Bar Graphs
Important Questions on Bar Graphs
Sujata had sampled an equal number of boys and girls at her school when she surveyed their preferred snack choice. The table below shows the results of the survey.
Preferred Snack Choices of Students at Sujata's School | ||
Boys | Girls | |
Candy | ||
Chips | ||
Chocolate bars | ||
Cookies | ||
Fruit | ||
Ice cream | ||
Popcorn | ||
Pastry |
Which snack food was preferred by considerably more boys than girls?

Sujata had sampled an equal number of boys and girls at her school when she surveyed their preferred snack choice. The table below shows the results of the survey.
Preferred Snack Choices of Students at Sujata's School | ||
Boys | Girls | |
Candy | ||
Chips | ||
Chocolate bars | ||
Cookies | ||
Fruit | ||
Ice cream | ||
Popcorn | ||
Pastry |
Which snack foods were preferred by more girls than boys?

Sujata had sampled an equal number of boys and girls at her school when she surveyed their preferred snack choice. The table below shows the results of the survey.
Preferred Snack Choices of Students at Sujata's School | ||
Boys | Girls | |
Candy | ||
Chips | ||
Chocolate bars | ||
Cookies | ||
Fruit | ||
Ice cream | ||
Popcorn | ||
Pastry |
Draw one suitable bar graph to show a comparison of snack food preferences by gender in Sujata's school.

The bar graph below shows Andrew's income and expenditure for each month from January to March.
Determine whether his total income in the three months was greater than his total expenditure for the same period.

The bar graph below shows Andrew's income and expenditure for each month from January to March.
In which month was his income less than his expenditure and by how much?

The bar graph below shows Andrew's income and expenditure for each month from January to March.
Compare Andrew's monthly income over the three months.

The following table shows the examination results in mathematics of class students in a particular school.
Grade | |||||
Number of students |
Represent the data using a bar graph.

The bar graph below shows the number of rainy days in a city over a period of four months.
What is the ratio of the number of rainy days in June to that in August?

The bar graph below shows the number of rainy days in a city over a period of four months.
Which month had the least number of rainy days?

The students in a school were surveyed about snacks and asked to pick one snack food they liked the most from a list. The bar graph below summarises the data collected from this survey.
Which snack foods were preferred equally by the students?

The students in a school were surveyed about snacks and asked to pick one snack food they liked the most from a list. The bar graph below summarises the data collected from this survey.
How many students preferred fruit?

The students in a school were surveyed about snacks and asked to pick one snack food they liked the most from a list. The bar graph below summarises the data collected from this survey.
Which snack food was most preferred by the students in the school?

The stock (in ) of grades and tea leaves in a store is shown in the following table.
Grade of the tea leaves | ||||
Weight ( ) |
Represent the data using a bar graph.

