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The bar graph shown in Fig. 23.16 represents the circulation of newspapers in 10 languages.

Study the bar graph and answer the following questions:



(i) What is the total number of newspapers published in Hindi, English, Urdu, Punjabi and Bangali?


(ii) What percent is the number of newspapers published in Hindi of the total number of newspapers?


(iii) Find the excess of the number of newspapers published in English over those published in Urdu.


(iv) Name two pairs of languages which publish the same number of newspapers.


(v) State the language in which the smallest number of newspapers are published.


(vi) State the language in which the largest number of newspapers are published.


(vii) State the language in which the number of newspapers published is between 2500 and 3500.


(viii) State whether true or False:


(a) The number of newspapers published in Malayalam and Marathi together is less than those published in English.


(b) The number of newspapers published in Telugu is more than those published in Tamil.

(i) Total numbers of newspapers published in Hindi, English, Urdu, Punjabi and Bengali = 3700 + 3400 + 700 + 200 + 1100

= 9100


(ii) The number of newspapers published in Hindi = 3700


The total number of newspapers are = 700 + 400 + 100 + 200 + 1400 + 1400 + 3700 + 1100 + 3400 + 1100


= 14400


The percent of Hindi newspapers = * 100


= 25.69


(iii) The excess of no. of newspapers published in English over those published in Urdu


= 3400 – 700


= 2700


(iv) Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi and Malayam are the two pairs of languages which publish in the same no. of newspapers.


(v) Punjabi is the language in which the smallest no. of newspapers are published.


(vi) Hindi is the language in which the largest no. of newspapers were published.


(vii) English is the language in which the no. of newspapers were published in between 2500 and 3500.


(viii) (a) Total no. of newspapers were published in Malayam and Marathi = 1400 + 1400


= 2800


No. of newspapers were published in English = 3400


Therefore, the no. of newspapers published in Malayam and Marathi is less than those published in English.


So, the given statement is true.


(b) No. of Newspapers published in Telugu is 600 less than those published in Tamil. So, the given statement is false.


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