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Draw the graphs for the following tables of values, with suitable scales on the axes. (a) Cost of apples (b) Distance travelled by a car (i) How much distance did the car cover during the period 7.30 a.m. to 8 a.m.? (ii) What was the time when the car had covered a distance of 100 km since it’s start? (c) Interest on deposits for a year. (i) Does the graph pass through the origin? (ii) Use the graph to find the interest on Rs 2500 for a year. (iii) To get an interest of Rs. 280 per year, how much money should be deposited?

(a) Cost of apples Number of apples 1 2 3 4 5 Cost (in Rs) 5 10 15 20 25 Solution Consider number of apples on... View Article

A courier-person cycles from a town to a neighboring suburban area to deliver a parcel to a merchant. His distance from the town at different times is shown by the following graph. (a) What is the scale taken for the time axis? (b) How much time did the person take for the travel? (c) How far is the place of the merchant from the town? (d) Did the person stop on his way? Explain. (e) During which period did he ride fastest?

Solution From the graph, we observe that (a) 4 units = 1hour (b) The person took     hours for the travel. (c) It was 22 km far from the... View Article

The following graph shows the temperature forecast and the actual temperature for each day of a week. (a) On which days was the forecast temperature the same as the actual temperature? (b) What was the maximum forecast temperature during the week? (c) What was the minimum actual temperature during the week? (d) On which day did the actual temperature differ the most from the forecast temperature?

Solution (a) On Tuesday, Friday and Sunday, the forecast temperature was same as the actual temperature. (b) The maximum forecast temperature... View Article