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Time alloted for the preparation of an examination by some students is shown in the table. Draw a histogram to show the information.
| Time (minutes) | 60 - 80 | 80 - 100 | 100 - 120 | 120 - 140 | 140 - 160 |
| No. of students | 14 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 16 |
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Solution
The histogram for the given data is
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