5th Grade Line Plots and Data Worksheet (PDF)

Solve. The line plot shows the amount of milk, in cups, in 8 glasses. How many glasses are shown?

Solve. The line plot shows the amount of milk, in cups, in 8 glasses. How many glasses have exactly \(\frac{1}{2}\) cup?

Solve. The line plot shows the amount of milk, in cups, in 8 glasses. How many glasses have more than \(\frac{1}{2}\) cup?

Solve. The line plot shows the amount of milk, in cups, in 8 glasses. How much more milk is in the fullest glass than in the emptiest glass?

Solve. The line plot shows the amount of milk, in cups, in 8 glasses. Find the total amount of milk in all 8 glasses.

Solve. The line plot shows the amount of milk, in cups, in 8 glasses. Suppose all the milk is poured together and shared equally among the 8 glasses. How much milk is in each glass?

Solve. Maya measured 6 ribbons in yards: \(\frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{4}, \frac{3}{4}, \frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{4}, \frac{1}{2}\). Draw a number line from 0 to 1 marked in fourths and plot the data. How many X’s go above each mark?

Solve. The line plot shows how much 9 seedlings grew, in inches. How many seedlings grew more than \(\frac{3}{8}\) inch?

Solve. The line plot shows how much 9 seedlings grew, in inches. Find the total growth of all 9 seedlings.

Solve. The line plot shows how much 9 seedlings grew, in inches. How much more did the tallest seedling grow than the shortest?

Solve. The line plot shows how much 9 seedlings grew, in inches. How many seedlings grew at least \(\frac{1}{2}\) inch?

Solve. The line plot shows how much 9 seedlings grew, in inches. Find the total growth of the seedlings that grew less than \(\frac{3}{8}\) inch.

Solve. Four trays hold \(\frac{1}{8}\), \(\frac{3}{8}\), \(\frac{5}{8}\) and \(\frac{7}{8}\) pound of seeds. The seeds are poured together and shared equally among the 4 trays. How much does each tray hold?

Solve. Maya has \(\frac{1}{2}\) pound of trail mix, Liam has \(\frac{3}{4}\) pound and Priya has \(\frac{1}{4}\) pound. They pool it and share equally. How much does each friend get, and how much does Liam give away?

Solve. Diego weighed 10 bags of apples, in pounds, for the farmers market. (a) How much heavier is the heaviest bag than the lightest? (b) What is the total weight of the apples? (c) He sells the apples for $2 a pound. How much money does he make?

Solve. A team has 6 coolers with different amounts of water, in gallons. The coaches pour all the water together and share it equally among the 6 coolers. How much water is in each cooler after sharing?

Solve. Four pitchers hold \(\frac{1}{2}\), \(\frac{3}{4}\), \(\frac{3}{4}\) and 1 quart of lemonade. Aisha pours everything together and refills the pitchers so each holds the same amount. How much is in each pitcher?

Solve. Ethan measured 8 bean sprouts in inches. (a) How many sprouts are shorter than \(\frac{1}{2}\) inch? (b) What is the total height of the sprouts that are exactly \(\frac{1}{2}\) inch? (c) What is the total height of all 8 sprouts?

Solve. Sofia rode her bike 7 times this month. The line plot shows the length of each ride in miles. She wants to ride 8 miles in all. How many more miles does she need?

Solve. Priya cut 5 pieces of string for a craft project: two pieces of \(\frac{1}{4}\) yard, one of \(\frac{1}{2}\) yard and two of \(\frac{3}{4}\) yard. (a) Make a line plot. (b) Find the total length. (c) She needs 4 yards of string in all. How many more yards does she need?