6th Grade Math Textbook, Progress

Make a frequency table for the given data.

Then copy and complete the histogram.

1. Weights of Kennel Dogs (in lb)

37 63 40 77 44 56 35

18 33 24 29 31 26 58

65 72 75 60 31 42 60

Number of Jumping Jacks

Completed in One Minute

45 38 29 77 20 57 42 62 76

73 79 67 47 37 57 56 62 55

69 54 59 53 54 63 51 58 54

Ages of People at the Pool

1 32 6 12 35 56 10 3 10

11 542 2 7389561 5

1 6 11 37 5 7 12 12 12

Lengths of Bait Worms (in cm)

5 12 10 17 9 11 11 17 13

13 81010162014 712

911 611 910151110

1015 9161412 8 812

Make a frequency table and a histogram for each set of data.

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   5. Minutes Students Spent
      Outdoors Last Weekend
      35 10 36 53 32 20 30 40 35
      31 51 30 23 9 123 37 45 34
      27 033293 5 233 137115
   
   
   
   

Use the histogram for exercises 6–9.

6. How many students were surveyed?


7. Which interval of days did most students
   spend riding bikes last spring and
   summer?


8. Which interval has the least frequency?


9. Make a frequency table for the histogram.
   Explain how you made your table.


10. Explain how a histogram is different 11. How would the histogram on page 316
    from a bar graph. change if Ms. Eilhardt used intervals of
    2 inches? intervals of 7 inches?

1–1 9 20–3 9 40–5 9 60–7 9 80– 99

Number of Days

10

8

6

4

2

Number of Students 0

Days Students Spent Riding Bikes

Last Spring and Summer

18–27 –37 38–

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