Question

lesson check

1. how many fewer votes were for bench repair than for food drive?
2. how many votes were there in all?

community project
food drive
wall mural
bench repair
park pick up
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
number of votes

Explanation:

Step1: Determine votes for bench repair and food drive

From the bar - graph, votes for bench repair is 4 and for food drive is 12.

Step2: Calculate difference in votes

Subtract votes for bench repair from votes for food drive: $12 - 4=8$.

Step3: Calculate total votes

Add votes for all projects. Votes for wall mural is 8, bench repair is 4, food drive is 12, and park pick - up is 6. So total votes are $8 + 4+12 + 6=30$.

Answer:

1. 8
2. 30