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Connecting the Dots…

Two bars for every item

Two shops sell the same four fruits. One graph can show both shops.

Read the table. Pick one row. Set its two bars. Match every bar.

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An empty graph. Each gridline is worth 10 kg.
Step 1 of 6
  1. An empty graph. Each gridline is worth 10 kg.
  2. Mango: Shop A sold 30 kg. Shop B sold 25 kg.
  3. Banana: Shop A sold 20 kg. Shop B sold 25 kg.
  4. Apple: Shop A sold 25 kg. Shop B sold 15 kg.
  5. Guava: Shop A sold 15 kg. Shop B sold 30 kg.
  6. The gap for guava is 30 − 15 = 15 kg.

A double-bar graph gives each item two bars, one for each group.

The key is a small label. It says which bar is which group. Here the solid bar is Shop A.

A gridline is a line across the graph. It marks one step on the scale. The scale is the numbers beside the graph.

Both groups use one scale. The apple bar of Shop A ends halfway between 20 and 30. So it shows 25.

The gap is the longer bar minus the shorter bar. Read both bars, then subtract. For apple, the gap is 25 − 15 = 10 kg.

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  1. 0 Start here
  2. 1 One number for the whole lot
  3. 2 Share it out equally
  4. 3 The middle one, once they are in order
  5. 4 When two numbers share the middle
  6. 5 The one that appears most
  7. 6 When one strange value pulls them apart
  8. 7 Which one answers the question
  9. 8 Dots on a number line
  10. 9 How far apart are the ends
  11. 10 Two bars for every item
  12. 11 Checkpoint
  13. 12 The big picture
  14. 13 Track quiz

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