Read the bar graph (Fig 3.4) and answer the questions that follow:Number of books sold by a bookstore during five consecutive years.
(i) About how many books were sold in 1989? 1990? 1992?
(ii) In which year were about 475 books sold? About 225 books sold?
(iii) In which years were fewer than 250 books sold?
(iv) Can you explain how you would estimate the number of books sold in 1989?

Explanation

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We use the given bar graph to answer the given questions accurately.


From the given bar graph, we have


(i) In 1989, about 180 books were sold. In 1990, about 480 books were sold. In 1992, about 230 books were sold.


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