Line Plots: Operate on the Data — Eighth-Inch

Make a line plot: mark one × above the number for each length. Then answer the questions.

1.
Maria measured 14 pencils to the nearest eighth-inch. Lengths (inches):
1, ½, ¾, ⅛, 1½, ½, 1, 2½, 1½, 1½, 1, ½, 1½, ⅛
Plot each length with an × above the number line:
a) If the total length were shared equally among all 14 pencils, how long would each one be?
b) How much longer is the longest than the shortest?
2.
Liam measured 14 pencils to the nearest eighth-inch. Lengths (inches):
½, ⅞, ½, ⅞, ½, ⅜, 1¾, ⅞, 1, 1, 1¾, 1, ⅜, ⅞
Plot each length with an × above the number line:
a) If the total length were shared equally among all 14 pencils, how long would each one be?
b) What is the total length of all the pencils together?
3.
Liam measured 10 straws to the nearest eighth-inch. Lengths (inches):
1⅜, ⅞, ⅞, 1⅛, 1⅜, ⅞, ⅛, 1⅜, 1⅛, ⅞
Plot each length with an × above the number line:
a) If the total length were shared equally among all 10 straws, how long would each one be?
b) What is the total length of all the straws together?
4.
Liam measured 14 crayons to the nearest eighth-inch. Lengths (inches):
2¾, 1½, 2⅛, 1¼, 1¼, 2⅛, ¾, 1⅞, 1⅞, 2¾, 2⅛, 1¼, ¾, 2⅛
Plot each length with an × above the number line:
a) If the total length were shared equally among all 14 crayons, how long would each one be?
b) What is the total length of all the crayons together?
5.
Maria measured 13 straws to the nearest eighth-inch. Lengths (inches):
1¼, 1¼, 1, ⅞, ⅞, ⅞, 1¼, ⅞, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1
Plot each length with an × above the number line:
a) If the total length were shared equally among all 13 straws, how long would each one be?
b) What is the total length of all the straws together?