Tally and Frequency chart

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What is a tally chart?

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A tally chart is a visual way to represent data using marks (tallies) to show how many times something occurs.

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What does a frequency chart show?

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A frequency chart shows how often each item or category appears in a set of data.

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How do you count tallies in a tally chart?

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You count groups of five tallies as one group, with four vertical lines and a diagonal line crossing them.

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What is the total number of tallies for 3 groups of 5?

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15 tallies.

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How can you find the total number of items from a tally chart?

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Add up all the tallies to get the total number of items.

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What is the purpose of using a tally chart?

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To organize and count data easily and visually.

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If 9 children travel by car and 2 travel by bus, how many more children travel by car?

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7 more children travel by car.

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What is the first step in creating a frequency chart?

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Collect the data you want to represent.

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How do you represent data in a frequency chart?

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By listing each item and writing the number of times it occurs next to it.

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What is an example of data that can be represented in a tally chart?

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The number of pets owned by students in a class.