Bar Graph Problems

Sample Problems on Bar Graphs

Problem 1:

The following table illustrates the average employee salary at Smith, Inc. for each of the last fifteen years. Mrs. Smith, the general manager of Smith, Inc., has been asked to submit to the local newspaper a bar graph illustrating the average employee salary in her company for each of the last 15 years.

 

YearSalary
198332,500
198433,250
198533,350
198637,400
198732,000
198835,800
198937,800
199034,480
199140,000
199239,500
199336,100
199435,400
199537,500
199638,000
199736,900

 

Problem 2:

Your basketball team, the Ricebirds, has been asked to create a bar graph illustrating your team’s scores for each of its last ten games. The following table illustrates these scores.

 

GameScore
167
272
371
468
570
665
775
878
977
1080

 

Problem 3:

Quality Motor Company is claiming that their cars have increased in quality more significantly than the cars of their competitors. They want to use bar graphs showing the average longevity of cars from each company, as well as their own, for each of the last 12 years. Given the following data for the company, create this bar graph.

 

YearAvg. # Years Until
Repairs are Needed
19862.6
19872.3
19882.5
19892.5
19902.8
19911.9
19923.0
19933.1
19942.8
19953.2
19963.6
19973.5

 

Problem 4:

You are the manager of the local mall, and you want to express to the public the safety of your mall. Use the following data that has been collected during the past year to make a bar graph.

 

Month# Crimes
Reported
Jan.2
Feb.1
Mar.1
Apr.3
May4
June5
July5
Aug.4
Sept.1
Oct.2
Nov.1
Dec.3