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Candy Sales by Week: Easter Wins the Candy Wars

Candy Sales by Week (LINK)
courtesy of @jennalaib

Type of Graph: bar graph

Source: “Easter Wins the Candy Battle”, by Mark Fahey @marktfahey (published on CNBC, March 24, 2016)

Potential Math Content: bar graphs, scale, horizontal bar graphs, interpreting the peak values, determining the values of different bars (e.g. what’s 1/4 of the way between $400 and $600 million)

Potential Content Connections: consumerism, holidays

 

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