{"id":90217,"date":"2021-08-25T09:11:54","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T14:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/?page_id=90217"},"modified":"2026-03-25T10:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:50:16","slug":"pictographs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/pictographs\/","title":{"rendered":"Pictographs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t<div id=\"mmDeferVideoEncompass_38YVIgsDuRM\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/circle-play-duotone.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\">\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/circle-play-duotone.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> \n\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" id=\"videoThumbnailImage_38YVIgsDuRM\" data-source-videoID=\"38YVIgsDuRM\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/circle-play-duotone.png\" alt=\"Pictographs Video\" height=\"464\" width=\"825\" class=\"size-full\" data-matomo-title = \"Pictographs\">\n\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<style>img#videoThumbnailImage_38YVIgsDuRM:hover {cursor:pointer;} img#videoThumbnailImage_38YVIgsDuRM {background-size:contain;background-image:url(\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1747-thumb-final-1.webp\");}<\/style>\n\t\t\t<script defer>\n\t\t\t  jQuery(\"img#videoThumbnailImage_38YVIgsDuRM\").click(function() {\n\t\t\t\tlet videoId = jQuery(this).attr(\"data-source-videoID\");\n\t\t\t\tlet helpTag = '<div id=\"mmDeferVideoYTMessage_38YVIgsDuRM\" style=\"display: none;position: absolute;top: -24px;width: 100%;text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;font-size: small;border-top: 1px solid #fc0;\">Having trouble? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v='+videoId+'\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to watch on YouTube.<\/a><\/span><\/div>';\n\t\t\t\tlet tag = document.createElement(\"iframe\");\n\t\t\t\ttag.id = \"yt\" + videoId;\n\t\t\t\ttag.src = \"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/\" + videoId + \"?autoplay=1&controls=1&wmode=opaque&rel=0&egm=0&iv_load_policy=3&hd=0&enablejsapi=1\";\n\t\t\t\ttag.frameborder = 0;\n\t\t\t\ttag.allow = \"autoplay; fullscreen\";\n\t\t\t\ttag.width = this.width;\n\t\t\t\ttag.height = this.height;\n\t\t\t\ttag.setAttribute(\"data-matomo-title\",\"Pictographs\");\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"div#mmDeferVideoEncompass_38YVIgsDuRM\").html(tag);\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"div#mmDeferVideoEncompass_38YVIgsDuRM\").prepend(helpTag);\n\t\t\t\tsetTimeout(function(){jQuery(\"div#mmDeferVideoYTMessage_38YVIgsDuRM\").css(\"display\", \"block\");}, 2000);\n\t\t\t  });\n\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<p><script>\nfunction jaf_Function() {\n  var x = document.getElementById(\"jaf\");\n  if (x.style.display === \"none\") {\n    x.style.display = \"block\";\n  } else {\n    x.style.display = \"none\";\n  }\n}\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"moc-toc hide-on-desktop hide-on-tablet\">\n<div><button onclick=\"jaf_Function()\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/toc2.svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"show or hide table of contents\"><\/button><\/p>\n<p>On this page<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<nav id=\"jaf\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"toc-h2\"><a href=\"#Reviewing_the_Basics\" class=\"smooth-scroll\">Reviewing the Basics<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"toc-h2\"><a href=\"#What_is_a_Pictograph\" class=\"smooth-scroll\">What is a Pictograph?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"toc-h2\"><a href=\"#Pictograph_Examples\" class=\"smooth-scroll\">Pictograph Examples<\/a>\n<ul><\/li>\n<li class=\"toc-h3\"><a href=\"#Example_1\" class=\"smooth-scroll\">Example #1<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"toc-h3\"><a href=\"#Example_2\" class=\"smooth-scroll\">Example #2<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"toc-h3\"><a href=\"#Example_3\" class=\"smooth-scroll\">Example #3<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"toc-h3\"><a href=\"#Example_4\" class=\"smooth-scroll\">Example #4<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"toc-h3\"><a href=\"#Example_5\" class=\"smooth-scroll\">Example #5<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"toc-h2\"><a href=\"#Pictograph_Practice_Questions\" class=\"smooth-scroll\">Pictograph Practice Questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion\"><input id=\"transcript\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"transcript\">Transcript<\/label><input id=\"PQs\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQs\">Practice<\/label>\n<div class=\"spoiler\" id=\"transcript-spoiler\">\n<p>Hello, and welcome to this video about pictographs! Today we\u2019ll learn what pictographs are and how they\u2019re used to interpret data. <\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Reviewing_the_Basics\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Reviewing the Basics<\/h2>\n<p>\nBefore we get started, let\u2019s review a few things. First, a <strong>graph<\/strong> is a diagram that shows the relationship between two quantities. <\/p>\n<p>Some graphs display <strong>quantitative data<\/strong>, which is numeric, and others display qualitative data, which is descriptive and conceptual.