SME
Grade 6 Math · Problem type
Histograms
Use this for “How many values are in each interval?” on a histogram.
Record and look
0
6
12
2
5
8
4
1
0–9
10–19
20–29
30–39
40–49
0–9
10–19
20–29
30–39
40–49
Count (students)
2
5
8
4
1
Most students (8) are in 20–29 minutes.
20 students in all.
Tap a bar at the height you want.
Assumptions
•
Each bar counts the students whose time to get to school, in minutes, falls in that interval.
•
The intervals are the same width and don’t overlap.
•
Change the bars to see where most of the data is.
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