Page 117 - Numeracy

GRAPHS

TARGET 15C - BAR CHARTS

Example: A typical bar chart is shown below:

Exercise 1. A teacher carried out a survey to find out which months

of the year sixty pupils were born in. The results are shown below.
Draw a bar chart to present the results.

Number of Number of
Month Month
Pupils Born Pupils Born
January 3 July 5
February 2 August 5
March 2 September 14
April 2 October 8
May 3 November 8

June 4 December 4

Exercise 2. The number of accidents on a road were recorded. The
weather conditions were also recorded. The results are shown below.
Draw a bar chart to present the results.

Weather Conditions Number of Accidents

Snow 400
Heavy Rain 650
Light Rain 250

Fog & Mist 250
Bright Sunshine 50
Frost and Ice 700
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