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Solving real life problems using graphs WORKSHEET

Suitable for Year groups: Year 9, Year 10
GCSE Tier: Foundation/Higher
Targeting grades: 4-5
Prerequisite knowledge: Coordinates, percentages.
Learning Objective: Solving real life problems using graphs

Solving real life problems using graphs WORKSHEET DESCRIPTION

This worksheet will give learners the opportunity to look at different graphs describing real-life contexts.

They will need to read from the graphs, describe the situation from the shape of the graph and solve problems based on the information presented in the graph. The worksheet also introduces some vocabulary, such as logarithmic growth.

All worksheets are created by the team of experienced teachers at Cazoom Maths.

Frequently Asked Questions

Students should be comfortable working with coordinates and calculating percentages before tackling these problems. These foundational skills are essential because reading values from graphs requires coordinate understanding, whilst many real-life contexts involve percentage changes or proportional relationships that students will need to interpret and calculate.