Using Pictographs

Name _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Problem-Solving Application

Using a Pictograph Use the pictograph below to answer Exercises 1–4. Our Rock Collections Student

Number of Rocks in Collection

Boris

❍ ❍ ❍ ❍

Devi Kaitlin Ann

❍ ❍ ❍ ❍

❍❍❍❍❍❍ ❍ ❍❍❍❍ ❍❍❍

Key: Each ❍ stands for 5 rocks. 1. Who has the greatest number of rocks? 2. Who has the least number of rocks? 3. Kaitlin has her rocks on a table.

How many rocks are on the table? 4. Who has collected half as many rocks as Kaitlin?

5. Math Reasoning Ann wants to show her rocks on another table.

Will she have more, fewer, or the same number of rocks as Kaitlin?

6. Boris puts 8 rocks on a small sheet of paper. How many sheets of paper

does he need to display his rocks? Explain.

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