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Using the bar graph, answer the following questions.
(a) Which game is played by the maximum number of children?
(b) Which game is played by the minimum number of children?
(c) What is the difference in the number of children who play chess and cricket?

Solution: (a) Chess
(b) Football
(c) Number of children who play chess = 60
Number of children who play cricket = 45
\ Difference = 60 – 45 = 15

Example 10: The table shows the number of bicycles manufactured
in a factory during 2014 to 2018. Illustrate this data Number of
using a bar graph taking scale of 1 unit = 2,000 Years bicycles
bicycles. manufactured
2014 3,000
(a) In which year were the maximum number of 2015 2,000
bicycles manufactured?
2016 6,000
(b) In which year were the minimum number of 2017 11,000
bicycles manufactured? 2018 13,000
Solution: The bar graph represent ing
the production of bicycles Scale: 1 unit length = 2,000 bicycles
during the years 2002 to 2006 14,000
is shown . 12,000

(a) In the year 2018 10,000
maxi mum number Number of bicycles manufactured 8,000
of bicycles were 6,000
manufactured. 4,000

(b) In the year 2015 2,000
mini mum number 0
of bicycles were 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
manufactured. Years

EXERCISE 22.2

1. The table given below shows the number of patients examined by 6 doctors on a particular day.

Doctor A B C D E
Number of patients 20 15 30 10 25

Draw a bar graph to show this data.
2. Draw a bar graph which shows the money spent by Mr Sharma on food in different months.

Month January February March April May June
Money spent (in `) 400 350 450 300 250 400

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