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"What_is_a_Pictograph\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>What is a Pictograph?<\/h2>\n<p>\nA <strong>pictograph<\/strong> is a type of graph that shows qualitative data using images. All pictographs contain the following components:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A <strong>title<\/strong>, which explains what the pictograph is about<\/li>\n<li><strong>Categories<\/strong> or <strong>labels<\/strong>, which tell the type of data collected<\/li>\n<li><strong>Symbols<\/strong>, which are images that represent a specific value<\/li>\n<li>A <strong>key<\/strong>, which explains the value of each symbol<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"Pictograph_Examples\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Pictograph Examples<\/h2>\n<h3><span id=\"Example_1\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Example #1<\/h3>\n<p>\nConsider the pictograph shown. In this example, the title is, \u201cFavorite Fruit of 6th Grade Students at West Middle School.\u201d The categories are apples, bananas, strawberries, and grapes. The symbol, a star, represents the number of students who voted for a favorite fruit. At the bottom of the pictograph is a key, which tells us that 1 star represents 2 votes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Pictographs-1.png\" alt=\"Pictograph of favorite fruit of 6th grade students at West Middle School. Strawberries have 15 stars, apples have 11, Bananas have 7, and Grapes have 5.\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\"style=\"box-shadow: 1.5px 1.5px 3px grey\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mathematicians use pictographs to illustrate data gathered from a survey. In this case, the survey asked about the fruit preferences of students. For instance, we can see that the most popular fruit in this survey is strawberries. The least popular fruit is grapes. Since there are 7 stars next to bananas and each star represents 2 votes, 14 students voted for bananas. As you can see, understanding pictographs helps us interpret data. <\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Example_2\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Example #2<\/h3>\n<p>\nLet\u2019s look at another example together.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90736\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Pictographs-2.png\" alt=\"Pictograph showing the Wayne County Snow Days from 1991 to 1995. 1991 has 2, 1992 has 3, 1993 has 4, 1994 has 8, and 1995 has 7.\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\"style=\"box-shadow: 1.5px 1.5px 3px grey\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now that we know how to read a pictograph, let\u2019s see if we can use the information to answer a few questions. <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>How many days did it snow in 1993?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Start by looking at 1993 and count the number of symbols next to it, which is 4. Remember that we need to use the key to interpret the value of each symbol. According to the key, each symbol represents 5 snow days. Multiply 5 times the number of symbols given to find the total number of snow days. Since \\(4\\times{5} = 20\\), there were 20 snow days in 1993. <\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Which years saw less than 20 days of snow?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To answer this question, we need to figure out how many snow days each year had altogether. Remember that each symbol represents 5 snow days. We can multiply 5 times the number of symbols for each year to find the total amount of snow days for that year:<\/p>\n<table class=\"ATable\" style=\"margin: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1991<\/td>\n<td>\\(5\\times{2}=10\\)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1992<\/td>\n<td>\\(5\\times{3}=15\\)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1993<\/td>\n<td>\\(5\\times{4}=20\\)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1994<\/td>\n<td>\\(5\\times{8}=40\\)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1995<\/td>\n<td>\\(5\\times{7}=35\\)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nBased on our calculations, 1991 and 1992 saw less than 20 days of snow. <\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>What is the difference between snow days in 1994 and snow days in 1995?