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M&M's: In the Bag Graphing Activity
Picture from the M&M's Studios Publicity Department
1. Open a bag of M&M's.
2. Count the number of each color.
3. Enter the numbers in the corresponding boxes below.

If you are in Netscape, you may change the values below and then click the reload button to see a new graph. But in Internet Explorer, you will have to actually change the document with a text editor and then load it. If you have trouble with the javascript, try moving the scroll bar up and down in your browser window.

4. Find the percentage of each color per bag. Divide the number of each color by the total number of M&M's in the bag then multiply the quotient by 100. Use the calulator at the bottom of this page to check your work. Create a circle graph illustrating the percentage of colors in the bag of M&M's.

5. Go to the M&M's Website http://us.mms.com/us/about/products/milkchocolate/ and compare your percentages with those of the company.

Graph Title:
Graph Legend:

Colors:

Number:

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