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Rain Gauge Line Plots at the Weather Station

Grade 5 line plot worksheet: read and make rainfall line plots in eighths and fourths of an inch, then find totals and equal shares.

Grade 5MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to5.MD.B.2

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 Common Core standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 14 questions
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Details

Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 5
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Sorting, Drawing

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students read a line plot of rainfall measured in eighths of an inch.
  • Students make a line plot of measurements given in fourths of an inch.
  • Students add, multiply and divide fractions to find totals and equal shares from line plot data.

How to use

Review how to read the tick marks between 0 and 1 before starting. For the equal-share questions, remind students to find the total first and then divide by the number of days.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

5.MD.B.2

Make a line plot of measurements in fractions of a unit and solve problems with it.

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Rain Gauge Line Plots at the Weather Station

Read, make, and solve problems with fraction line plots.

Part 1: Read the Line Plot

The school weather station measured the rain on each rainy day in April to the nearest 1/8 inch. Each X stands for one rainy day. Use the line plot to answer each question.

April Rainfall01/81/43/81/25/83/47/81inches
1.
How many rainy days are shown on the line plot?

  rainy days

2.
On how many days did more than 1/2 inch of rain fall?

  days

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