NCERT Class 6 Maths Chapter 9 Data Handling 9.4

Chapter 9 Data Handling 9.4

Question 1: A survey of 120 school students was done to find which activity they prefer to do in their free time.

Draw a bar graph to illustrate the above data taking scale of 1 unit length = 5 students.
Which activity is preferred by most of the students other than playing?
Answer:

Reading story books is the activity which is preferred by most of the students other than playing.

Question 2: The number of Mathematics books sold by a shopkeeper on six consecutive days is shown below:

Draw a bar graph to represent the above information choosing the scale of your choice.
Answer:

Question 3: Following table shows the number of bicycles manufactured in a factory during the years 1998 to 2002. Illustrate this data using a bar graph. Choose a scale of your choice.

a) In which year were the maximum number of bicycles manufactured?
b) In which year were the minimum number of bicycles manufactured?
Answer:

a) In 2002, the maximum number of bicycles manufactured.

b) In 1999, the minimum number of bicycles manufactured.