IXL | Create and interpret line plots with fractions

Vince and some friends participated in an art challenge. The challenge was to use 400 popsicle sticks to build a tower over 3 feet tall using as little glue as possible. The students had 4 hours to build their towers. The judges measured how much glue each team used.

Amount of glue used
Team captain	Bottles
Lily	1 4
Preston	7 8
Kimi	3 4
Deb	3 8
Mitchell	3 8
Jacob	1 2

Use the data in the table 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 glue used

number line label

Bottles

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question

One morning, Lexi was reading the back of a cereal box. She learned that most people use a half of a cup of milk in their cereal. Curious about how much milk her father actually puts in his cereal, she started measuring! She recorded her results.

Amount of milk in cereal
Day	Cups
Monday	1 2
Tuesday	1 2
Wednesday	1 2
Thursday	1
Friday	2

Use the data in the table 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 milk in cereal

number line label

Cups

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 milk in cereal

number line label

Cups

The next value is

Count how many times

appears in the list. It appears 3 times. Select 3 X's in the column labeled

Amount of milk in cereal

number line label

Cups

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 milk in cereal

number line label

Cups

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Lesson: Line plots

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Not feeling ready yet? These can help:

II.1Create line plots

II.2Interpret line plots

GG.8Graph fractions on number lines

Lesson: Line plots

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