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The number of scouts in a school is depicted by the following pictograph:
| Class | Number of scouts |
| VI | ![]() |
| VII | ![]() |
| VIII | ![]() |
| IX | ![]() |
| X | ![]() |
Observe the pictograph and answer the following questions:
- Which class has the minimum number of scouts?
- Which class has the maximum number of scouts?
- How many scouts are there in Class VI?
- Which class has exactly four times the scouts as that of Class X?
- What is the total number of scouts in the Classes VI to X?
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Solution
| Class | Number of scouts |
| VI | 4 × 10 = 40 |
| VII | 2 × 10 = 20 |
| VIII | 6 × 10 = 60 |
| IX | 3 × 10 = 30 |
| X | 1 × 10 = 10 |
| Total | 160 |
- Class X has minimum number of scouts.
- Class VIII has maximum number of scouts.
- There are 40 scouts in Class VI.
- Class VI has exactly four times the scouts as that of Class X.
- Total number of scouts in the Classes VI to X is 160.
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