Introduction to Data Interpretation


Introduction to Data Interpretation

Direction: A survery of film watching habits of people living in five cities P, Q, R, S and T is summarized below in a table. The coulmn I in the table gives percentage of film-watchers in each city who see only one film a week. The column II gives the total number of film-watchers who see two or more films per week.

  1. How many film-watchers in city R see only one film in a week?









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    From the above given table , we have
    Let total number of film watchers be 100% .
    In city R , If 85% of them watched only on movie in a week , then 15% watched two or more movie in a week .
    ⇒ 15% ≈ 24000

    ∴ 1% ≈
    24000
    15

    Correct Option: C

    From the above given table , we have
    Let total number of film watchers be 100% .
    In city R , If 85% of them watched only on movie in a week , then 15% watched two or more movie in a week .
    ⇒ 15% ≈ 24000

    ∴ 1% ≈
    24000
    15

    Now , 85% ≈
    85 × 24000
    = 136000
    15

    Hence , the number of film-watchers in city R see only one film in a week .


Direction: In each of the following questions, the following histogram shows the relationship between the marks obtained by the students and the number of students in an examination. Study the histogram and answer the questions.

  1. The ratio of the number of students who obtained 60 or more marks to that of students who obtained 60 or less marks is









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    As per the given above histogram , we can see
    Total number of students who obtained 60 or more marks = 19 + 13 = 32
    Total number of students who obtained 60 or less marks = 5 + 10 + 15 = 30
    Required ratio = Total number of students who obtained 60 or more marks : Total number of students who obtained 60 or less marks

    Correct Option: D

    As per the given above histogram , we can see
    Total number of students who obtained 60 or more marks = 19 + 13 = 32
    Total number of students who obtained 60 or less marks = 5 + 10 + 15 = 30
    Required ratio = Total number of students who obtained 60 or more marks : Total number of students who obtained 60 or less marks
    ∴ Required ratio = 32 : 30 = 16 : 15



  1. The percentage of students who obtained 40 marks or less is









  1. View Hint View Answer Discuss in Forum

    On the basis of given graph in question ,
    Total number of students = 5 + 10 + 15 + 19 + 13 = 62
    Number of students who obtained 40 marks or less = 15

    Required percent =
    Number of students who obtained 40 marks or less
    × 100 %
    Total number of students


    Correct Option: C

    On the basis of given graph in question ,
    Total number of students = 5 + 10 + 15 + 19 + 13 = 62
    Number of students who obtained 40 marks or less = 15

    Required percent =
    Number of students who obtained 40 marks or less
    × 100 %
    Total number of students

    Required percent =
    15
    × 100 ≈ 24.2%
    62


Direction: Study the histogram of marks (in Mathematics) distribution of 50 students of class IX and answer the following questions.

  1. The percentage of students who have secured marks more than 59 is:









  1. View Hint View Answer Discuss in Forum

    According to given graph, we have
    Students who score more than 59 marks = 4 + 13 = 17
    Total number of students = 7 + 8 + 18 + 4 + 13 = 50

    ∴ Required percent =
    Students who score more than 59 marks
    × 100 %
    Total number of students

    Correct Option: C

    According to given graph, we have
    Students who score more than 59 marks = 4 + 13 = 17
    Total number of students = 7 + 8 + 18 + 4 + 13 = 50

    ∴ Required percent =
    Students who score more than 59 marks
    × 100 %
    Total number of students

    ∴ Required percent =
    17
    × 100 = 34%
    50



  1. The number of students who have scored between 39 and 80 is :









  1. View Hint View Answer Discuss in Forum

    From the given above histogram , we can see
    The number of students who have scored interval 40-60 = 18
    The number of students who have scored interval 60-80 = 4
    Required answer = The number of students who have scored interval 40-60 + The number of students who have scored interval 60-80

    Correct Option: A

    From the given above histogram , we can see
    The number of students who have scored interval 40-60 = 18
    The number of students who have scored interval 60-80 = 4
    Required answer = The number of students who have scored interval 40-60 + The number of students who have scored interval 60-80
    ∴ Required answer = 18 + 4 = 22