How it works
A line plot is a number line with an X over each measurement.
Measure each thing, find its length on the line, and put one X above it.
Tall stacks of X's show the lengths that happen most.
Worked examples
Where does the X go?
- A crayon starts at 0 and ends at the 5 on a centimeter ruler.
- It is 5 cm long.
- Put one X over the 5 on the line plot.
Two the same length
- Two pencils are both 4 in long.
- Put one X over the 4 for the first pencil.
- Put the second X on top of it. The stack is 2 tall.
How many?
- A line plot has 1 X over 3, 2 X's over 5 and 1 X over 7.
- How many are 5 in long? Count the X's over the 5: there are 2.
- In all there are 1 + 2 + 1 = 4 things measured.
A taste of the worksheet
These are the first problems of set A. The printable sheet has many more, with an answer key.
- Measure the crayon. Its X goes over which number of centimeters? ___
- Measure the pencil. Its X goes over which number of inches? ___
- A crayon is 7 cm long. Which line plot shows its dot in the right place?