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Letter bar graph A graph that uses bars

to show data
data Information that is collected
about people or things
Dear Family,
frequency table A frequency table
During the next few weeks, our math class will uses numbers to record data.

learn about interpreting and representing data. line plot A line plot uses marks to
record each piece of data above a
You can expect to see homework that provides number line.
practice with tally tables, frequency tables, picture graph A picture graph uses
picture graphs, bar graphs, and line plots. small pictures or symbols to show
information.
Here is a sample of how your child will be taught
to solve problems using a bar graph.

Use a Bar Graph to Solve a Problem

Tips
Use the bar graph. How many more sports books than
Reading Scales
nature books does Richard have?
To make reading the
STEP 1 length or height of a bar
Richard’s Books
Identify the bars for easier, use a straightedge
Sports and Nature. or ruler to line up one
History
Subject

end of the bar with the

STEP 2 Sports number on the scale.

Count along the scale Nature

to find the difference 0 2 4 6 8 10 12
between the bars. The Number of Books
difference is 5 books.
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So, Richard has 5 more sports books than nature books.

Activity
Look for bar graphs in magazines and newspapers or help
your child create his or her own bar graphs. Then ask
questions such as “how many more” and “how many fewer”
and help your child find the answers.

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Capítulo

Carta gráfica de barras Una gráfica que

para la casa
muestra los datos por medio de barras

datos La información que se recolecta

sobre las personas o cosas
Estimada familia, tabla de frecuencia Una tabla de
frecuencia registra los datos por medio
Durante la próximas semanas, en la clase de de números.
matemáticas aprenderemos acerca de interpretar diagrama de puntos Un diagrama de
y representar problemas usando una gráfica de puntos usa marcas para anotar cada
pieza de datos en una recta numérica.
barras datos.
gráfica de dibujos Una gráfica de
Llevaré a la casa tareas que sirven para poner en dibujos muestra la información
práctica las tablas de frecuencia, las gráficas de por medio de dibujos pequeños o
símbolos.
dibujos, las gráficas de barras y los diagramas de
puntos.
Este es un ejemplo de la manera como aprenderemos
a resolver problemas usando una gráfica de barras .

Usar una gráfica de barras para resolver un problema

Usa la gráfica de barras. ¿Cuántos libros más de deportes que de Pistas
la naturaleza tiene Richard? Escalas
PASO 1 Para leer más fácil la
Los libros de Richard
Identifica las barras longitud o altura de una
barra, usa una orilla recta
para Deportes y Historia o una regla para alinear un
Naturaleza.
Tema

extremo de la barra con el

Deportes
número de la escala.
PASO 2
Naturaleza
Cuenta a lo largo de 0 2 4 6 8 10 12
la escala para hallar Número de libros
la diferencia entre las © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

barras. La diferencia
es 5 libros.
Entonces, Richard tiene 5 libros más de deportes que de la naturaleza.

Actividad
Busque y recorte gráficas de barras de revistas o periódicos o ayude a su hijo a
crear sus propias gráficas de barras. Después haga preguntas como “cuántos más”
y “cuántos menos”. Ayúdelo a hallar las respuestas.

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Lesson 2.1
Name
Problem Solving • Organize Data
COMMON CORE STANDARD—3.MD.3
Represent and interpret data.
Use the Favorite School Subject tables for 1–4.

1. The students in two third-grade classes Favorite School Subject

recorded their favorite school subject. The
Subject Tally
data are in the tally table. How many fewer
students chose science than chose social Math
studies as their favorite school subject? Science
Think: Use the data in the tally table to record
Language Arts
the data in the frequency table. Then solve
the problem. Reading

12 students
social studies: _ Social Studies

5 students
science: _
7
12 – 5 = _ Favorite School Subject
7 fewer students chose science.
So, _ Subject Number

2. What subject did the least number of Math

students choose?
Science 5
___
Language Arts
3. How many more students chose math than
language arts as their favorite subject? Reading

_ more students Social Studies 12

4. Suppose 3 students changed their vote from
math to science. Describe how the
frequency table would change.
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The tally table shows the cards in Kyle’s sports card collection.
1. How many hockey and football cards Kyle’s Sports Cards
does Kyle have combined?
Sport Tally

Baseball

Hockey

Basketball

Football

Spiral Review (3.OA.8, 3.NBT.1, 3.NBT.2)

2. There are 472 people in the concert 3. Max and Anna played a video game
hall. What is 472 rounded to the as a team. Max scored 463 points and
nearest hundred? Anna scored 329 points. How many
points did they score?

4. Judy has 573 baseball cards in her 5. Ms. Westin drove 542 miles last week
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cards in his collection. How many How many miles did she drive on
fewer cards does Todd have than business during the two weeks?
Judy?

