Mastering Histograms

Mathematics
Grade 6
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A worksheet covering Histograms for Grade 6 students.

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Mastering Histograms

Subject: MathematicsGrade: Grade 6
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Introduction

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1.
A histogram is a type of bar graph that displays the frequency of data within certain intervals or ranges. The height of each bar shows how many data points fall into that interval.
[2 marks]
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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
In a histogram showing the number of books read in a month, the bar for 1-2 books has a height of 5. What does this tell you?
[2 marks]
2.
The histogram shows the following data: 3-4 hours: 8, 5-6 hours: 12, 7-8 hours: 6. Which time interval had the most students?
[2 marks]
3.
If the bar for 10-12 minutes is twice as high as the bar for 4-6 minutes, and the height of the 4-6 minutes bar is 4, what is the height of the 10-12 minutes bar?
[3 marks]
4.
A histogram shows the ages of students with the following frequencies: 10-12: 7, 13-15: 10, 16-18: 5. Which age group has the highest number of students?
[2 marks]
5.
Explain why histograms are useful for visualizing large data sets.
[3 marks]
6.
A histogram shows the following data: 0-5 minutes: 4, 6-10 minutes: 9, 11-15 minutes: 7. What is the total number of data points?
[3 marks]
7.
The height of the bar for 20-30 items is 10. If the total number of items is 50, what fraction of items fall into this range?
[3 marks]
8.
Compare two histograms: one shows test scores with most students scoring between 70-80, and the other between 50-60. Which test likely had a higher overall average score?
[3 marks]
9.
The histogram shows the number of visitors each day over a week: Monday 15, Tuesday 20, Wednesday 25, Thursday 20, Friday 30, Saturday 35, Sunday 25. Which day had the highest number of visitors?
[2 marks]
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Challenge: A histogram of students' heights shows a peak at 150cm. What might this suggest about the students' heights?
[3 marks]

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12/30/2025
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