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Solution: Things bought Tally marks Number
chocolates 10 Remember
For each item we make
packets of biscuits 8 a vertical line called

bottles of juice 3 tally mark. For the 5th
tally mark, we cross the
packets of fruit cake 4 previous 4 marks .
toffees 12

EXERCISE 15.1

1. Read the pictograph about the favourite holiday destinations of various employees in
an office and answer the following questions.

Favourite Holiday Destinations Scale

Mussoorie = 10 employees

Shimla

Manali

Ooty

(a) Which is the most favourite holiday destination?
(b) Which is the least favourite holiday destination?
(c) How many people like to visit Shimla for a holiday?

(d) How many people like to visit Mussoorie for a holiday?
2. Read the pictograph and answer the following questions.

Phone calls made by a family Scale

January = 20 phone calls

February

March

April

May

(a) In which month were the maximum number of calls made?

(b) In which month were the least number of calls made?
(c) How many calls were made in the month of April?
(d) How many calls did the family make by March end?

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