Grade 4 - Progress in Mathematics

Study the graph and think about the data it shows.

Look again at the data in the graph. Is it reasonable

that four bakeries would have sold the number

of pies shown in the graph? Ye s.

Visualize yourself in the problem as you

reread it. Focus on the facts and questions.

Fact: The graph is a bar graph with four bars.

Question: Which choice is the best title for the graph?

Jeffrey created the graph at the

right. Which of the following could

be the title of the graph?

a. Number of students in the

4th grade

b. Number of cars washed at two fairs

c. Number of sides in a rectangle, a

triangle, a square, and a pentagon

d. Number of pies sold by four bakeries

Problem-Solving Strategy:

Use a Diagram/Graph

7-9

Compare each choice to the data in the graph.

• Choice A only refers to one grade. There are four bars
  in the graph, so Choice A is not correct.


• Choice B refers to two fairs. There are more than two bars
  in the graph, so Choice B is not correct.


• Choice C is about polygons with no more than 5 sides,
  which does not match the data in the graph. So Choice C
  is not correct.


• Choice D refers to four bakeries. There are four bars in the
  graph, so Choice D is the best choice.

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