Maharashtra Board Class 6 Chapter 6 Bar Graphs Set 6.2 Solution

Question 1.
The names of the heads of some families in a village and the quantity of drinking water their family consumes in one day are given below. Draw a bar graph for this data.
(Scale: On Y axis. 1 cm = 10 liters of water)

Solution:

Question 2.
The names and numbers of animals in a certain zoo are given below. Use the data to make a bar graph. (Scale: On Y axis, 1 cm = 4 animals).

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Question 3.
The table below gives the number of children who took part in the various items of the talent show as part of the annual school gathering. Make a bar graph to show this data.
(Scale: On Y-axis, 1 cm = 4 children)

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Question 4.
The number of customers who came to a juice centre during one week is given in the table below. Make two different bar graphs to show this data.
(On Y-axis, 1 cm = 10 customers, 1 cm = 5 customers)

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Question 5.
Students planted trees in 5 villages of Sangli district. Make a bar graph of this data. (Scale: On Y-axis, 1 cm = 100 trees).

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Question 6.
Yashwant gives different amounts of time as shown below, to different exercises he does during the week. Draw a bar graph to show the details of his schedule using an appropriate scale.

Solution:
1 hour = 60 minutes
∴ 1 hour 10 minutes = 1 hour + 10 minutes = 60 minutes +10 minutes = 70 minutes
and 11/2 hours = 1 hour + 1/2 hour = 60 minutes + 30 minutes = 90 minutes
The given table can be written as follows:

Question 7.
Write the names of four of your classmates. Beside each name, write his/her weight in kilograms. Enter this data in a table like the above and make a bar graph.
Solution:

Scale: On Y-axis, 1 cm = 4 kg [Note: Students can take their own examples]

Intext Questions and Activities

Question 1.
Collect bar graphs from newspapers or periodicals showing a variety of data. (Textbook pg. no. 38)
Solution:
(Student should attempt the activities on their own.)