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The bar graph given below represents the circulation of newspapers in different languages in a town. Study the bar graph and answer the following questions:

Scale: 1 unit length = 200 Newspapers

(a) What is the circulation of English newspaper?
(b) Name the two languages in which circulation of newspaper is the same.
(c) By how much is the circulation of newspaper in Hindi more than the newspaper in Bengali?

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Solution

(a) From the graph, we can observe that about 1000 English newspapers are in circulation.

(b) Marathi and Bengali are the two languages in which circulation of newspapers is the same.

(c) Given, circulation of newspapers in Hindi = 1400 and circulation of newspapers in Bengali = 600. So, difference = 1400 – 600 = 800

The circulation of newspapers in Hindi is 800 more than the newspapers in Bengali.

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