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Question
Scale: 1 unit length = 200 km
Prepare a pictograph of the data by taking a suitable symbol to represent 200 kilometers.
Solution
Let 200 km can be represented by NH and 100 km represented by N.
For NH 10, 500 km can be represented by 2 complete symbols and 1 incomplete symbol.
For NH 9, 900 km can be represented by 4 complete symbols and 1 incomplete symbol.
For NH 8, 1400 km can be represented by 7 complete symbols.
For NH 3, 1200 km can be represented by 6 complete symbols.
For NH 2, 1500 km can be represented by 7 complete symbols and 1 incomplete symbol.
Hence, the required pictograph of given data is shown below
Take 
= 200 km and 
= 100 km
| National Highway | Length (in km) |
| NH 10 |  |
| NH 9 |  |
| NH 8 |  |
| NH 3 |  |
| NH 3 |  |
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