NCERT Class 6 Maths · Chapter 6
NCERT Solutions Class 6 Maths Chapter 6 — Data Handling & Presentation
Step-by-step solutions for all exercises in NCERT Class 6 Maths Data Handling & Presentation.
Chapter Overview
Collect, organize, and represent data using pictographs, bar graphs, and tally charts.
This chapter is part of the NCERT Mathematics textbook for Class 6 and is important for CBSE school examinations. The concepts covered here build the foundation for more advanced topics in higher classes.
Below you will find solved examples from this chapter. Each solution includes detailed step-by-step working so you can understand the method, not just the answer.
Solved Examples from Data Handling & Presentation
1Which of the following statements best describes 'data' in the context of data handling?
Answer: It refers to the raw facts and figures collected for a specific purpose.
Solution:
Step 1: Data refers to the unorganized facts, figures, and information collected from various sources.
Step 2: Before data can be analyzed or presented, it exists in its raw form.
Step 3: Therefore, raw facts and figures are the best description of data.
2A teacher asked students about their favorite colors. She recorded the responses: Red, Blue, Green, Red, Yellow, Blue, Red, Green, Blue, Red. How many students chose 'Red' as their favorite color?
Answer: 4
Solution:
Step 1: Go through the list of responses and count every time 'Red' appears.
Step 2: The list is: Red, Blue, Green, Red, Yellow, Blue, Red, Green, Blue, Red.
Step 3: Counting 'Red' gives: 1 (first), 2 (fourth), 3 (seventh), 4 (tenth).
Step 4: So, 4 students chose 'Red'.
3Rohan is counting the number of different types of birds he sees in his garden. He saw 8 sparrows. Which of the following correctly represents 8 sparrows using tally marks?
Answer: |||| |||
Solution:
Step 1: Tally marks are grouped in fives for easy counting.
Step 2: A group of five is represented as |||| (four vertical lines with a diagonal line through them).
Step 3: To represent 8, we need one group of five and then three more individual tally marks.
Step 4: So, 8 is represented as |||| |||.
4In a survey, 25 students chose 'Cricket' as their favorite sport. If a pictograph uses a symbol of a cricket bat to represent 5 students, how many cricket bat symbols should be drawn for 'Cricket'?
Answer: 5
Solution:
Step 1: Total number of students who chose 'Cricket' = 25.
Step 2: Value represented by one cricket bat symbol = 5 students.
Step 3: Number of symbols needed = (Total students) / (Value per symbol).
Step 4: Number of symbols = 25 / 5 = 5.
5A pictograph shows the number of flowers in a garden. If one flower symbol (🌷) represents 10 flowers, and there are 4 flower symbols next to 'Roses', how many roses are there in the garden?
Answer: 40
Solution:
Step 1: The key states that 1 flower symbol (🌷) represents 10 flowers.
Step 2: For 'Roses', there are 4 flower symbols.
Step 3: Total number of roses = Number of symbols × Value per symbol.
Step 4: Total number of roses = 4 × 10 = 40.
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