Making line plots

You can make a line plot from a data set. Your data set might be in a list, a table, or a tally chart.

Let's try it! Make a line plot using the data in the table below.

Alexa recorded the number of times each person in her family won a game during family game night.

Family game night wins
Number of wins	Number of people
0	1
1	3
2	0
3	1

First, make a number line. The number of wins ranges from 0 wins to 3 wins. So, draw a number line from 0 to 3.

Now, draw dots or Xs to show the data from the table.

One person had 0 wins, so draw one data point above 0.
Three people had 1 win, so draw three data points above 1.
Nobody had 2 wins, so you don't need to draw any data points above 2.
One person had 3 wins, so draw one data point above 3.

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Creating fraction line plots

You can make a line plot to show a data set with fractions, too.

Let's try it! Make a line plot using the data in the tally chart below.

There are bottles on the counter in the science lab. Edward writes down the cups of liquid in each bottle.

Bottles in the science lab
Cups of liquid	Number of bottles
0
1 4
1 2
3 4
1

First, make a number line. The amount of liquid ranges from 0 cups to 1 cup. The fractions in the data set count by fourths. So, draw a number line from 0 to 1 that counts by fourths.

Now, draw dots or Xs to represent the data.

There were two bottles with 0 cups of liquid. Draw two points above 0.
There were five bottles with
1
4
of a cup. Draw five points above
1
4
.
There was one bottle with
3
4
of a cup. Draw one point above
3
4
.
There were three bottles with 1 cup. Draw three points above 1.

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Making line plots

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Creating fraction line plots

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