Common Core: 2nd Grade Math : Common Core Math: Grade 2

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Common Core: 2nd Grade Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #292 : Data Analysis And Probability

Kate's class is going to plant flowers outside of their class window. To help decide what flower to plant, her teacher took a class vote. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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How many more people voted for the daisy than the lily? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The phrase "how many more" tells us that we are going to subtract. We can take the number of people who voted for the daisy and subtract the number of people who voted for the lily. 

Example Question #1511 : Common Core Math: Grade 2

All of the  grade classes are saving money to donate to a local charity. The graph below shows how much money each class saved at the end of the first week. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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What is the title of the graph? 

Possible Answers:

Local Charity

Money Saved

2nd Grade Classes

Dollars Saved

Saving Money

Correct answer:

Money Saved

Explanation:

The title of a bar graph can be found at the top of the graph, and it tells you what type of data the graph is displaying. In this case, our title is "Money Saved". 

Example Question #1512 : Common Core Math: Grade 2

All of the  grade classes are saving money to donate to a local charity. The graph below shows how much money each class saved at the end of the first week. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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What is the label of the x-axis? 

Possible Answers:

Money Saved

2nd Grade Classes

Money to Donate

Local Charity 

Dollars Saved

Correct answer:

2nd Grade Classes

Explanation:

A graph is made up of an x-axis and a y-axis. The x-axis of a graph is always the horizontal line (a line that runs from left to right) and the y-axis is alway the vertical line (a line that runs from top to bottom) 

The x-axis of this graph is labeled "2nd Grade Classes". 

Example Question #1513 : Common Core Math: Grade 2

All of the  grade classes are saving money to donate to a local charity. The graph below shows how much money each class saved at the end of the first week. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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What is the label of the y-axis? 

Possible Answers:

2nd Grade Classes

Dollars Saved

Money Saved

Money to Donate

Local Charity

Correct answer:

Dollars Saved

Explanation:

A graph is made up of an x-axis and a y-axis. The x-axis of a graph is always the horizontal line (a line that runs from left to right) and the y-axis is alway the vertical line (a line that runs from top to bottom) 

The y-axis of this graph is labeled "Dollars Saved". 

Example Question #25 : Draw Picture And Bar Graphs To Represent A Data Set: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Md.D.10

All of the  grade classes are saving money to donate to a local charity. The graph below shows how much money each class saved at the end of the first week. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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How much money has Mr. Tie's class saved? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The bar for Mr. Tie's class is the first bar on the left. The bar raises to the number , which means his class has saved .

Example Question #272 : Data Analysis And Probability

All of the  grade classes are saving money to donate to a local charity. The graph below shows how much money each class saved at the end of the first week. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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How much money has Ms. Smith's class saved? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The bar for Ms. Smith's class is the second bar from the left. The bar raises to the number , which means her class has saved .

Example Question #27 : Draw Picture And Bar Graphs To Represent A Data Set: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Md.D.10

All of the  grade classes are saving money to donate to a local charity. The graph below shows how much money each class saved at the end of the first week. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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How much money has Mr. Roger's class saved? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The bar for Mr. Roger's class is the third bar from the left. The bar raises to the number , which means his class has saved .

Example Question #21 : Draw Picture And Bar Graphs To Represent A Data Set: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Md.D.10

All of the  grade classes are saving money to donate to a local charity. The graph below shows how much money each class saved at the end of the first week. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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How much money has Mrs. Sweet's class saved? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The bar for Mrs. Sweet's class is the fourth bar from the left. The bar raises to the number , which means her class has saved .

Example Question #1514 : Common Core Math: Grade 2

All of the  grade classes are saving money to donate to a local charity. The graph below shows how much money each class saved at the end of the first week. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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What two classes have raised the most money? 

Possible Answers:

Ms. Smith and Mr. Tie

Ms. Smith and Mr. Rogers

Mr. Rogers and Mrs. Sweet

Mr. Tie and Mrs. Sweet

Mr. Tie and Mr. Rogers

Correct answer:

Mr. Tie and Mrs. Sweet

Explanation:

The two bars that go up to the highest two numbers are Mr. Tie's bar, which goes up to ,  and Mrs. Sweet's bar, which goes up to .

Example Question #32 : Draw Picture And Bar Graphs To Represent A Data Set: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Md.D.10

All of the  grade classes are saving money to donate to a local charity. The graph below shows how much money each class saved at the end of the first week. 

Use the graph below to help answer the question. 

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How much money has been raised in total? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find out how much total money has been raised, we need to add up all of the money that each class has saved. 

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