Line Plots

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What is a line plot?

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A line plot is a graph that shows data along a number line, where each mark represents a value.

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How do you read a line plot?

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You read a line plot by looking at the marks above the number line to see how many times each value occurs.

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What does each mark on a line plot represent?

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Each mark on a line plot represents one occurrence of a value.

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How can you find the total number of items in a line plot?

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To find the total, count all the marks above the numbers on the line plot.

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What is the purpose of a line plot?

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The purpose of a line plot is to display data clearly and to make it easy to see how often each value occurs.

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How do you determine the mode from a line plot?

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The mode is the value that has the most marks above it on the line plot.

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What is the difference between a line plot and a bar graph?

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A line plot shows data along a number line, while a bar graph uses bars to represent the frequency of different categories.

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How can you use a line plot to solve word problems?

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You can use a line plot to visualize the data and find answers to questions about totals, modes, or comparisons.

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What does it mean if a line plot has no marks above a number?

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If there are no marks above a number, it means that value did not occur in the data set.

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How can you find the total number of students in a class using a line plot?

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Count all the marks on the line plot to find the total number of students.