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NCERT · Class 6 · Maths

Chapter 9: Data Handling

Practice each question, then open the answer or worked solution.

Exercise 9.2

Textbook page 196 · 2 questions
Q1Written answer

Total number of animals in five villages are as follows:

Village A : 80

Village B : 120

Village C : 90

Village D : 40

Village E : 60

Prepare a pictograph of these animals using one symbol
NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Maths Chapter 9 Exercise 9.2 - 1to represent 10 animals and answer the following questions:

(a) How many symbols represent animals of village E?

(b) Which village has the maximum number of animals?

(c) Which village has more animals: village A or village C?

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Worked solution

We can draw the pictograph for the given data as shown below

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Maths Chapter 9 Exercise 9.2 - 2

(a) There are 60 animals in village E. So 6 symbols represent animals of village E

(b) Village B has 120 animals which is the maximum number among these villages.

(c) Village A has 80 animals, and village C has 90 animals. Clearly, village C has more animals than village A

Q2Written answer

Total number of students of a school in different years is shown in the following table

 

Years Number of Students
1996 400
1998 535
2000 472
2002 600
2004 623

 

A. Prepare a pictograph of students using one symbol
NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Maths Chapter 9 Exercise 9.2 - 3to represent 100 students and answer the following questions:

(a) How many symbols represent total number of students in the year 2002?

(b) How many symbols represent total number of students for the year 1998?

B. Prepare another pictograph of students using any other symbol each representing 50 students. Which pictograph do you find more informative?

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Worked solution

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Maths Chapter 9 Exercise 9.2 - 4

A

(a) Total number of students in the year 2002 represents 6 symbols

(b) Total number of students in the year 1998 represents 5 complete symbols and 1 incomplete symbol

B. Second is more informative.

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Maths Chapter 9 Exercise 9.2 - 5