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Coordinate plane word problems practice (quadrant 1)

Practice some more challenging quadrant 1 coordinate plane word problems.

Reading coordinate planes

Problem 1A
Coach Kawa collected data on 5 of his baseball players. The points show shoe size and the number of runs scored this week by the 5 players.
Which player scored the most runs?
Choose 1 answer:

Coordinate planes as maps

Problem 2A
Lyn graphed the locations of several places on her school playground on the coordinate plane shown below. There is also a water fountain halfway between the slide and the rope climb.
At what coordinates should Lyn graph the water fountain?
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  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi or 2/3 pi
,
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi or 2/3 pi
)

Locate points in quadrant I

Problem 3A
For Halloween, Nana makes bags with orange and black candies for her 5 grandchildren. The points show how many orange candies and how many black candies are in 4 of the bags.
The fifth bag has 4 more orange candies than bag 1 and 1 less black candy than bag 2.
Plot the 5th bag's candies on the coordinate plane below.

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