Bar Graphs and Histograms Examples Page 1

Tim gets $5 per week, Penelope gets $10 per week, and Lu gets $7 per week. Not because Penelope is older or works the hardest. Her parents just like her best.

Compare the weekly allowances of the children using a bar graph.

In this case, the "bins'' are the children's pockets, and the quantity in each child's pocket will be in dollars:

The height of the bar above Tim's name will be 5, since Tim gets $5, and so on: