Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Create Three Different Graphs

Create three different types of graphs:
- the information can be found in the linked websites.
- use Microsoft Excel to create the graph.
- print out the three graphs when finished and hand in to Mr. Young


1. Column (Bar) Graph – the overall average life expectancy of ten different countries (pick any 10)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy


2. Pie (Circle) Graph – the top five religions with the highest number of followers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_religious_groups



3. Choose another type of graph to show the top 10 highest grossing movies of 2011.

http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2011

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Math 8 - Create a Graph

Create a line graph for each of the following relations. 

A. To begin, find 5 ordered pairs that satisfy each relation.      

a) x + y = 7

b) y = 5x + 3

c) y = 10 - x   


B. Draw each of the three line graphs using the following website: 

Create a Graph Website

C.  When finished, print out your graphs and show Mr. Young.