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For this question, we need to find the total number of snow days in 1994 and 1995 respectively and subtract. <\/p>\n<table class=\"ATable\" style=\"margin: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1994<\/td>\n<td>\\(5\\times{8}=40\\)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1995<\/td>\n<td>\\(5\\times{7}=35\\)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n 1994 had 40 snow days, and 1995 had 35 snow days. To find the difference, subtract \\(40-35=5\\). The difference between snow days in 1994 and snow days in 1995 is 5. <\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Example_3\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Example #3<\/h3>\n<p>\nNow it\u2019s your turn.<\/p>\n<p>Sparkles Candy Factory exports bulk candy. The pictograph shows the amount of candy exported each day. Use the pictograph to answer the following questions: <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Pictographs-3.png\" alt=\"Pictograph of Bulk Candy Exported each day of the week, 7 symbols for Monday, 3 for Tuesday, 5 for Wednesday, 2 for Thursday, and 8 on Friday. \" width=\"600\" height=\"600\"style=\"box-shadow: 1.5px 1.5px 3px grey\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Which day exports the least amount of candy? How much gets exported on that day?<\/li>\n<li>How much more candy gets exported on Friday than on Monday?<\/li>\n<li>How much candy is exported on Tuesday and Wednesday altogether?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Pause the video, analyze the pictograph, and see if you can answer these questions yourself. When you\u2019re ready, resume the video, and we\u2019ll go over the answers together. <\/p>\n<p>Now that you\u2019ve tried these problems yourself, let\u2019s go over them together. <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Which day exports the least amount of candy? How much gets exported on that day?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The least amount of candy gets exported on Thursday. We know this because it has the fewest symbols next to it. To figure out how much gets exported on Thursday, multiply the number of symbols by the amount it signifies. According to the key, each symbol represents 600 pieces of candy. Since there are 2 symbols next to Thursday, multiply \\(600\\times{2}\\), which equals 1,200. Therefore, 1,200 pieces of candy get exported on Thursday. <\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>How much more candy gets exported on Friday than on Monday?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>First, figure out how much candy gets exported on Fridays and Mondays. Remember that each symbol represents 600 pieces of candy. Since there are eight symbols next to Friday, multiply \\(600\\times{8}\\), which equals 4,800. Since there are 7 symbols next to Monday, multiply \\(600\\times{7}\\), which equals 4,200. To find out how much more candy gets exported on Friday, subtract to find the difference. \\(4,800-4,200 = 600\\). Therefore, 600 more pieces of candy get exported on Friday than on Monday. <\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>How much candy is exported on Tuesday and Wednesday altogether?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>First, find the total amount of candy exported on Tuesday and Wednesday. Remember that each symbol represents 600 pieces of candy. Since there are 3 symbols next to Tuesday, multiply \\(600\\times{3}\\), which equals 1,800. Since there are 5 symbols next to Wednesday, multiply \\(600\\times{5}\\), which equals 3,000. To find the total amount exported on both days, add the Tuesday and Wednesday amounts. \\(1,800 + 3,000 = 4,800\\), so 4,800 pieces of candy are exported on Tuesday and Wednesday together. <\/p>\n<p>Great job! <\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Example_4\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Example #4<\/h3>\n<p>\nLet\u2019s look at a new pictograph together. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Pictographs-4.png\" alt=\"Pictograph of favorite Ice cream flavors at West Middle School. 4 symbols for chocolate, 3.5 for vanilla, 6.5 for chocolate chip, 4 for cookie dough, and 2.5 for strawberry.\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90742\"style=\"box-shadow: 1.5px 1.5px 3px grey;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Each symbol represents 4 votes<\/p>\n<p>This pictograph is about the favorite ice cream flavors of students at West Middle School. According to the key, each ice cream cone represents 4 votes. In this pictograph, some categories have half symbols. If a whole symbol represents 4 votes, then each half symbol equals half of 4, which is 2. <\/p>\n<p>Now that we understand how to read a pictograph with half symbols, let\u2019s see if we can answer a few questions together. <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>How many more students voted for chocolate than strawberry?