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Grade 8 Math: Analyzing Graphs

This worksheet helps 8th-grade students practice analyzing various types of graphs, including bar graphs, line graphs, and scatter plots, and interpreting data.

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Multiple Choice2 Short AnswerFill in the BlanksTrue / False

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.SP.A.1CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.SP.A.2CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.SP.A.3

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Grade 8 Math: Analyzing Graphs

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Read each question carefully and analyze the provided graphs to determine the correct answers. Show your work where applicable.

Use the bar graph below to answer questions 1 and 2.

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1. Which color is the most popular among students?

a

Blue

b

Red

c

Yellow

d

Green

2. How many more students prefer Red than Purple?

a

10

b

15

c

20

d

25

Use the line graph below to answer questions 3 and 4.

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3. What was the temperature in March?

4. Between which two months did the temperature decrease the most?

Use the scatter plot below to answer questions 5 and 6.

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5. The scatter plot shows a   correlation.

6. As the X-values increase, the Y-values tend to  .

Indicate whether each statement is True or False.

7. A line graph is best used to show changes over time.

T

True

F

False

8. A bar graph is suitable for comparing categories of data.

T

True

F

False

9. A pie chart shows that 40% of students prefer apples, 30% prefer bananas, and 30% prefer oranges. If there are 200 students, how many prefer apples?

10. Explain what a trend line on a scatter plot indicates.