Australia
Year 3
14.02 Picture graphs
Lesson
Are you ready?
Do you know how to keep a tally ?
Examples
Example 1
Rosey asks 15 of her friends what their favourite colour is. Here are their answers:
pink, blue, yellow, blue, green, pink, blue, blue, blue, pink, pink, blue, green, pink, blue
Count the number of each colour and fill in the table.
| Colour | Number of friends |
|---|---|
| \text{Pink} | |
| \text{Green} | |
| \text{Blue } | |
| \text{Yellow} |
Worked Solution
Idea summary
We can use a frequency table to write a summary of the results with the number of times each item occurs.
Picture graphs
Let's learn more about picture graphs in this video.
Examples
Example 2
A class were asked to vote which sport they would like to play in their next lesson. The votes are shown in the picture graph.
Each image represents 1 vote.
a
How many students are in the class?
Worked Solution
b
Which sport received the most votes?
Worked Solution
Idea summary
Look at the key on a picture graph to help you understand what it is telling you.