Results of studying and graphing the numbers and colours of M&Ms in a 49g packet

Back in March we did a post showing how we were learning about graphing by comparing the numbers and colours of M&Ms in a 49g packet of M&Ms.

Learning how to make graphs on the computer (10 March)

Here are our results in a spreadsheet:



Here are the graphs we made:

Here are the total results in a graph:

• The most common colour in a packet of M&Ms was Blue, by far!
• The least common colour in a packet of M&Ms was Red.
• The colour the students liked best was Blue, and that was the most common colour in most of the packets.
• There are different numbers of M&Ms in each box.
• There are different numbers of colours in each box.
  
• You can see from our graph that some people got 5 more Pebbles than others! That seems like a lot!
  

Why do you think there is such a difference in the numbers of M&Ms between the different boxes?

Please post a Comment below, with your ideas about why this might be.