1. Is it even worth hunting here at all? Using bar graphs

2. Meet Sam, Creator of the Bar Graph * * Okay, well, that is not even close to true. Bar graphs have been around a long time.

3. However, Sam did use a bar chart to convince his dad and uncle that they should go hunting in the spot he chose this year.

4. He’d spent a lot of time riding around Turtle River, and he’d written down the number of deer he’d seen in each direction from their cabin.

5. Is it even worth hunting here at all? Is it even worth hunting here at all? No, definitely not.

6. Sam gets nervous talking to older people … and talking to girls … and talking about math

7. Sam gets nervous talking to older people So, he makes a bar chart to help him explain himself I’m not much of a talker, ok? They get it.

8. How many deer did he see (total) around Turtle River?

9. How many deer did he see around Turtle River? Break up the problem into multiple steps!

10. How many deer are there all together? First, count the north

11. Second, count the number in the south. 7

12. Third, count the east. 17 7

13. Fourth, count the west. 17 7 5

14. How many deer are there (total) in the north, south, east and west? 12+7+17+5 = 41 17 7 5

15. There are 41 deer total in the north, south, east, and west. That seems like a good number, so Sam’s dad agrees to go hunting around Turtle River.

16. Is it even worth hunting here at all? Uncle Don doesn’t like to go hunting the same place every day. No. I don’t.

17. How many directions can they go hunting, based on the bar graph, and expect to find some deer?

18. How many directions can they go hunting, based on the bar graph? To answer the question, just count the number of categories.

19. 1

20. 2

21. 3

22. 4

23. They can go hunting in four different directions, and still find deer.

24. We only have three days to hunt before we have to head back home. We’ll go out in a different direction each day. Which direction should we skip?

25. What direction has the least amount of deer?

26. What direction has the least deer? 17 7 5

27. What direction has the least number of deer? 17 7 5

28. The west has the least number of deer 17 7 5