Practice Tally Charts in Math

Use these practice problems to test your method after reviewing the concept explanation and worked examples.

Quick Recap

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.

Tally marks are like keeping score with your fingers—every fifth mark crosses the group, making it easy to count by 5s. It's faster than writing numbers while things are happening in real time.

Example 1

easy
A tally chart shows: Red: |||| (4 tallies), Blue: |||| | (5 tallies), Green: ||| (3 tallies). How many total votes were recorded?

Example 2

medium
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?

Example 3

easy
Draw a tally chart with 7 marks. Write the tally in groups of 5. How many groups of 5 are there, and how many leftover marks?

Example 4

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