Industry Histogram

Worksheet Description

You will interpret a frequency graph about the number of industries in different cities. Read the histogram and answer the accompanying questions.

The worksheet presents a histogram that illustrates the number of industries in different cities. The histogram has four bars, each representing a city, with the height of the bars indicating the number of industries in that city. Students are required to read and interpret the data from the histogram to answer questions about the number of industries in specific cities, identify which city has a certain number of industries, and calculate the total number of industries across all the cities featured in the graph.

The purpose of this worksheet is to develop students’ skills in reading and understanding histograms. It teaches students how to extract numerical data from a graphical representation and use this data to answer quantitative questions. The worksheet also encourages comparison of data between different categories and summation of data for an overall total. By completing this activity, students learn how to interpret and analyze data in a histogram, which is an essential aspect of data literacy in mathematics and the sciences.