Class 5 Maths Chapter 15, Data Through Pictures, teaches students how to collect data, organise frequency tables, read and draw scaled pictographs (where 1 symbol represents multiple items), and interpret vertical/horizontal bar graphs and 24-hour circle charts.
What Class 5 Mathematics Chapter 15 Covers
Scaled Pictographs & Traffic Surveys records TV-watching hours, shop toy inventory and road vehicles using scaled pictographs where 1 icon stands for 2, 5 or 10 items (and half an icon stands for half the scale).
24-Hour Day Charts & Bar Graphs represents a student’s daily routine on a 24-strip bar and circular clock chart, and reads and compares bar graphs on index-finger lengths and reducing school canteen food wastage.
Exercises in Chapter 15
- Let Us Do, Let Us Think, and Let Us Solve practice exercises.
- Interactive number games, visual grids, and hands-on puzzles.
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FAQ
In a pictograph where 1 picture represents 10 toys, what does half a picture represent?
Half a picture represents half of 10, which is 5 toys.
How does a bar graph make it easy to compare data across categories?
In a bar graph, the height or length of each bar corresponds directly to the count in that category, allowing you to see the highest, lowest and equal categories at a glance.