Solve each problem and explain the
method you used.
- There were 175 dogs at the Rosedale
Pet Show. There were 50 small dogs
and 85 medium-size dogs. The rest
were large dogs. How many large dogs
were in the show? Make a pictograph
about the dogs in the pet show. - Use words to describe the probability
that each type of dog won the
Rosedale show.
Use the circle graph for problems 3–5.
- Were more than half the pets dogs?
- What fraction of the pets were birds
and cats? - How many pets were entered in the
Rosedale Pet Show?
Use the bar graph for problems 6–9.
- How many turtles were in the
pet show? - Which type of pet had the
fewest entries in the show? - How many more gerbils than
mice were in the pet show? - How many fewer fish than
rabbits were in the pet show?
Problem-Solving Applications:Mixed Review
7-10
Birds
Other
Cats Dogs
128 175
95
48
(^0) Fish Gerbils Mice Rabbits Turtles
2
4
6
8
Kinds of Pets
Number of Pets
10
12
14
Other Pets in the Show
Rosedale Pet Show
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