Grade 6 Data Handling Pictographs

 

1.The following pictograph shows the number of books borrowed by students, in a week, from the library of Middle School, Ginnori:

(Key: 📖 = 1 Book)

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Data Table

Day	Number of Books Borrowed	Total Count
Monday	📖 📖 📖 📖 📖	5
Tuesday	📖 📖 📖 📖	4
Wednesday	📖 📖	2
Thursday		0
Friday	📖 📖 📖 📖 📖	5
Saturday	📖 📖 📖 📖 📖 📖 📖 📖	8

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Questions and Answers

a. On which day were the minimum number of books borrowed?
Answer: Thursday (0 books were borrowed).

b. What was the total number of books borrowed during the week?
Answer: 24 books. (Calculation: 5 + 4 + 2 + 0 + 5 + 8 = 24)

c. On which day were the maximum number of books borrowed? What may be the possible reason?
Answer: Saturday (8 books). A possible reason is that Saturday is the last school day before the Sunday holiday, so students borrow more books to read over the weekend.

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2.Magan Bhai sells kites at Jamnagar. Six shopkeepers from nearby villages come to purchase kites from him. The number of kites he sold to these six shopkeepers are given below—

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Data Table

Shopkeeper	Number of Kites Sold
Chaman	250
Rani	300
Rukhsana	100
Jasmeet	450
Jetha Lal	250
Poonam Ben	700

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Pictograph Preparation

(Key: 🔷 = 100 kites, 💠 = 50 kites)

• Chaman: 🔷 🔷 💠 (250)
• Rani: 🔷 🔷 🔷 (300)
• Rukhsana: 🔷 (100)
• Jasmeet: 🔷 🔷 🔷 🔷 💠 (450)
• Jetha Lal: 🔷 🔷 💠 (250)
• Poonam Ben: 🔷 🔷 🔷 🔷 🔷 🔷 🔷 (700)

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Questions and Answers

Prepare a pictograph using the symbol to represent 100 kites. Answer the following questions:

a. How many symbols represent the kites that Rani purchased?
Answer: 3 symbols. (Since 300 ÷ 100 = 3)

b. Who purchased the maximum number of kites?
Answer: Poonam Ben (700 kites).

c. Who purchased more kites, Jasmeet or Chaman?
Answer: Jasmeet. (Jasmeet purchased 450, while Chaman purchased 250)

d. Rukhsana says Poonam Ben purchased more than double the number of kites that Rani purchased. Is she correct? Why?
Answer: Yes, she is correct. Double of Rani's purchase is 600 kites (300 × 2 = 600). Since Poonam Ben purchased 700 kites, which is greater than 600, Rukhsana's statement is right.