Bar chart: cats 3, dogs 6, birds 2, fish 4; which is the least

Step by step

The question

Question: draw a bar chart of cats 3, dogs 6, birds 2 and fish 4.

Which is the least?

1 Draw the axes

The names go along the bottom.

The numbers go up the side.

The side counts in 1s, starting at 0.

Careful!

The side always starts at 0.

Then the bars compare fairly.

2 Draw the bars

Cats: 3.

Its bar goes up to 3 on the side.

Dogs: 6.

Birds: 2.

All the bars have the same width, with gaps between them.

3 Read the chart

The shortest bar is birds.

Across to the side: it reaches 2.

So the least is birds, with 2.

4 Check

Let's check with the numbers: 2 is smaller than all the others.

So it is right!

Let's look back.

First: draw the axes.

Then: draw the bars.

Then: read the chart.

Last: check.