Question

Represent the folowing data by means of a percentage bar diagram:

Items of Expenditure	Food	Clothing	Rent	Education	Miscellaneous
Family A (₹)	150	30	24	24	72
Family B (₹)	350	220	130	170	130

Answer 1

Items	Expenditure by family A (in Rs)	Expenditure by family A (in %)	Expenditure by family B (in Rs)	Expenditure by family B (in %)
Food	150	$\frac{150}{300}\times 100=50$	350	$\frac{350}{1000}\times 100=35$
Clothing	30	$\frac{30}{300}\times 100=10$	220	$\frac{220}{1000}\times 100=22$
Rent	24	$\frac{24}{300}\times 100=8$	130	$\frac{130}{1000}\times 100=13$
Education	24	$\frac{24}{300}\times 100=8$	170	$\frac{170}{1000}\times 100=17$
Miscellaneous	72	$\frac{72}{300}\times 100=24$	130	$\frac{130}{1000}\times 100=13$
Total	300	100	1000	100

The above data can be presented in the form of a percentage bar diagram as follows: