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Chapter 13: The Transport Museum
Tally marks (||||) help us count quickly. A table summarises the totals for each category, so we can see what was most or least common.
Learning outcomes
- Read tables and tally charts
- Spot the most/least frequent category
Activities
- Tally vehicles passing the school gate
Worked examples
Read through these first, then try the practice below.
Example 1 — Reading tally marks
A row of tally marks looks like four vertical bars with one diagonal across them. What number is it?
Solution: That standard tally pattern stands for 5.
Example 2 — Find the most common
Cars 12, Buses 5, Bikes 18, Trucks 7. Which vehicle was seen the most?
Solution: Bikes, with 18.
Self-do practice
Question 1 of 3 · Score 0/0Cars 8, Bikes 14, Buses 3. How many vehicles in total?
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