IXL | Create and interpret line plots with halves

Sharon interviewed some local dessert chefs. She asked them how many cups of chocolate they use in a batch of chocolate candy bars.

Amount of melted chocolate (cups)
1 2	1 2	1 2	1 2	1 2	1 2	1	2	1 2

Use the data in the list to complete the line plot below.

Click to select the X's. To clear a column, click on the number line below it.

Amount of melted chocolate

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Cups

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As an experiment, Mateo gave each of his friends some iced tea powder and a pitcher of water. He asked each friend to make a pitcher of iced tea. Mateo recorded how many tablespoons of the iced tea powder each friend used.

Amount of iced tea powder (tablespoons)
2	1 2	1	1 2	1 2	1 2	1 2	1 2

Use the data in the list to complete the line plot below.

Click to select the X's. To clear a column, click on the number line below it.

Amount of iced tea powder

number line label

Tablespoons

solution

First, order the data from least to greatest:

The smallest value is 1. Count how many times 1 appears in the list. It appears 1 time. Select 1 X in the column labeled 1.

Amount of iced tea powder

number line label

Tablespoons

The next value is

Count how many times

appears in the list. It appears 6 times. Select 6 X's in the column labeled

Amount of iced tea powder

number line label

Tablespoons

The last value is 2. Count how many times 2 appears in the list. It appears 1 time. Select 1 X in the column labeled 2.

Amount of iced tea powder

number line label

Tablespoons

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