Question

The given pictograph shows the number of flowers sold in one week.

(i) On which day was the least number of flowers sold? How many flowers were sold on that day?
(ii) On which day was the number of flowers sold more than the number of flowers sold on Monday but less than the number of flowers sold on Sunday?

• A. (i) Sunday, 16; (ii) Friday
• B. (i) Thursday, 32; (ii) Saturday
• C. (i) Sunday, 72; (ii) Monday
• D. (i) Thursday, 16; (ii) Tuesday

Answer 1

The correct option is D (i) Thursday, 16; (ii) Tuesday

Say: Let's observe the picture table and identify the number of flowers sold in a week, then identify the day on which the least number of flowers was sold and how many. Finally, identify the day on which the number of flowers sold was more than the number of flowers sold on Monday and less than the number of flowers sold on Sunday, i.e., the number of flowers that falls in between the two.

Steps:
- We know that = 8 flowers.
- So, the number of flowers sold on each day of the week:
Monday = 56
Tuesday = 64
Wednesday = 40
Thursday = 16
Friday = 32
Saturday = 24
Sunday = 72
- The least number of flowers were sold on Thursday, i.e., 16.
- The most number of flowers were sold on Sunday, i.e., 72 and the number of flowers sold on Monday, i.e., 56.
- The number of flowers sold that is less than 72 and more than 56 was 64, that is sold on Tuesday.
- Hence, option B is the answer.

WB: If required, use the whiteboard to find the number of flowers sold as shown.

Probing Question:
Q. Can we answer this question just by looking at the picture graph and not calculating or doing the math? How?
A: Yes, we can. We can see that Thursday has the least number of symbols. So it will be the correct answer to question (i). Tuesday is the only day that has more flowers representing it than the number of flowers representing Monday but less than the number of flowers representing Sunday.