Question

Johnson's pickle factory exports bottles of pickle. The pictograph shows the number of bottles exported each day. Use the information from the graph to answer the questions.
(1 pickle jar =500)
On which day do they export fewer pickle bottles?

(a) Monday
(b) Tuesday
(c) Wednesday
(d) Thursday

Answer 1

Hint: A pictogram is a chart that uses pictures to represent data. Each picture holds some quantity. We have to count the number of pictures against each day to find the day on which less number of pickle bottles were exported.

Complete step by step answer:
We are given a pictogram that shows the number of pickles exported in a day. In a pictogram, each picture holds some quantity. Here, we are given that 1 pickle jar = 500. From the given pictogram, we can draw the following conclusions.
Number of pickles exported on Monday =8
Number of pickles exported on Tuesday =5
Number of pickles exported on Wednesday =3
Number of pickles exported on Thursday =8
Number of pickles exported on Friday =6
Therefore, the day on which fewer pickle bottles were exported is Wednesday.

So, the correct answer is “Option c”.

Note: Students must read the pictogram carefully. If we had to find the number of bottles exported, we would have to multiply the number of pictures of bottles against the required day by 500 since 1 pickle jar = 500.