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Start by finding the total number of votes for each flavor. Remember that each symbol represents 4 votes. Since there are 4 symbols next to chocolate, multiply \\(4\\times{4}\\), which equals 16. Therefore, 16 students voted for chocolate. <\/p>\n<p>There are 2 whole symbols and 1 half symbol next to strawberry. Remember that each whole symbol equals 4 votes, and each half symbol equals 2. Multiply the number of whole symbols by 4 and add 2 to the product for the half symbol. \\(2\\times{4}=8\\) and \\(8+2=10\\). Therefore, 10 students voted for strawberry. <\/p>\n<p>To figure out how many more students voted for chocolate than strawberry, subtract the strawberry votes from the chocolate votes. \\(16-10=6\\), so 6 more students voted for chocolate than strawberry. <\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>How many students voted for either vanilla or chocolate chip?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Start by finding the total number of votes for each flavor. Recall that each symbol equals 4 votes, and each half symbol equals 2 votes. Let\u2019s start with vanilla, which has 3 whole symbols and 1 half symbol. To find the total votes for vanilla, multiply each whole symbol by 4 and add 2 to the product for the half symbol. \\(3\u00d74=12\\) and \\(12+2=14\\). Therefore, there are 14 votes for vanilla. <\/p>\n<p>Next, find the total number of votes for chocolate chip, which has 6 whole symbols and 1 half symbol. To find the total number of votes, multiply each whole symbol by 4 and then add 2 to the product. \\(6\u00d74=24\\) and \\(24+2=26\\). Therefore, the total number of votes for chocolate chip is 26.<\/p>\n<p>The last step is to add the total number of votes for each flavor. \\(14+26=40\\), so 40 students voted for either vanilla or chocolate chip. <\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>How many students voted altogether, assuming each student voted one time?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>First, find the total number of votes for each flavor. Remember that each symbol represents 4 votes, and each half symbol represents 2 votes. Multiply 4 times the number of symbols for each flavor. Then, add 2 to the product for any half symbols.<\/p>\n<table class=\"ATable\" style=\"margin: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Chocolate<\/td>\n<td>\\(4\\times{4}=16\\)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vanilla<\/td>\n<td>\\((4\\times{3})+2=14\\)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chocolate Chip<\/td>\n<td>\\((4\\times{6})+2=26\\)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cookie Dough<\/td>\n<td>\\(4\\times{4}=16\\)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Strawberry<\/td>\n<td>\\((4\\times{2})+2=10\\)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nNext, add the total votes for each flavor to find the total number of students that voted. \\(16 + 14 + 26 + 16 + 10 = 82\\), so 82 students voted altogether. <\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Example_5\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Example #5<\/h3>\n<p>\nI have one more pictograph for you to analyze on your own.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Cole and Mr. Jacob surveyed their classes to find their favorite after-school club. The results are shown in the 2 pictographs below. Use the information given to answer the following questions: <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Pictographs-5.png\" alt=\"Pictograph of the favorite after school clubs in Ms. Cole&#039;s class; 2.5 symbols for chess, 3.5 for music, 5 for computers, and 2.5 for board games. Then favorite after-school clubs in Mr. Jacob&#039;s class; Chess has 5 symbols, 1.5 for music, 2 for computers, and 4 for board games. \" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90745\"style=\"box-shadow: 1.5px 1.5px 3px grey;\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>How many more students voted for the music club in Ms. Cole\u2019s class than Mr. Jacob\u2019s class?<\/li>\n<li>How many students voted for the chess club in both classes? combined<\/li>\n<li>Which clubs received the same number of votes in Ms. Cole\u2019s class and Mr. Jacob\u2019s class?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Pause the video, analyze the pictograph, and see if you can answer these questions yourself. When you\u2019re ready, resume the video, and we\u2019ll go over the answers together. <\/p>\n<p>Now that you\u2019ve tried these problems, let\u2019s go over them together. <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>How many more students voted for the music club in Ms. Cole\u2019s class than Mr. Jacob\u2019s class?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Start by finding the total number of votes for the music club in each class. According to the key, each symbol represents 2 votes. Each half symbol represents half of 2, which is 1. There are 3 whole symbols and 1 half symbol next to music in Ms. Cole\u2019s class. Multiply each whole symbol by 2 and add 1 for the half symbol. \\(3\\times{2}=6\\), and \\(6+1=7\\), so there are 7 votes for music club in Ms. Cole\u2019s class. <\/p>\n<p>Looking at Mr. Jacob\u2019s class, we see 1 whole symbol and 1 half symbol. Multiply each whole symbol by 2 and add 1 for the half symbol. \\(1\u00d72=2\\), and \\(2+1=3\\), so there are 3 votes for the music club in Mr. Jacob\u2019s class. <\/p>\n<p>To figure out how many more students voted for music club in Ms. Cole\u2019s class, subtract the votes in Mr. Jacob\u2019s class from the votes in Ms. Cole\u2019s class. \\(7-3=4\\), so 4 more students voted for the music club in Ms. Cole\u2019s class. <\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>How many students voted for the chess club in both classes combined?