Question

The given pictograph shows the number of students of class V participating in different games at the Annual Diwali Mela.
How many students took part in the game of ring the bottle?

(a) 5
(b) 17
(c) 85
(d) 90

Answer 1

Hint: In a pictograph, one picture corresponds to a particular number. Sum of these pictures against a variable shows its quantity. In the given pictograph, each lightning circle corresponds to 17 students. Therefore, to find the number of students that took part in the game of ring the bottle, we have to multiply the number of lightning circles against this game by 17.

Complete step by step answer:
Let us recollect what a pictograph is. We know that a pictograph is a pictorial representation of a word or expression. In pictographs, data is recorded in the form of images and these images help us to understand statistical information in a much easier way. In a pictograph, one picture corresponds to a particular number. Sum of these pictures against a variable shows its quantity.
In the given pictograph, we can see that each lightning circle corresponds to 17 students. We have to find the number of students that took part in the game of ring the bottle. From the given pictograph, we can see that there are 5 lightning circles against the ring in the bottle game. Therefore, we have to add 17 five times. Or, we can multiply 17 by 5.
Therefore, number of students that took part in the game of ring the bottle $=17\times 5=85$

So, the correct answer is “Option c”.

Note: Students must read the pictograph carefully. They have a chance of missing the value corresponding to each of the pictures. A pictograph is also known as pictogram, pictorial chart and picture graph. Students have to check the units, if any, in the given pictogram.