Line Plots
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Perimeter
Area
Area or Perimeter?
100

Rachel worked at a day care center where children have to take off their shoes before they come into class. Rachel measured the length of some the shoes. She put the data in the line plot below.

What is the total number of shoes Rachel measured?

10 shoes. 

Count the Xs. They represent the number of shoes.

100


How many magazines weighed less than 2/5 pound?

A.) 4

B.) 3

C.) 2

D.) 1

D.) 1


Only ONE magazine weighed less than 2/5 pound

100

Find the perimeter of the rectangle with a length of 8cm and a width of 5 cm.

26 cm.

100

Find the area of a rectangle that has a length of 6cm and a width of 5 cm.

30 square cm.

100

The classroom is getting new pink carpet. If the room has a length of 10cm and a width of 6 cm. How much carpet will the room need.

60 square cm. 

200

What is the total number of magazines?

A. 12

B. 10

C. 7

D. 4

A. 12

Count the X's!

200


How many magazines weighed more than 2/5 pound?

A.) 12

B.) 11

C.) 8

D.) 3

C.) 8


There are 8 X's on the numberline more than 2/5 pound.

200

Find the perimeter of a square that has a side length of 12cm.

48 cm. 

200

Find the area of a square with side length 7 in.

49 square in.

200

Mary needs to fence around her backyard. The length of her backyard is 5m and the width is 8m. How much fencing would she need for her back yard?

26 m. 

300

Rachel worked at a day care center where children have to take off their shoes before they come into class. Rachel measured the length of some the shoes. She put the data in the line plot below.

What shoe size is the LEAST common?

5/6 feet.

It has ONE x meaning that only one pair of shoes measured that length. The others had more than one.

300

The line plot below shows the weight of magazines in pounds.

What is the least common weight?

1/5 pound

300

Find the perimeter of a rectangle that has a length of 6cm and a width of 5 cm.

22 cm.

300

Find the area of the rectangle with a length of 8cm and a width of 5 cm.

40 square cm.

300

Tom has a poster with a length of 5 feet and a width of 3 feet. He wants to put a wooden frame around the poster. How much wood will Tom need to frame his poster?

16 feet

400

The line plot below shows the time Mrs. Alvarez spent cooking dinner each night for a month.

How many nights did she cook dinner last month?


21 nights

The Xs over 0 don't count because she didn't cook any hours then.

400

The line plot below shows the weight of magazines in pounds.

What is the most common weight?

3/5 pound

400

Find the perimeter of a rectangle that has a length of 3in and a width of 5 in. 

16 in.

400

Find the area of a rectangle with a length of 10 in. and a width of 4 in. 

40 square in. 

400

A rectangle has a total perimeter of 32 cm. The rectangle is 10 cm long. What is the height of the rectangle?

6 cm.

500

Rachel worked at a day care center where children have to take off their shoes before they come into class. Rachel measured the length of some the shoes. She put the data in the line plot below.

What shoe size is the MOST common?

3/6 or 1/2 feet. (They are equivalent fractions)

It has FOUR x's meaning that four shoes measured that length. The others had less than 4.

500

The line plot below shows the amount of time 13 students took to complete a quiz.

What ARE the least common times that the students took to complete the quiz?

1/12 hour and 5/12 hour 


Key words were "are" and "times" which are plural, meaning more than one.

Both have only one, the others have more than that.

500

Find the perimeter of a pentagon with side lengths that equal 8 in.

40 in.

500

Find the area of a square with the side lengths of 8 in. 

64 square in. 

500

Hannah and Sally are planting gardens. Hannah's garden is 2 feet long and 8 feet wide. Sally's garden is 4 feet wide and 4 feet long. They want to put fencing around their gardens. Who will need more fencing?

Hannah's garden will need more fencing