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>First, find the total number of votes for the chess club in each class. Recall that each symbol equals 2 votes, and each half symbol equals 1 vote. Starting with Ms. Cole\u2019s class, there are 2 whole symbols and 1 half symbol next to chess. To find the total votes, multiply each whole symbol by 2 and add 1 for the half symbol. \\(2\u00d72=4\\), and \\(4+1=5\\), so there are 5 votes for chess club in Ms. Cole\u2019s class. <\/p>\n<p>In Mr. Jacob\u2019s class, there are 5 whole symbols next to chess. To find the total votes, multiply each whole symbol by 2. \\(2\u00d75=10\\), so there are 10 votes for chess club in Mr. Jacob\u2019s class.<\/p>\n<p>Add these votes to find the total number of votes for the chess club. Since \\(5+10=15\\), 15 students voted for the chess club in both classes combined. <\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>Which clubs received the same number of votes in Ms. Cole\u2019s class and Mr. Jacob\u2019s class?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>There are 5 symbols next to computers in Ms. Cole\u2019s class and 5 symbols next to chess club in Mr. Jacob\u2019s class. Since each symbol represents 2 votes and \\(2\u00d75=10\\), each club received 10 votes. <\/p>\n<p>Great job!<\/p>\n<p>I hope this video about pictographs was helpful. Thanks for watching, and happy studying! <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spoiler\" id=\"PQs-spoiler\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align:center\"><span id=\"Pictograph_Practice_Questions\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Pictograph Practice Questions<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #1:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe pictograph shows the number of pies sold each day. How many pies were sold Monday through Friday?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pictograph-Example-Pies.svg\" alt=\"A chart shows pies sold each day: Monday 2 pies, Tuesday 4 pies, Wednesday 6 pies, Thursday 8 pies, Friday 10 pies, Saturday 7 pies. Each pie icon represents 20 pies.\" width=\"726\" height=\"442\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-287113\"  role=\"img\" style=\"margin-top: -0.75em\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-1-1\">340 pies<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-1-2\">20 pies<\/div><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-1-3\">380 pies<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-1-4\">40 pies<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-1\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-1\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-1-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>If you count the pies in the rows Monday through Friday, you\u2019ll see there are 19 pie symbols. Each symbol represents 20 pies, so multiply \\(19\\times20\\).  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\\(19\\times20=380\\)<\/p>\n<p>This means 400 pies were sold Monday through Friday.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-1-hide\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-1-hide\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Hide Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #2:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nA class of students took a survey to determine which cake flavor is most popular. If each student voted one time, how many students are in the class?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pictograph-Example-Cakes.svg\" alt=\"A chart showing cake votes: Vanilla 12 votes, Chocolate 4, Strawberry 6, Red Velvet 8. Each cake icon equals 4 votes.\" width=\"408.85\" height=\"273.7\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-287110\"  role=\"img\" style=\"margin-top: -0.75em\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-2-1\">9 students<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-2-2\">30 students<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-2-3\">32 students<\/div><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-2-4\">36 students<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-2\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-2\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-2-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>Each full cake represents 4 votes and each half cake represents 2 votes. The pictograph shows 8 full cakes and 2 half cakes. This is the same thing as 9 full cakes. Since each cake represents 4 votes, multiply \\(9\\times4\\). <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\\(9\\times4=36\\)<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, there are 36 students in the class. