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How do you make a line plot with fractional data?

How do you make a line plot with fractional data?

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     "text": "How do you make a line plot with fractional data?",
     "audio": "How do you make a line plot with fractional data?"
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   "description": {
     "text": "To make a line plot with fractional data, follow these steps:\nOne: Collect your data.\nTwo: Draw a number line that includes all the fractions in your data.\nThree: Use X\u2019s to show how many times each value appears.\nAnd four: Add a title.",
     "audio": "To make a line plot with fractional data, follow these steps. One: Collect your data. Two: Draw a number line that includes all the fractions in your data. Three: Use X\u2019s to show how many times each value appears. And four: Add a title."
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       "text": "Let\u2019s look at an example using ribbon lengths to see how this works. Start with step one: Collect your data.",
       "latex": ""
     },
     {
       "text": "You and your classmates measured ribbon pieces for an art project. Everyone wrote down how long their ribbon was, in inches. These are the results: One-half, three-fourths, one-half, one-fourth, one, three-fourths, one-fourth, one-half, one-half.",
       "latex": "1/2,\\ 3/4,\\ 1/2,\\ 1/4,\\ 1,\\ 3/4,\\ 1/4,\\ 1/2,\\ 1/2"
     },
     {
       "text": "Let\u2019s sort them in increasing order. One-fourth, one-fourth, one-half, one-half, one-half, one-half, three-fourths, three-fourths, one.",
       "latex": "1/4,\\ 1/4,\\ 1/2,\\ 1/2,\\ 1/2,\\ 1/2,\\ 3/4,\\ 3/4,\\ 1"
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       "text": "You now have a list of ribbon lengths written as fractions of an inch.",
       "latex": ""
     },
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       "text": "Next, step two: Decide on the smallest and largest values in your data. In this case, the smallest is one-fourth, and the largest is one.",
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     },
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       "text": "Now go to step three: Draw a number line that includes all the fractions in your data.",
       "latex": ""
     },
     {
       "text": "Start with zero on the far left, and go up to one on the far right. Then mark every fourth \u2014 like one-fourth, one-half, three-fourths, and one. Make sure the spaces between each mark are even. Now you\u2019re ready to add your data on top!",
       "latex": "0,\\ 1/4,\\ 1/2,\\ 3/4,\\ 1"
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       "text": "Step four: Count how many times each length appears in your data, and place an X above each one. There are two pieces that are one-fourth inch long, so you put two X\u2019s above one-fourth on the line. There are four pieces that are one-half inch long, so you put four X\u2019s above one-half. There are two ribbons that are three-fourths of an inch, so you put two X\u2019s above three-fourths. There is one ribbon that is one inch, so you put one X above one.",
       "latex": "X\\ X\\ \\text{above } 1/4;\\ X\\ X\\ X\\ X\\ \\text{above } 1/2;\\ X\\ X\\ \\text{above } 3/4;\\ X\\ \\text{above } 1"
     },
     {
       "text": "As you place your X\u2019s, double-check your list to make sure every piece of data is counted.",
       "latex": ""
     },
     {
       "text": "And finally, step five: Add a title so everyone knows what your line plot shows. A good title for this one could be: \u201cLengths of Ribbon Pieces in Inches.\u201d",
       "latex": "\\text{Lengths of Ribbon Pieces in Inches}"
     },
     {
       "text": "Now your line plot is complete! It shows how many pieces of ribbon are each length \u2014 using fractions \u2014 in a way that\u2019s clear and easy to understand.",
       "latex": ""
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   "outro": {
     "text": "To make a line plot with fractions: One: Collect your data. Two: Draw a number line that includes all the fractions in your data. Three: Use X\u2019s to show how many times each value appears. And four: Add a title.",
     "audio": "To make a line plot with fractions: One: Collect your data. Two: Draw a number line that includes all the fractions in your data. Three: Use X\u2019s to show how many times each value appears. And four: Add a title."
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