Graphing Practice

Name ___________________________________

*Start your growing animals for part 2, then work on the graphs below.

1.  A class survey revealed that out of 30 students, 13 listed their favorite lunch item as pizza, 9 chose cheeeseburgers, 6 picked lasagna, and 2 chose tacos. 

 

        Label the pie graph.

pie graph

2.  Jamie bought a new video game and decided to keep track of his scores. 

Try 1 – 150 pts            Try 2 – 190 pts
Try 3 – 500 pts            Try 4 – 900 pts
Try 5 – 1100 pts          Try 6 – 1500 pts

Create a graph of Jamie’s progress. Put the “trys” on the X axis

3.  Jamie’s friend, Josie tries out the same game.

Try 1 – 100 pts            Try 2 – 500 pts
Try 3 – 900 pts            Try 4 – 1100 pts
Try 5 – 1400 pts          Try 6  -- 1500 pts

Use the same graph and draw an another line to represent Josie’s scores – Label each line as Jamie or Josie.

4.  Based on your graph, who is the better player?   Justify your answer.


blank graph

blank graph5.  Take a class survey about favorite colors.   Find out what your classmates’ favorite colors are using the list below.  Create a bar graph that is color coded that compares the class choices

Blue  ________________
Red  ________________
Green _______________
Yellow _______________
Purple  _______________
Pink   ________________
Orange _______________