Tally Charts Math Example 2

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Example 2

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A tally chart shows pets owned by students: Dogs: |||| |||| (10), Cats: |||| ||| (8), Fish: |||| (5), Birds: || (2). Which pet is most common and which is least common?

Solution

  1. 1
    Count each: Dogs=10, Cats=8, Fish=5, Birds=2.
  2. 2
    Order from most to least: Dogs(10) > Cats(8) > Fish(5) > Birds(2).
  3. 3
    Most common: Dogs (10 students).
  4. 4
    Least common: Birds (2 students).

Answer

Most: Dogs (10); Least: Birds (2)
Compare all tally counts to find the greatest and smallest values. Dogs have the most tallies and birds have the fewest.

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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