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Lesson 2.2
Use Picture Graphs COMMON CORE STANDARD—3.MD.3
Represent and interpret data.

Use the Math Test Scores picture graph for 1–7.

Mrs. Perez made a picture graph of her
students’ scores on a math test. Math Test Scores
100
1. How many students scored 100? How can
95
you find the answer?
90
To find the number of
________
85
students
________ who scored 100,
Key: Each = 4 students.
count each star as 4 students.
________

So, 20 students scored 100.

________

2. What does stand for?

________

3. How many students in all scored 100 or 95?

_______

4. How many more students scored 90 than 85?

_______

5. How many students in all took the test?

_______

Problem
Problem Solving
Solving
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6. Suppose the students who scored 7. If 2 more students took the math test
85 and 90 on the math test take the test and both made a score of 80, what
again and score 95. How many stars would the picture graph look like?
would you have to add to the picture
graph next to 95?

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Lesson Check (3.MD.3)
1. Karen asked her friends to name their 2. Henry made a picture graph to show
favorite type of dog. what topping people like on their
pizza. This is his key.
Favorite Dog
Each 5 6 people.
Retriever

Poodle What does stand for?

Terrier

Key: Each = 2 people.

How many people chose poodles?

Spiral Review (3.NBT.1)

3. Estimate the sum. 4. Estimate the difference.

523 610
1 295 2 187

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5. What is 871 rounded to the 6. What is 473 rounded to the

nearest ten? nearest hundred?

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Lesson 2.3
Make Picture Graphs COMMON CORE STANDARD—3.MD.3
Represent and interpret data.

Ben asked his classmates about their favorite Favorite TV Show

kind of TV show. He recorded their responses in
Type Number
a frequency table. Use the data in the table to make
a picture graph. Cartoons 9
Sports 6
Follow the steps to make a picture graph.
Movies 3
Step 1 Write the title at the top of the graph.

Step 2 Look at the numbers in the table.

Tell how many students each
picture represents for the key. Cartoons

Sports
Step 3 Draw the correct number of pictures
for each type of show. Movies

Use your picture graph for 1–5. Key: Each 5

1. What title did you give the graph?

_________

2. What key did you use?

_________

3. How many pictures did you use

Problem
to representSolvin
Problem Solving
Solving
sports?
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_________

Problem
Problem Solving
Solving

4. How many pictures would you draw 5. What key would you use if
if 12 students chose game shows as 10 students chose cartoons?
their favorite kind of TV show?

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 TEST
Lesson Check (3.MD.3) PREP
1. Sandy made a picture graph to show 2. Tommy is making a picture graph
the sports her classmates like to play. to show his friends’ favorite kind of
How many fewer students chose music. He plans to use one musical
baseball than chose soccer? note to represent 2 people. How
many notes will he use to represent
Favorite Sport that 4 people chose country music?
Basketball

Soccer

Baseball

Key: Each 5 2 students.

Spiral Review (3.OA.9, 3.NBT.1, 3.NBT.2)

3. Find the sum. 4. Sophie wrote odd numbers on her
490 paper. What is a number Sophie did
1 234 NOT write?

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at the store opening. What is 126 422

rounded to the nearest hundred? 2 284

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Lesson 2.4
Use Bar Graphs COMMON CORE STANDARD—3.MD.3
Represent and interpret data.

Use the After-Dinner Activities bar graph for 1–6.

The third-grade students at Case Elementary After-Dinner Activities
School were asked what they spent the most
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time doing last week after dinner. The results

Number of Students
12
are shown in the bar graph at the right. 10
8
1. How many students spent the most time 6
watching TV after dinner? 4
2
0
ad or
k
TV me
Re w h a
me a tc y aG
Ho W Pla
Do
_____3 students Activity

2. How many students in all answered the survey?

_____

3. How many students in all played a game or read?

_____

4. How many fewer students read than did homework?

_____

5. How many more students read than

watched TV?
Problem
Problem Solving
Solving
_____
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Problem
Problem Solving
Solving

6. Suppose 3 students changed their answers to reading instead

of doing homework. Where would the bar for reading end?

____________

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Lesson Check (3.MD.3) PREP
Sandwiches Sold 1. The bar graph shows the number
of sandwiches sold at Lisa’s sandwich
28 cart yesterday. How many tuna
Number of Sandwiches

24
sandwiches were sold?
20
16
12
8
4
0
Ham Turkey Tuna Peanut
Butter
Type

Spiral Review (3.NBT.1)

2. What is 582 rounded to the nearest 3. Savannah read 178 minutes last
ten? week. What is 178 rounded to the
nearest hundred?

4. Estimate the difference. 5. Estimate the difference.

371 625
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Lesson 2.5
COMMON CORE STANDARD—3.MD.3
Make Bar Graphs Represent and interpret data.

