Common Core: 2nd Grade Math : Measurement & Data

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #461 : Measurement & Data

Miss. West's class made a chart of the pets that they own. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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How many people own a cat? 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 3\)

\(\displaystyle 5\)

\(\displaystyle 8\)

\(\displaystyle 6\)

\(\displaystyle 12\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 5\)

Explanation:

The bar for cats is the second bar from the left. The bar raises to the number \(\displaystyle 5\), which means \(\displaystyle 5\) people have a cat. 

Example Question #462 : Measurement & Data

Miss. West's class made a chart of the pets that they own. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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How many people own a fish? 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 12\)

\(\displaystyle 5\)

\(\displaystyle 8\)

\(\displaystyle 3\)

\(\displaystyle 4\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 8\)

Explanation:

The bar for fish is the third bar from the left. The bar raises to the number \(\displaystyle 8\), which means \(\displaystyle 8\) people have a fish. 

Example Question #101 : Draw Picture And Bar Graphs To Represent A Data Set: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Md.D.10

Miss. West's class made a chart of the pets that they own. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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How many people own a bird? 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 4\)

\(\displaystyle 5\)

\(\displaystyle 8\)

\(\displaystyle 12\)

\(\displaystyle 3\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 3\)

Explanation:

The bar for birds is the fourth bar from the left. The bar raises to the number \(\displaystyle 3\), which means \(\displaystyle 3\) people have a bird. 

Example Question #212 : How To Find The Answer From A Table

Miss. West's class made a chart of the pets that they own. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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How many total pets are included in the graph? 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 26\)

\(\displaystyle 27\)

\(\displaystyle 24\)

\(\displaystyle 28\)

\(\displaystyle 25\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 28\)

Explanation:

To find out how many pets are included in the graph, we need to add up each of the totals for each type of pet.

\(\displaystyle 12+5+8+3=28\)

Example Question #101 : Draw Picture And Bar Graphs To Represent A Data Set: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Md.D.10

Miss. West's class made a chart of the pets that they own. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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How many more dogs are there than cats? 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 5\)

\(\displaystyle 7\)

\(\displaystyle 6\)

\(\displaystyle 9\)

\(\displaystyle 8\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 7\)

Explanation:

The phrase "how many more" tells us that we are going to subtract. We can take the number of dogs and subtract the number of cats.

\(\displaystyle 12-5=7\)

Example Question #211 : Tables

Miss. West's class made a chart of the pets that they own. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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If four people weren't included in the graph, and they all have dogs, how many total dogs would there be? 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 16\)

\(\displaystyle 14\)

\(\displaystyle 12\)

\(\displaystyle 13\)

\(\displaystyle 15\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 16\)

Explanation:

If there are four more dogs, we can add \(\displaystyle 4\) to the current \(\displaystyle 12\) dogs that are shown on the graph. 

\(\displaystyle 12+4=16\)

Example Question #461 : Measurement & Data

Miss. West's class made a chart of the pets that they own. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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What pet is the least popular pet to have? 

Possible Answers:

Fish

Dog

Cat

Bird

Correct answer:

Bird

Explanation:

The bar for birds is the shortest, with only \(\displaystyle 3\), which means this is the least popular pet to have. 

Example Question #462 : Measurement & Data

Miss. West's class made a chart of the pets that they own. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

Screen shot 2016 01 04 at 9.10.50 am

What pet is the most popular pet to have? 

Possible Answers:

Bird

Dog

Firsh

Cat

Correct answer:

Dog

Explanation:

The bar for dogs goes up the highest, with \(\displaystyle 12\) dogs. This means that the dog is the most popular pet to have.

Example Question #221 : Tables

Mr. Ray's class created a bar graph to show how many stuffed animals each student has at home.  According to the graph, how many students have one stuffed animal?

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Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 0\)

\(\displaystyle 4\)

\(\displaystyle 2\)

\(\displaystyle 1\)

\(\displaystyle 3\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 4\)

Explanation:

Using the bar graph, we look for the bar that is for \(\displaystyle 1\) stuffed animal, which is the first one on the left. That bar has \(\displaystyle 4\) boxes in it, which means \(\displaystyle 4\) students have \(\displaystyle 1\) stuffed animal.

 

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