). How many m