Ben asked some friends to name their favorite Favorite Breakfast Food
breakfast food. He recorded their choices in the Number
frequency table at the right. Food
of Votes
Waffles 8
1. Complete the bar graph by using Ben’s data.
Cereal 14

Pancakes 12
Oatmeal 4

Favorite Breakfast Food Use your bar graph for 2–5.

16 2. Which food did the most people
choose as their favorite breakfast
Number of Votes

12 food?
8

4
3. How many people chose waffles as
0
their favorite breakfast food?
Waffles Cereal Pancakes Oatmeal
Food

4. How did you know how high to draw the bar for pancakes?

Problem
Problem Solvin
Solving
Solving
5. Suppose 6 people chose oatmeal as their favorite breakfast food.
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How would you change the bar graph?

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 TEST
Lesson Check (3.MD.3) PREP
1. Gary asked his friends to name their
Favorite Pizza Topping
favorite pizza topping. He recorded
8 the results in a bar graph. How many
people chose pepperoni?
Number of Votes

2 2. Suppose 3 more friends chose

0
mushrooms. Where would the bar
Cheese Sausage Pepperoni Mushrooms for mushrooms end?
Topping

Spiral Review (3.OA.9, 3.NBT.1)

3. Estimate the sum. 4. Matt added 14 1 0. What is this sum?
458
1 214
__

5. There are 682 runners registered 6. There are 187 new students this
for an upcoming race. What is year at Maple Elementary. What is
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Lesson 2.6
Solve Problems Using Data COMMON CORE STANDARD—3.MD.3
Represent and interpret data.

Use the Favorite Hot Lunch bar graph for 1–3.

1. How many more students chose pizza than
Favorite Hot Lunch
chose grilled cheese?
12
Think: Subtract the number of students who

Number of Votes
10
chose grilled cheese, 2, from the number of 8
students who chose pizza, 11. 6
4
11 2 2 5 9 _ more students 2
2. How many students did not choose 0
Hot Dog Chicken Pizza Grilled
chicken patty? _ students Patty Cheese
Lunch
3. How many fewer students chose grilled
cheese than chose hot dog?
Ways to Get to School
_ fewer students
14
Use the Ways to Get to School bar graph for 4–7. Number of Students 12
10
4. How many more students walk than ride
8
in a car to get to school? 6
4
_ more students
2
0
5. How many students walk and ride a bike Car Bus Walk Bike
combined?
Transportation
_ students

Problem
Problem Solving
Solving
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6. Is the number of students who get to 7. What if 5 more students respond that
school by car and bus greater than or they get to school by biking? Would
less than the number of students who more students walk or ride a bike to
get to school by walking and biking? school? Explain.
Explain.

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Lesson Check (3.MD.3) PREP
1. How many fewer votes were for bench
repair than for food drive? Community Project

Food Drive

Project
Wall Mural
Bench
Repair
2. How many votes were there in all?
Park Pick Up
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
Number of Votes

Spiral Review (3.NBT.1, 3.NBT.2)

3. Find the difference. 4. Greyson has 75 basketball cards.
650 What is 75 rounded to the nearest
ten?
2 189
__

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5. Sue spent $18 on a shirt, $39 on a 6. There are 219 adults and
jacket, and $12 on a hat. How much 174 children at a ballet. How many
did she spend? people are at the ballet?

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Lesson 2.7
Use and Make Line Plots COMMON CORE STANDARD—3.MD.4
Represent and interpret data.

How Many Shirts Were

Use the data in the table to make a line plot. Sold at Each Price?
Price Number Sold

$11 1
$12 4
$13 6
$14 4
(( () (* (+ (, (- $15 0
$16 2
?fnDXepJ_`ikjN\i\Jfc[Xk<XZ_Gi`Z\6

1. How many shirts sold for $12? 2. At which price were the most
shirts sold?

4 shirts
3. How many shirts in all were sold? 4. How many shirts were sold for $13 or
more?

Problem
Problem Solving
Solving

Use the line plot above for 5–6.

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5. Were more shirts sold for less than $13 or more than $13? Explain.

6. Is there any price for which there are no data? Explain.

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1. Pedro made a line plot to show the 7
heights of the plants in his garden. 7 7
How many plants are less than 7 7 7
3 inches tall? 7 7 7
7 7 7
7 7 7 7

1 2 3 4
Heights of Plants (inches)

Spiral Review (3.NBT.1, 3.NBT.2)

2. Find the sum. 3. Find the difference.
642 460
1 259
__ 2 309
__

4. There were 262 hamburgers cooked 5. Makenzie has 517 stickers in

for the school fair. What is 262 her collection. What is 517
rounded to the nearest hundred? rounded to the nearest ten?
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