Constructing and Interpreting Bar Graphs

Author:S K Gupta & Anubhuti Gangal
8th ICSE
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Important Questions on Constructing and Interpreting Bar Graphs

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What is the upper limit of the class interval 11-15 ?

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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 question

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What is the average number of hours an AC is used on weekend?

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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 question

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Which appliance has got the maximum usage?

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

Games Football Hockey Cricket Tennis Squash
Number of students 200 175 250 75 50

Present the information on a bar graph

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In the frequency table

10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50
8 10 7 5

The class mark for the class interval 20-30 is 10.

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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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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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In the class interval,  10-20, 20 is not included.

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The bars of a bar graph can be of different widths.

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What is the mid value of a class interval called?
 

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

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

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Given a graph showing the areas (in thousand square miles) of the five Great Lakes.
Read the bar graph carefully and answer the question given below.

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How many square miles of area is represented by 1 cm block on the vertical axis?