Read & Listen: Charts & Graphs
OVERVIEW
On this page, you will read about charts and graphs.
- First, look at the charts and graphs.
- Then, read about charts and graphs and listen to the audio of the text.
READ & LISTEN
Read:
Charts, graphs, and tables give you information. They use words and numbers. You read charts and graphs. There are different kinds of charts and graphs, such as a pie chart, a bar graph, a line graph, and a table.
Listen:
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Pie Chart:
A pie chart is round. It has different parts. Each part shows you a number. That number is usually a percent. The number tells you if it is a big part or a small part. All of the parts make the whole or 100%.
Example:
71 / 100 = 71%
29 / 100 = 29%
Listen:
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Bar Graph:
A bar graph uses bars to show a number. The number is usually a total for something. In the graph above, one side has numbers and the bottom has words. A bar graph is used to compare different things.
Listen:
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Line Graph:
A line graph has words and numbers. The line shows the numbers going up or down. A line graph shows change over time.
Listen:
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Table:
A table is data arranged in rows and columns. The rows go from right to left, and the columns go up and down.