Question

What is the count on Monday?

(a) 10
(b) 5
(c) 12
(d) 15

Answer 1

Hint: To solve this question, firstly we will see what is the meaning of tally marks and how we calculate tally marks. Then, for finding count on Monday we will add the total number of standing or vertical lines and total number of slant lines together.

Complete step by step answer:
Before we solve the question, let us see the meaning of tally marks.
Tally marks are also known as hash marks. They are more useful for tallying ongoing results, such as the score of a game.
Tally marks are given by the counting total number of vertical or straight lines and slant lines.
Now, in the given table we can see that we have data for 5 days which are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
In question it is asked to find the count on Monday.
We can see from the table that there are a total of 12 standing or vertical lines and 3 slant lines.
So, Tally Marks for day Monday = 12 + 3 = 15
Thus, the count on Monday is equals to 15.

So, the correct answer is “Option d”.

Note: Always remember that for any event or cell, Tally marks are given by the counting total number of vertical or straight lines and slant lines. Also, while counting the lines, count straight lines and slant lines separately to avoid counting mistakes. Try not to make any calculation errors while adding the lines.