Here is a tally chart of the birthdays of people in a class:

| Month | Tally |
| --------- | ----- |
| January | |||| |
| February | || |
| March | |||| |
| April | ||| |
| May | | |
| June | | |
| July | | |
| August | ||| |
| September | | |
| October | ||| |
| November | ||| |
| December | || |

a. Which month has the most birthdays?

b. How many children have their birthdays in February?

c. How many more children have their birthdays in March than in April?

d. In which months do 3 children have their birthdays?

Let's analyze the tally chart for the birthdays of people in the class to answer the questions.
a. Which month has the most birthdays?
The tally chart shows the following:

January: |||| (4 birthdays)
February: || (2 birthdays)
March: |||| (4 birthdays)
April: ||| (3 birthdays)
May: || (2 birthdays)
June: | (1 birthday)
July: | (1 birthday)
August: ||| (3 birthdays)
September: | (1 birthday)
October: ||| (3 birthdays)
November: ||| (3 birthdays)
December: || (2 birthdays)

Looking at the values, January and March both have 4 birthdays, which is the highest on this tally chart.
b. How many children have their birthdays in February?
According to the tally chart, February has || which represents 2 birthdays .
c. How many more children have their birthdays in March than in April?
In March, there are |||| = 4 birthdays and in April, there are ||| = 3 birthdays .
March has 4 - 3 = 1 more birthday than April.
d. In which months do 3 children have their birthdays?
The months that have ||| (3 birthdays) are:

April
August
October
November

So, there are 3 children with birthdays in April, August, October, and November .

Answered by EmmaGraceJohnson | 2025-07-20