Collecting and Representing Data | Information Processing | Class 3 Maths Term 1 Unit 6

Collecting and Representing Data | Information Processing | Class 3 Maths Term 1 Unit 6

3rd Maths : Term 1 Unit 6 : Information Processing

Collecting and Representing data

Symbols and pictures can be used to represent data. This is known as Pictorial Representation. This helps us to study and understand data easily.

Example

Look at the below picture and fill the required data.

Zoo train with animals

1. How many Elephant icon are there? Answer: 3

2. How many Lion icon are there? Answer: 5

3. Circle the animal which is more in count.?
Lion is circled as it is more in count

4. Circle the animal which is less in count?
Elephant is circled as it is less in count

5. What is the difference between highest and lowest count? Answer: 2

6. Total number of animals in the zoo train is Answer: 8.

Example

The following picture represents the data on fruits sold in a shop.

Table of fruits sold in a shop

Look at the above picture and fill the required data.

1. Name the fruit which was sold more?

2. Name the fruit which is sold less. Orange

3. Find the number of apples sold.

4. Write the number of bananas sold?

5. what is the difference in the number of pineapples sold and oranges sold ?

Practice

1. Collect the data from 40 of your friends about their favourite food and represent it in Picture.

Table to collect data on favourite food

2. The following picture represents the number of chocolates sold at a shop in a week.

Table of chocolates sold in a week

Answer the following questions from the data given in the above table.

1. The total number of chocolates sold on Thursday is 40

2. The sale was maximum on Monday

3. The sale was minimum on Saturday

4. Sales were equal on and Tuesday and Friday

5. The total number of chocolates sold in six days are 180 Chocolates.