Question

Alice wondered how many books in the school library are about her favorite subjects. She searched the library'sonline catalog and graphed the results.file3601300240Number of books18012060TATUS0DinosaurInsectPirate SuperheroType of bookHow many more pirate books does the library have than insect books?more pirate books

Answer 1

From the bar graph given, the following can be deduced from inspection.

`\begin{gathered} D\text{ inosaur = 120books} \\ In\sec t=240\text{books} \\ P\text{ irate = 300 books} \\ \text{Superhero = 240books} \end{gathered}`

From the above, pirate books are more than insect books by;

`\begin{gathered} P\text{ irate=300} \\ In\sec t=240 \\ \text{Difference}=\text{ 300 - 240} \\ =60 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, pirate books in the library are more than insect books by 60 books.