Question

Study the double bar graph given below and answer the following questions:

(a) Which sport is liked the most by Class VIII students?

(b) How many students of Class VII like Hockey and Tennis in all?

(c) How many students are there in Class VII?

(d) For which sport is the number of students of Class VII less than that of Class VIII?

(e) For how many sports students of Class VIII are less than Class VII?

(f) Find the ratio of students who like Badminton in Class VII to students who like Tennis in Class VIII.

Answer 1

(a) Cricket has heighest value for Class VIII students in the graph.

∴ Cricket is liked the most by Class VIII students.

(b) Number of students like Hockey of Class VII = 7

Number of students like Tennis of Class VII = 10

∴ 7 + 10 = 17 students of Class VII like Hockey and Tennis.

(c) Total number of students in Class VII = 7 + 16 + 18 + 10 + 14 = 65

(d) For Cricket only, the number of students of Class VII is less than that of Class VIII.

(e) For Hockey Football, Tennis and Badminton i.e., 4 sports, students of Class VIII are less than that of Class VII.

(f) Number of students like Badminton in Class VII = 14

Number of students like Tennis in Class VIII = 7

∴ Required ratio = 14/7 = 2/1 i.e., 2:1.