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Line Plots: Halves & Fourths — Halves (½)
Make a line plot: mark one × above the number for each length. Then answer the questions.
1.
Maria measured 12 pencils to the nearest half-inch. Lengths (inches):
2, 2½, 2½, 3, ½, 2½, 1, 2½, 1, 1½, 1, 1½
Plot each length with an × above the number line:
Length of pencils (inches)
0
½
1
1½
2
2½
3
a) How many pencils were measured in all?
b) How many pencils were 2½ inches long?
2.
Ava measured 9 straws to the nearest half-inch. Lengths (inches):
1, ½, 2, 1, 2½, 1½, 2½, 3, 1
Plot each length with an × above the number line:
Length of straws (inches)
0
½
1
1½
2
2½
3
a) How many straws were 1 inches long?
b) How many straws were measured in all?
3.
Liam measured 13 leaves to the nearest half-inch. Lengths (inches):
½, ½, 1, ½, 1½, ½, 2, 1, 1, 1½
Plot each length with an × above the number line:
Length of leaves (inches)
0
½
1
1½
2
a) How many leaves were longer than 1 inches?
b) How many leaves were measured in all?
4.
Maria measured 11 markers to the nearest half-inch. Lengths (inches):
2½, 2½, 1½, 2, 3, 1, 1½, 2, 3, 1, 3
Plot each length with an × above the number line:
Length of markers (inches)
0
½
1
1½
2
2½
3
a) Which length was measured most often?
b) How many markers were 3 inches long?
5.
Liam measured 8 markers to the nearest half-inch. Lengths (inches):
1½, 1, 1, ½, 1½, ½, 2, ½
Plot each length with an × above the number line:
Length of markers (inches)
0
½
1
1½
2
a) How many markers were longer than 1 inches?
b) How many markers were ½ inches long?