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Question
The following table shows the area of the land on which different crops were grown.
| Crop | Area of land (in million hectares) |
| Rice | 50 |
| Wheat | 30 |
| Pulses | 20 |
| Sugarcane | 25 |
| Cotton | 15 |
Prepare a pictograph by choosing a suitable symbol to represent 10 million hectares.
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Solution
| Crop | Area of land (in million hectares)  = 10 million hectares |
| Rice |  |
| Wheat |  |
| Pulses |  |
| Sugarcane |  |
| Cotton |  |
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