5th Grade Line Plots and Data Test with Point Values (PDF)

Solve. The line plot shows the lengths of 10 pieces of wire in inches.

1. How many pieces are longer than \(\frac{1}{2}\) inch? (1 point)
2. How much longer is the longest piece than the shortest piece? (1 point)
3. What is the total length of all 10 pieces? (1 point)

Solve. Six nails measure \(\frac{1}{8}, \frac{3}{8}, \frac{3}{8}, \frac{1}{2}, \frac{5}{8}, \frac{3}{8}\) inch.

1. Draw a number line from 0 to 1 marked in eighths and make a line plot of the data. (1 point)
2. How many nails are longer than \(\frac{1}{4}\) inch? (1 point)

Solve. Three bags of flour hold \(\frac{1}{4}\), 1 and \(\frac{1}{4}\) pound. The flour is poured together and shared equally among the 3 bags. How much flour is in each bag?

Solve. The line plot shows the amount of paint, in gallons, left in 8 cans.

1. How many cans have less than \(\frac{3}{4}\) gallon? (1 point)
2. How many gallons of paint are there in all? (1 point)
3. The painter wants every can to hold 1 gallon. How many more gallons does she need in all? (1 point)

Solve. One bottle holds \(\frac{5}{8}\) gallon of water and another holds \(\frac{7}{8}\) gallon. The water is poured together and shared equally between the two bottles. How much water is in each bottle?

Solve. The line plot shows the lengths of 8 ropes in yards.

1. How many ropes are longer than \(\frac{1}{4}\) yard? (1 point)
2. Find the total length of the ropes that are \(\frac{1}{2}\) yard or \(\frac{5}{8}\) yard. (1 point)

Solve. Priya ran \(\frac{1}{2}\) mile on Monday, \(\frac{3}{4}\) mile on Tuesday, \(\frac{1}{2}\) mile on Wednesday and \(1\frac{1}{4}\) miles on Thursday. Find the total distance. If she had run the same distance each day, how far would that be?

Solve. The rain gauge showed \(\frac{3}{8}\) inch on Monday, \(\frac{5}{8}\) inch on Tuesday, \(\frac{1}{4}\) inch on Wednesday and \(\frac{1}{2}\) inch on Thursday. The town wants 3 inches this week. How many more inches are needed?

Solve. Ethan’s line plot has 4 X’s above \(\frac{1}{4}\). Maya’s line plot has 2 X’s above \(\frac{3}{4}\). Whose X’s show the greater total? Show how you know.