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Practice: Collecting data and tally charts

Ten tally chart questions: groups of five, leftover strokes, reading a count and comparing two sets of votes.

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  1. A tally has 4 full groups of five and 2 single strokes. How many marks is that?

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    22. 4 × 5 = 20, and 20 + 2 = 22.

  2. A tally has 5 full groups of five and 3 single strokes. How many marks is that?

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    28. 5 × 5 = 25, and 25 + 3 = 28.

  3. A tally has 1 full group of five and 2 single strokes. How many marks is that?

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    7. 5 + 2 = 7.

  4. A tally shows 18 marks. How many full groups of five are in it?

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    3 full groups, with 3 single strokes left over. 18 ÷ 5 = 3 remainder 3.

  5. A tally shows 11 marks. How many full groups of five are in it?

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    2 full groups, with 1 single stroke left over. 11 ÷ 5 = 2 remainder 1.

  6. Cats have 7 votes and dogs have 9 votes. How many votes is that in total?

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    16 votes. 7 + 9 = 16.

  7. Reds have 14 votes and blues have 12 votes. How many more votes do reds have?

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    2 votes. 14 - 12 = 2.

  8. The tally for Friday has 2 full groups of five and 4 single strokes. How many children is that?

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    14 children. 2 × 5 = 10, and 10 + 4 = 14.

  9. A tally shows 22 marks. How many full groups of five are in it?

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    4 full groups, with 2 single strokes left over. 22 ÷ 5 = 4 remainder 2.

  10. A tally has 4 full groups of five and 3 single strokes. How many marks is that?

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    23. 4 × 5 = 20, and 20 + 3 = 23.