IXL | Create and interpret line plots with fractions

Erin always looks forward to her family camping trips. They hike, roast marshmallows, cook dinner with a camping stove, and sleep in tents. Erin started recording how much propane fuel they use during each meal.

Amount of propane fuel used during meals
Meal	Cans
Breakfast 1	3 4
Lunch 1	1 2
Dinner 1	2
Breakfast 2	3 4
Lunch 2	3 4
Dinner 2	3 4

Use the data in the table to complete the line plot below.

Click to select the X's. To clear a column, click on the number line below it.

Amount of propane fuel used during meals

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Cans

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Lisa loves painting on the weekends, but it seems like she runs out of white paint too quickly. She started keeping track of how much white paint she used in each painting.

Amount of paint used
Painting	Bottles
Rainbows in the Night	7 8
Winter Flowers	7 8
My Dog Spot	7 8
Cloudy Day	2
Half-eaten Carrot	3 4

Use the data in the table to complete the line plot below.

Click to select the X's. To clear a column, click on the number line below it.

Amount of paint used

number line label

Bottles

solution

First, order the data from least to greatest:

The smallest value is

Count how many times

appears in the list. It appears 1 time. Select 1 X in the column labeled

Amount of paint used

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Bottles

The next value is

Count how many times

appears in the list. It appears 3 times. Select 3 X's in the column labeled

Amount of paint used

number line label

Bottles

The last value is 2. Count how many times 2 appears in the list. It appears 1 time. Select 1 X in the column labeled 2.

Amount of paint used

number line label

Bottles

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Lesson: Line plots

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Not feeling ready yet? These can help:

II.1Create line plots

II.2Interpret line plots

GG.8Graph fractions on number lines

Lesson: Line plots

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