Question 2aThe total number of students of a school in

Question 2aThe total number of students of a school in
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Question 2(a)

The total number of students of a school in different years is shown in the following table:
Prepare a pictograph of students using one symbol  to represent 100 students and answer the following question: 
How many symbols represent the total number of students in the year 2002?
How many symbols represent the total number of students for the year 1998?

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SOLUTION

A pictograph is a way of representing the data using images.

1 symbol represents 100 students.

Now, 

According to the given data, the total number of students in the year 2002 is 600. So for 600 students are represented by 6 symbols (6×100=600).

Similarly, in the year 1998, 5 and a half symbols represent the total number of students.