Question

Number of persons in various age groups in a town is given in the following table:

Age Group	Numbers of persons
1-14	2Lakhs
15-29	1Lakh 60 thousands
30-44	1 Lakh 20 thousands
45-59	1 Lakh 20 thousands
60-74	80 thousands
75 and above	40 thousands

Draw a bar graph to represent the above information and answer the following questions. (take 1 unit length = 20 thousands)

(a) Which two age groups have same population?

(b) All persons in the age group of 60 and above are called senior citizens. How many senior citizens are there in the town?

Answer 1

                                              Age Groups

(a) Group 30 – 44 and group 45 – 59

(b) 80,000 + 40,000 = 1,20,000