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Read a bar chart

Bar charts and pictographs show how many of each thing there are.

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How to do it

  1. Read the label under each bar or row.
  2. Bar chart: read the top of the bar against the scale. Pictograph: count the pictures and use the key.
  3. Compare bars by subtracting.

Worked example

How many children chose Apples?
Read the top of the Apples bar against the scale: 4
4

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Check the key: one picture may stand for 2 or more.

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