S.chand Class 8 Maths Solution Chapter 19 Graphical Representation of Data Exercise 19 A

 Exercise 19 A

Question 1

1. The following table shows the number of students in a school playing five different games.

Games FootballHockeyCricketTennisSquash
Number of Students2001752507550

Present this information on a bar graph.



2. The following table shows how a student spends his pocket money during the course of a month.

ItemFoodEntertainmentOther ExpenditureSavings
Expenditure40%25%20%15%

If the pocket money in ₹ 1000 , represent the above information on a table showing expenditure in rupees, Then draw a bar graph showing the expenditure.


3. Given alongside is a graph showing the areas (in thousand square miles) of the five Great Lakes.

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Read the bar graph carefully and answer the questions given below :

(i) How many square miles of area is represented by $1 \mathrm{~cm}$ block on the vertical axis ?

(ii) The area of the largest lake is about how many times the area of the smallest lake ? Also name the smallest and largest lakes.

(iii) How much is Lake Erie larger in area than Lake Ontario ?

(iv) Between which two lakes is the difference in area the least?



4. This double column graph compares the average number of hours an electrical appliance is used on weekdays and weekends. Read the graph and answer the following questions :

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(i) Which appliance has got the maximum usage?

(ii) Which appliance is used twice as many hours on the weekend as it is used on weekdays ?

(iii) What is the average number of hours an $\mathrm{AC}$ is used on weekend?

(iv) Which appliances are each used for 6 more hours on a day on weekends than on a weekday ?


Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

5. The bar graph shows the preferred breakfast food for 40 students. The number of students who prefer paranthas as a percentage of the total number of students is :

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(a) $25 \%$

(b) $12.5 \%$

(c) $75 \%$

(d) $37.5 \%$


6. The bar chart represents the data given in the frequency table shown below. The bar for which month is incorrectly drawn ?

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(a) January

(b) February

(c) March

(d) April

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