CLASS 2 MATHS · DATA HANDLING

Read tally marks

Each | is 1. A bundle of four lines crossed by a fifth (<s>||||</s>) is 5.

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Example 1 · level 1

Look at the tally chart. How many children chose Auto?

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  1. 1 × 5 + 4 = 9.

Answer: 9

Example 2 · level 2

Look at the tally chart. How many more children chose Blue than Green?

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  1. Blue: 9, Green: 4.
  2. 9 − 4 = 5.

Answer: 5

Example 3 · level 3

Look at the tally chart. How many children were asked in all?

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  1. 7 + 15 + 7 + 15 = 44.

Answer: 44

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