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The total number of animals in the five villages are as follows:
Village A: 80 Village D: 40
Village B: 120 Village E: 60.
Village C: 90
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?

Solution:

We use the concept of data handling to answer the given questions.

Let us analyze this case by drawing the pictograph for the given data as shown below

The total number of animals in the five villages are as follows: Village A: 80 Village D: 40 Village B: 120 Village E: 60. Village C: 90

(a) Since there are 6 symbols shown for Village E and each symbol represents 10 animals, therefore, there is a total of 60 animals for village E

(b) Village B has 120 animals as there are 12 symbols given and each symbol represents 10 animals.

(c) Village A has 80 animals because of 8 symbols and village C has 90 animals because of 9 symbols. Hence, village C has more animals than village A

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Maths Chapter 9 Exercise 9.2 Question 1

The total number of animals in the five villages are as follows:Village A: 80 Village D: 40 Village B:120 Village E: 60.Village C: 90Prepare 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?

Summary:

Using the concept of data handling, we conclude that (a) Village E has 6 symbols given hence 60 animals (b) Village B has 120 animals and (c) Village C has more animals than village A

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