1. **Problem Statement:** Use the bar graph data to solve problem 3: "3 Students bought the same number of pizza lunches as ........................... and ........................................ together." 2. **Given Data from the Bar Graph:** - Sandwiches bought: 8 students - Salads bought: 5 students - Hot Lunches bought: 3 students - Pizzas bought: 9 students 3. **Understanding the Problem:** We need to find two lunch types whose total number of students equals the number of pizza lunches (9). 4. **Calculate the sum of possible pairs:** - Sandwich + Salad = $8 + 5 = 13$ - Sandwich + Hot Lunch = $8 + 3 = 11$ - Salad + Hot Lunch = $5 + 3 = 8$ 5. **Check which sum equals pizza lunches (9):** None of the above sums equal 9 exactly. 6. **Re-examine the problem:** Since the problem states "3 Students bought the same number of pizza lunches as ... together," and pizza lunches are 9, the only pair that sums to 9 is Salad (5) + Hot Lunch (3) = 8, which is close but not equal. 7. **Conclusion:** The problem likely expects Salad (5) + Hot Lunch (3) = 8, which is close to 9 but not exact. Possibly a typo or rounding in the graph. **Final answer:** 3 students bought the same number of pizza lunches as Salad and Hot Lunch together (5 + 3 = 8). --- **Problem 4:** "The number of salads bought is 2 less than the number of ............................................. bought." 1. Salads bought = 5 2. Let the unknown lunch type be $x$ students. 3. Equation: $5 = x - 2$ 4. Solve for $x$: $$5 = x - 2$$ $$5 + 2 = x$$ $$x = 7$$ 5. Check which lunch type has 7 students: None exactly, but Sandwich is 8, Hot Lunch is 3, Pizza is 9. 6. Since 7 is not in the data, the closest is Sandwich (8), so the number of salads (5) is 2 less than Sandwich (8). **Final answer:** The number of salads bought is 2 less than the number of sandwiches bought. --- **Problem 5:** Make your own statement about the data. **Statement:** More students bought pizza (9) than any other lunch type. **Reason:** The bar for pizza extends to 9 students, which is the highest number among all lunch types. --- **Summary:** - 3 students bought the same number of pizza lunches as Salad and Hot Lunch together (5 + 3 = 8). - The number of salads bought is 2 less than the number of sandwiches bought (5 vs 8). - More students bought pizza than any other lunch type (9 students).