Solve One- and Two-Step “How Many More” and “How Many Less” Problems Using Information Presented in Graphs. Practice
Solve one- and two-step “how many more” and “how many less” problems using information presented in graphs.
Practice Set A
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Use the picture graph to answer the following questions.
1. How many people chose swimming? ______
How many people chose camping? ______
How many more people chose swimming than camping? Explain your strategy for answering this question using words, equations, and pictures.
Using the data table below answer the following questions.
2. How many people chose surfing? ______
How many people chose boating? ______
How many people chose surfing or boating?
3. How many people chose SCUBA diving? ______
How many people chose skimboarding? ______
How many people chose SCUBA diving or skim boarding?
4. Did more people choose surfing or boating or SCUBA diving or skimboarding?
How many more?
Solve one- and two-step “how many more” and “how many less” problems using information presented in graphs.
Practice Set A
Use the picture graph to answer the following questions.
2. How many people chose swimming? 24 people
How many people chose camping? 8 people
How many more people chose swimming than camping? Explain your strategy using words, equations, and pictures.
24 people chose swimming and 8 people chose camping, so 24 - 8 = 16 more people chose swimming than camping.
Using the data table below answer the following questions.
2. How many people chose surfing? 25 people
How many people chose boating? 30 people
How many people chose surfing or boating? 25 + 30 = 55 people
3. How many people chose SCUBA diving? 15 people
How many people chose skimboarding? 40 people
How many people chose SCUBA diving or skim boarding? 40 + 15 = 55 people
4. Did more people choose surfing or boating or SCUBA diving or skimboarding?
How many more?
55 people chose surfing or boating and 55 chose SCUBA diving or skim boarding, so they are equal. No groups had more than the other.