8.1.2

Pictograms & Bar Charts

Test yourself

Pictograms and Bar Charts

You need to be able to find sums or differences between data in pictograms and bar charts.

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Sam's pictogram

  • Sam makes a pictogram of his data.
  • He uses a picture of a cup to represent 2 drinks.
  • To show Tea, Sam uses 6 pictures.
  • To show Coffee, he uses 4 and a half pictures.
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Sam's bar chart

  • Sam makes a bar chart from his data on teachers’ drinks.
  • He can see that tea is the most popular drink as it has the tallest bar.
    • Sam’s scale goes up in 2s.
  • He wants to know how many more people want squash than hot chocolate.
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Answer

  • The difference in height of the bars is 1 ½.
    • The scale goes up in 2s.
  • That means 3 more people want squash than hot chocolate.

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