Reading a Line Graph Federal Spending on Social
Security, 2012-2015
$950
This line graph shows Social Security spending has
from 2012 to 2015.
To determine Social Security spending in 2014, the
year must first be located by using the
In 2014, the federal government spent about
on Social Security.
This chart would be most useful to show
Social Security spending
$900
Amount Spent (Billions)
$850
$800
$750
2012
2015
2013 2014
Year
5) Intro
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