Nevada Grade 3 Math

A measurement list records each object separately. A line plot collects equal measurements above the same position while retaining one mark for each object. This original ribbon dataset has seven observations.

Try this original activity

Seven ribbons have lengths, in inches: 2, 2¼, 2¼, 2½, 2½, 2½, 2¾. Make a line plot marked in quarter-inch steps from 2 through 3. Check the pictured plot against the list. Which length appears most often, and how many ribbons are longer than 2¼ inches?

Work through the reasoning

Place one X above 2, two above 2¼, three above 2½, and one above 2¾. There is no ribbon at 3. The marks total 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 = 7, matching the seven entries. The most frequent length is 2½ inches, represented by three marks. Longer than 2¼ excludes the two ribbons exactly at 2¼. Count the three at 2½ and the one at 2¾ to get four. Equal horizontal intervals stand for equal quarter inches, even though some positions have taller stacks. Each X contributes one observation; the height of a stack is a count, not an additional ribbon length.

Check the common mistake

Do not put just one X at each distinct length: that would lose the repeated measurements. Nor should “longer than” include a ribbon exactly equal to the cutoff. The lengths supplied here are invented measurements, not actual measurements of an image on the screen. To practice the measurement part of the standard, use a physical ruler marked in halves and fourths and record real objects. Screen resizing makes an on-screen picture unsuitable as an inch ruler.

Try a related case

Measure a new set of ribbon or paper strips with a quarter-inch ruler, starting from its zero mark. Record each length before making a plot. Include repeated values and check that the number of marks equals the number of strips. Keep the equal scale even at empty positions.

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