Tally Charts Math Example 4

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Example 4

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A class votes on a field trip. Museum: |||| || (7), Park: |||| |||| (9), Zoo: |||| | (6). How many more votes did the park get than the zoo?

Solution

  1. 1
    Park = 9 votes, Zoo = 6 votes.
  2. 2
    Difference: \(9 - 6 = 3\).
  3. 3
    The park got 3 more votes than the zoo.

Answer

3 more votes for the park
Subtract the smaller tally count from the larger to find the difference.

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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