Grade 5 Line Plots Worksheet
A worksheet for 5th graders to practice creating and interpreting line plots with fractions.
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Grade 5 Line Plots Practice
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions to create or interpret line plots.
1. The students in Mrs. Smith's class measured the lengths of their pencils to the nearest 1/4 inch. Their measurements are: 5 1/4, 5 1/2, 6, 5 1/4, 5 3/4, 5 1/2, 6 1/4, 5 1/2, 5 1/4, 6.
Create a line plot to display this data. Don't forget to label your number line and title your plot.
2. Use the line plot below to answer the questions.
Lengths of Jumping Frogs (inches)
a. What is the most common length of a jumping frog?
b. How many frogs were measured in total?
3. The data below shows the amount of rainfall (in inches) over several days: 1/4, 0, 1/2, 1/4, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4, 0.
The greatest amount of rainfall was inches.
The least amount of rainfall was inches.
The difference between the greatest and least amount of rainfall is inches.
4. Which of the following data sets could be represented by the line plot below?
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70, 75, 75, 80, 80, 85, 90
70, 75, 80, 85, 90
70, 75, 80, 80, 85, 90, 95
70, 75, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95
5. Sarah recorded the amount of water (in liters) her plants drank each day for a week: 1/2, 3/4, 1/2, 1, 3/4, 1/2, 1.
What is the total amount of water the plants drank over the week? Show your work.
6. A line plot uses 'X' marks above a number line to show the frequency of data.
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