Question

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lesson 19 • session 3
reading and interpreting bar graphs continued
use the bar graph to solve problems 4–7. show your work.
the bar graph shows the number of visitors to a special display at the local car museum.
visitors at the car museum
day of the week
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
number of visitors
4 the number of visitors on ____ is equal to the number of visitors on wednesday and thursday together.
5 the day with the fewest visitors is __ with __ visitors.
6 the number of visitors on tuesday is ____ less than the number of visitors on monday.
7 make your own statement about the data in the picture graph. show how you know your statement is true.

Explanation:

Problem 4

Step1: Find visitors on Wednesday, Thursday

From the bar graph, Wednesday has 10 visitors, Thursday has 20 visitors.

Step2: Calculate total of Wednesday + Thursday

Total = \(10 + 20 = 30\) visitors.

Step3: Find day with 30 visitors

Friday has 30 visitors.

Step1: Analyze bar lengths

Compare the bar lengths for each day. Wednesday's bar is the shortest.

Step2: Find number of visitors on Wednesday

From the graph, Wednesday has 10 visitors.

Step1: Find visitors on Tuesday and Monday

Tuesday has 15 visitors, Monday has 25 visitors.

Step2: Calculate the difference

Difference = \(25 - 15 = 10\)

Answer:

Friday

Problem 5