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26 students were interviewed to find out what they want to become in future. Their responses are given in the following table.
| Profession | Tally marks |
| Teacher | |||| || |
| Pilot | ||| |
| Bank Manager | |||| |
| Doctor | ||| |
| Engineer | |||| |
| Other Professions | ||| |
Represent this data using Pictograph.
Solution
Students responses in an interview about their future profession
Scale: 1 Unit = 1 student
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