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Histogram shows the number of people owning the different number of books. Answer the question based on it. The total number of people surveyed is ______.

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Histogram shows the number of people owning the different number of books. Answer the question based on it.


The total number of people surveyed is ______.

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Solution

The total number of people surveyed is 35.

Explanation:

Number of people = 8 + 14 + 5 + 6 + 2

⇒ Number of people = 35

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Chapter 2: Data Handling - Exercise [Page 47]

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NCERT Exemplar Mathematics Exemplar [English] Class 8
Chapter 2 Data Handling
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