Bar Graphs
A bar graph uses bars to present and compare information. To understand what the bars represent, read the labels. Look at this graph for a week long sale at NBS Industries:
The graph shows you the sales totals for two different employees over the course of the week. The vertical axis labels tell you the dollar amounts sold and the horizontal axis labels tell you the days of the week, Monday through Friday. The key tells you that the orange bars represent Andrea’s sales and the dark blue bars represent Jacque’s sales.
Approximately how much in dollars did Andrea sell on Wednesday?
Answer: Andrea sold $5000 worth of merchandise on Wednesday.
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