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प्रश्न
Take the data giving the minimum and the maximum temperature of various cities given in the following table:
| Temperatures of the cities as on 20.6.2006 | ||
| City | Max. | Min. |
| Ahmedabad | 38ºC | 29ºC |
| Amritsar | 37ºC | 26ºC |
| Banglore | 28ºC | 21ºC |
| Chennai | 36ºC | 27ºC |
| Delhi | 38ºC | 28ºC |
| Jaipur | 39ºC | 29ºC |
| Jammu | 41ºC | 26ºC |
| Mumbai | 32ºC | 27ºC |
Plot a double bar graph using the data and answer the following:
- Which city has the largest difference in the minimum and maximum temperature on the given date?
- Which is the hottest city and which is the coldest city?
- Name two cities where maximum temperature of one was less than the minimum temperature of the other.
- Name the city which has the least difference between its minimum and the maximum temperature.
उत्तर
A double bar graph for the given data is constructed as follows.
- From the graph, it can be concluded that Jammu has the largest difference in its minimum and maximum temperatures on 20.6.2006.
- From the graph, it can be concluded that Jammu is the hottest city and Bangalore is the coldest city.
- Bangalore and Jaipur, Bangalore and Ahmedabad
For Bangalore, the maximum temperature was 28ºC, while minimum temperature of both cities, Ahmedabad and Jaipur, was 29ºC. - From the graph, it can be concluded that the city which has the least difference between its minimum and maximum temperatures is Mumbai.
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