- How many 5th grade boys
play soccer? - How many more 6th grade
boys play soccer than 6th
grade girls? - In which grade do the same
number of boys and girls play
soccer? - How many more 5th graders
play soccer than 3rd graders?
A double bar graph is used to compare two similar sets
of data. Each set of data is graphed separately, but
on the same grid. The keyidentifies the sets of data.
Double Bar Graphs
- How many girls play soccer
at Fremont School? - How many fewer 3rd grade
boys play soccer than 5th
grade girls? - How many soccer players
are there at Fremont
School? - Is it likely that more than 35
7th grade boys play soccer?
Grade
Number of Players
3rd 4th 5th 6th
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Key: Boys
Girls
Soccer Players
at Fremont School
The purple bars in the graph
stand for the boys. The blue
bars stand for the girls.
Use the double bar graph above.
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