Read Line Graphs

A line graph, is used to show how quantities change with time. From such a graph, we can determine when a quantity is increasing and when it is decreasing

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Understanding line graphs

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A line graph is used to show how a quantity changes over time. Which of the following best describes what we can read from a line graph?

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Reading a line graph of ATMs

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The line graph shows the number of ATMs (in thousands) in the United States from 2000 to 2004.

250 275 300 325 350 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 ATMs in the U.S. (thousands)

According to the graph, about how many ATMs were there in the United States in 2001?

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Identifying increases and decreases from a line graph

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The line graph shows the number of visitors to a park (in hundreds) over five days.

100 150 200 250 300 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Park visitors (hundreds)

Select all true statements about the graph.

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Sort the steps to read a value from a line graph

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Please drag and drop the options to sort them

You want to find the value of a quantity at a given time using a line graph. Sort the steps in the correct order.

Locate the time on the horizontal axis.
Follow a vertical line from the time up (or down) to the graph.
Move horizontally from the point on the graph to the vertical axis to read the value.
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Match graph shapes with motion descriptions

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To complete the line match
  1. Click on an item in the first group
  2. Click on an item in the second group
  3. To delete a match, double click on a line

Graph shape

Rising line as we read from left to right
Falling line as we read from left to right
Horizontal line

Meaning

The train is moving and its distance is increasing.
The train is moving back toward its starting point.
The train is stopped.
Time Distance traveled A B C D E Train 1 Train 2

The movements of two trains are shown on a line graph, where the vertical axis represents distance traveled and the horizontal axis represents time. Match each description of the graph with what it tells you about a train's motion.

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