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The following table shows the life expectancy (average age to which people live) in various
countries in a particular year.
Country India Japan Britain Ethiopia Cambodia
Lifeexpectancy (in years) 65 80 75 50 45

Represent the above data by a bar graph.

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Solution

The following steps are followed while drawing the bar graph:

Step 1: On a graph paper, draw a horizontal line OX and a vertical line OY, representing the x-axis and y-axis respectively.
Step 2: Along OX, write the names of the countries at points taken at uniform gaps.
Step 3: Choose the scale: 1 small division = 1 year
Step 4: Then the height of the various bars are:
India : 65
Japan : 80
Britain : 75
Ethiopia : 50
Cambodia : 45
Step 5: On the x-axis, draw bars of equal width and of heights obtained in step 4 at the points marked in step 2.
The completed bar graph is as shown below:


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