Florida Grade 2 Math · Data Analysis and Probability

MA.2.DP.1.2: Reading Graphs and Tables

What this Grade 2 benchmark means, worked examples, common mistakes, and a free printable worksheet.

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What Is Benchmark MA.2.DP.1.2?

Students read and interpret data in tally charts, tables, pictographs, and bar graphs, and use it to solve addition and subtraction problems with sums up to 100.

Typical questions ask how many in all, how many more, or how many fewer.

Official benchmarkInterpret data represented with tally marks, tables, pictographs or bar graphs including solving addition and subtraction problems.

How it is tested: Grade 2 students take FAST Star Math, Florida's math test for Kindergarten through Grade 2.

Worked Examples

Worked Example 1

How Many More?

A bar graph with a scale of tens shows favorite sports: soccer 30, baseball 20, swimming 40. How many more students chose swimming than baseball?

1Read the bars: swimming is 40 and baseball is 20.
2"How many more" means find the difference: 40 − 20 = 20

Answer: 20 more students

Worked Example 2

How Many in All?

A tally chart shows favorite colors: red 8, blue 12, green 5. How many students voted?

1Add all the categories: 8 + 12 + 5 = 25

Answer: 25 students

Common Mistakes to Watch For

Reading a bar that ends between two lines

Wrong:On a scale of tens, a bar halfway between 20 and 30 is read as 21.

Halfway between 20 and 30 is 25.

Adding when the question asks how many more

Wrong:Swimming had 40 + 20 = 60 more votes than baseball.

"How many more" compares two amounts, so subtract: 40 − 20 = 20.

Helpful Math Tip

Look at graphs in kids' magazines or on cereal boxes and ask your child three questions: Which is the most? Which is the least? How many more?

Related Grade 2 Skills

MA.2.DP.1.1

Collecting and Showing Data

MA.2.AR.1.1

Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

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