Use of Bar Graphs with a Different Purpose

Author:NCERT
7th CBSE
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Use of Bar Graphs with a Different Purpose: Overview

This topic explains how to draw a bar graph using data. It also teaches us on how to understand it and how to analyse the statistical data so that we can easily visualize the use of data.

Important Questions on Use of Bar Graphs with a Different Purpose

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From the data given below showing the minimum and the maximum temperature of various cities, plot a double bar graph and answer the following:

Cities Ahmedabad Amritsar Bangalore Chennai Delhi Jaipur Jammu Mumbai
Max Temp(°C) 38 37 28 36 38 39 41 32
Min Temp(°C) 29 26 21 27 28 29 26 27

Name the city which has the least difference between its minimum and the maximum temperature.

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From the data given below showing the minimum and the maximum temperature of various cities, plot a double bar graph and answer the following:

Cities Ahmedabad Amritsar Bangalore Chennai Delhi Jaipur Jammu Mumbai
Max Temp(°C) 38 37 28 36 38 39 41 32
Min Temp(°C) 29 26 21 27 28 29 26 27

Name two cities where maximum temperature of one was less than the minimum temperature of the other.

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From the data given below showing the minimum and the maximum temperature of various cities, plot a double bar graph and answer the following:

Cities Ahmedabad Amritsar Bangalore Chennai Delhi Jaipur Jammu Mumbai
Max Temp(°C) 38 37 28 36 38 39 41 32
Min Temp(°C) 29 26 21 27 28 29 26 27

(ii) Which is the hottest city and which is the coldest city?

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Consider this data collected from a survey of a colony.

Favorite Sports Cricket Basket Ball Swimming Hockey Athletics
Watching 1240 470 510 430 250
Participating 620 320 320 250 105

Which is more preferred, watching or participating in sports?

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Consider this data collected from a survey of a colony.

Favourite Sports Cricket Basketball Swimming Hockey Athletics
Watching 1240 470 510 430 250
Participating 620 320 320 250 105

Which sport is the most popular?

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The performance of a student in 1st Term and 2nd Term is given. Draw a double bar graph choosing appropriate scale and answer the following:

Subjects English Hindi Math Science Social science
1st term (max marks 100) 67 72 88 81 73
2nd term (max marks 100) 70 65 95 85 75

Has the performance gone down in any subject?

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The performance of a student in 1st Term and 2nd Term is given. Draw a double bar graph choosing appropriate scale and answer the following:

Subjects English Hindi Math Science Social science
1st term (max marks 100) 67 72 88 81 73
2nd term (max marks 100) 70 65 95 85 75

In which subject is the improvement the least?

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Numbers of children in six different classes are given below. Represent the data on a bar graph.

Class Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth
Number of Children 135 120 95 100 90 80

Find the ratio of students of class six to the students of class eight.

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Numbers of children in six different classes are given below. Represent the data on a bar graph.

Class Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth
Number of Children 135 120 95 100 90 80

Answer the following question:

Which class has the maximum number of children? And the minimum?

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Read the bar graph which shows the number of books sold by a bookstore during five consecutive years and answer the following question:

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Number of books sold in 1989 are just less than _____ 100/200 ? 

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Read the bar graph which shows the number of books sold by a bookstore during five consecutive years and answer the following question:

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Can you explain how you would estimate the number of books sold in 1989?

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Read the bar graph (Fig) which shows the number of books sold by a bookstore during five consecutive years and answer the following question:

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In which year 250 books sold?

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Read the bar graph which shows the number of books sold by a bookstore during five consecutive years:

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In which year were about 475 books sold?

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Use the bar graph given below to answer the following question.

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How many students have dog as a pet?

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From the data given below showing the minimum and the maximum temperature of various cities, plot a double bar graph and answer the following:

Cities Ahmedabad Amritsar Bangalore Chennai Delhi Jaipur Jammu Mumbai
Max Temp(°C) 38 37 28 36 38 39 41 32
Min Temp(°C) 29 26 21 27 28 29 26 27

Which city has the largest difference in the minimum and maximum temperature on the given date?

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Consider this data collected from a survey of a colony.

Favourite Sports Cricket Basketball Swimming Hockey Athletics
Watching 1240 470 510 430 250
Participating 620 320 320 250 105

Draw a double bar graph choosing an appropriate scale. What do you infer from the bar graph?

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The performance of a student in 1st Term and 2nd Term is given. Draw a double bar graph choosing appropriate scale and answer the following:

Subjects English Hindi Math Science Social science
1st term (max marks 100) 67 72 88 81 73
2nd term (max marks 100) 70 65 95 85 75

In which subject has the child improved his performance the most?

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Numbers of children in six different classes are given below. Represent the data on a bar graph.

Class Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth
Number of Children 135 120 95 100 90 80

How would you choose a scale?

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Use the bar graph to answer the following question.

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Which is the most popular pet?