Word Problems: Data Through Pictures | Mathematics (Maths Mela) Class 5 - New NCERT PDF Download

Q1: Is the bar graph can be drawn using vertical bars?

Solution:

Yes, the bar graph can be drawn using vertical bars as well as horizontal bars.

Q2: The representation of data through pictures is known as _____.

Solution:

Pictograph helps to represent the data through pictures.

Q3: The following pictograph shows the number of letters collected from a post box on each day of a particular week.

(Hint: Each letter symbol represents 10 letters)

On which day, the minimum number of letters were collected?

(a) Tuesday

(b) Thursday

(c) Friday

(d) Saturday

Solution:

Given that, each letter symbol represents 10 letters.

Hence, Monday = 70 letters

Tuesday = 50 letters

Wednesday = 40 letters

Thursday = 60 letters

Friday = 80 letters

Saturday = 30 letters

Therefore, the minimum number of letters were collected on Saturday.

Q4: If H represents 5 hens, then how many hens does HHHH represent?

Solution:

Given that, H = 5 Hens

Hence, HHHH = (5 + 5 + 5 + 5) hens

HHHH = 20 hens.

Therefore, HHHH represents 20 hens.

Q5: If each ⇑ symbol represents 15 houses, then ⇑⇑⇑⇑ represents how many houses?

Solution:

Given that, ⇑ = 15 houses

Hence, ⇑⇑⇑⇑ = (15 + 15 + 15 + 15 ) houses

⇑⇑⇑⇑ = 60 houses.

Therefore, ⇑⇑⇑⇑ represents 60 houses.

Q6: The bar graph shows the frequency of a, e, i, o, u in the piece of English writing.

1. Which letter has occurred the maximum number of times?
2. Which letter has occurred less than 30 times?
3. Write down the 5 letters in the decreasing order of frequency?

Solution: From the bar graph, it is observed that,

1. The letter that has occurred the maximum number of times is “a”.
2. The letter that has occurred less than 30 times is “u”.
3. Five letters in the decreasing order of frequency are a, e, o, i, u.

Q7: Look at the below-given pictograph, answer the following questions:

(a) Find out the number of persons employed in private service?

(b) In which service, the maximum number of persons were employed?

Solution:

Given that, one symbol = 3000 persons.

(a) The number of persons employed in private service = 6 × 3000 = 18000 persons.

(b) The maximum number of persons were employed in government service.

I.e., 10 × 3000 = 30000 persons.

Q8. In a pictograph, one picture of a ball represents 10 balls. If there are 5 pictures, how many balls are there?
(a) 25
(b) 50
(c) 100
(d) 10
Ans: (b) 50

Q9. A bar graph shows the number of chocolates eaten by 4 friends:

Who ate the most chocolates?
(a) Rohan
(b) Neha
(c) Sita
(d) Aman
Ans: (b) Neha

Q3. A bar graph shows the sale of fruits in a shop:

Which fruit was sold the least?
(a) Mangoes
(b) Apples
(c) Bananas
(d) All equal
Ans: (c) Bananas

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