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Introduction to Graphs and Charts
Samples
Use the graph below to answer the two questions that follow.
American Indian Population in the United States from 1910 to 1980
800,000
700,000
600,000
500,000
Population
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
0
1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980
Years
8. In which of the following years were there about 500,000 American
Indians?
A. 1940
B. 1950
C. 1960
D. 1970
E. 1975
Choice C is the correct answer. To answer this question, you must be able to read
the graph. The information along the left side of the graph shows the number of
Indians in increments of 100,000. The bottom of the graph shows the years from
1910 to 1980. Notice that in 1960 there were about 500,000 American Indians in
the United States. Using the edge of your answer sheet as a straightedge can help
you see that the dot representing 1960 lines up with 500,000.
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