Construct and interpret equal-width histograms — Guided Practice — page 1
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Worksheet directions

Grade 6 • Guided Practice • Work with your teacher or a partner. Discuss the model or strategy, then complete each problem.

Sample questions

  1. Draw a histogram for travel times 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 10, 11, 13, 16, 19, 3, 11. Bins are [0,5), [5,10), [10,15), [15,20] minutes; a square bracket includes the boundary and a parenthesis excludes it.
  2. Explain why the histogram bars touch and why a trip of exactly 10 minutes belongs in only one bin. Then find the busiest interval. Bins are [0,5), [5,10), [10,15), [15,20] minutes; a square bracket includes the boundary and a parenthesis excludes it.
  3. The histogram shows students’ reading times. The bins are 0 ≤ t < 5, 5 ≤ t < 10, 10 ≤ t < 15, and 15 ≤ t ≤ 20 minutes. How many students are shown? How many read for at least 10 minutes?
  4. Describe what the vertical and horizontal axes measure. Can you recover every exact travel time from the histogram? Explain. Bins are [0,5), [5,10), [10,15), [15,20] minutes; a square bracket includes the boundary and a parenthesis excludes it.
  5. Use the histogram to find the number of students and the number whose trip takes at least 10 minutes. Bins are [0,5), [5,10), [10,15), [15,20] minutes; a square bracket includes the boundary and a parenthesis excludes it.

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Common Core connections

Source labels: 6.SP.B.4–5, 6.SP.B.4. Review the learning goals below to check the fit for your class.

  • 6.SP.B.4 — Display data in plots on a number line
  • 6.SP.B.5 — Summarize numerical data sets

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