NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Math Chapter 9 Data Handling Exercise 9.2

Exercise 9.2

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Ex-9.1
Ex-9.2
Ex-9.3
Ex-9.4

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Q 1 - Ex 9.2 - Data Handling - NCERT Maths Class 6th - Chapter 9

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Question 1:

Total number of animals in five villages are as follows:
Village A : 80 Villages B : 120
Village C : 90 Village D : 40
Village E : 60
Prepare a pictograph of these animals using one symbol ⊗ to 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?

Answer:

The pictograph for the given data can be drawn as follows.

Village	Number of animals  − 10 animals
Village A
Village B
Village C
Village D
Village E

(a) 6 symbols will represent animals of village E as there were 60 animals in this village.
(b) Village B has the maximum number of animals i.e., 120.
(c) Village A and C have 80 and 90 animals in it. Clearly, Village C has more animals.

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Q 2 - Ex 9.2 - Data Handling - NCERT Maths Class 6th - Chapter 9

Question 2:

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

Year	Number of students
1996	400
1998	535
2000	472
2002	600
2004	623

A. Prepare a pictograph of students using one symbol  to 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?

Answer:

A.

− 100 Students
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004

(a) 6 symbols represent the total number of students in the year 2002.
(b) 5 complete and 1 incomplete symbols represent the total number of students in the year 1998.
B. Second pictograph is more informative.

− 50 Students
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004