Reading a pictogram
You learn to read a pictogram, including half symbols.
How to work it out
- First look under the pictogram to see what one circle is worth.
- Count the circles in the row.
- Half a circle is worth half.
- Then work out the number.
One circle is 4 children. Next to banana there are 3 and a half circles.
- First check what one circle is worth: 4.
- Three circles are 3 × 4 = 12.
- Half a circle is half of 4, which is 2.
- Together 12 + 2 = 14 children.
More examples
One circle is 10 ice creams, and there are 5 circles.
5 × 10 = 50.
One circle is 2 books, and there are 4 and a half circles.
8 + 1 = 9.