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-2-hide\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-2-hide\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Hide Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #3:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nThere are a variety of trees as represented in the pictograph below. If there are 18 palm trees, how many trees does each symbol represent? <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Tree-Pictograph.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"556.75\" height=\"292.4\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-289693\"  role=\"img\" style=\"margin-top: -0.75em\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-3-1\">3 trees<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-3-2\">1 tree<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-3-3\">4 trees<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-3-4\">1.5 trees<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-3\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-3\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-3-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>We know there are 18 palm trees and that there are 6 palm tree symbols on the pictograph. Divide to find the number of trees each symbol represents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\\(18\\div6=3\\)<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, each symbol represents three trees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-3-hide\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-3-hide\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Hide Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #4:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nYou volunteer at a soccer club that hosts games each week. The pictograph below represents the number of players at the club each week. 28 club members showed up for the games during week 5. How many players showed up for games during week 1?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pictograph-Example-Soccer.svg\" alt=\"A table shows the number of people at a soccer club over 5 weeks using soccer ball icons to represent attendance, with each icon equal to 10 people.\" width=\"464\" height=\"401\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-287116\"  role=\"img\" style=\"margin-top: -0.75em\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-4-1\">17 players<\/div><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-4-2\">22 players<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-4-3\">28 players<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-4-4\">32 players<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-4\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-4\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-4-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>28 players showed up for games during week 5. The pictograph shows 3 full soccer balls and 1 half soccer ball for week 5. Divide to find the number of players each soccer ball represents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\\(28\\div3.5=8\\)<\/p>\n<p>This means that each soccer ball represents 8 players. Week 1 has 2 full soccer balls and then \\(\\frac{3}{4}\\) of a soccer ball. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\\(\\frac{3}{4}\\times8=6\\)<\/p>\n<p>The \\(\\frac{3}{4}\\) of a soccer ball represents 6 players. Since each full soccer ball represents 8 players, then week 1 has \\(8+8+6=22\\) players.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-4-hide\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-4-hide\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Hide Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #5:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nA new author is selling copies of their first book. The pictograph shows the number of books sold each day. What day did the author sell the most books? How many books were sold that day? <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pictograph-Example-Books.svg\" alt=\"A chart showing books sold from Monday to Saturday; Monday: 10, Tuesday: 20, Wednesday: 25, Thursday: 15, Friday: 10, Saturday: 15 books. Each icon equals 5 books.\" width=\"550.8\" height=\"431.8\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-287107\"  role=\"img\" style=\"margin-top: -0.75em\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-5-1\">Wednesday: 50 books sold <\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-5-2\">Saturday: 35 books sold<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-5-3\">Wednesday: 45 books sold <\/div><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-5-4\">Wednesday: 40 books sold <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-5\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-5\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-5-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>Wednesday has the most book symbols in the pictograph. 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