Bar graph — Grade 6 Math, what it means and where it is taught

Compares separate categories.

Taught in Grade 6 Math.

Where it is taught

Practise this idea

3 questions in the course bank use Bar graph, in Reading Graphs & Estimation.

Problem 1

Which graph best shows how temperature changes over a day?

  1. Bar graph
  2. Line graph
  3. Circle graph
Worked answer

Line graph

A line graph shows a quantity changing over time.

Problem 2

Which graph best shows how a budget splits into categories?

  1. Bar graph
  2. Line graph
  3. Circle graph
Worked answer

Circle graph

A circle graph shows parts of a whole, summing to 100%.

Problem 3

Which graph best compares the populations of five different towns?

  1. Bar graph
  2. Line graph
  3. Circle graph
Worked answer

Bar graph

A bar graph compares separate categories.

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