A television manufacturer sold three times as many televisions in 2005 as it did in 1995. To illustrate this fact, the manufacturer draws a pictogram as shown below. The television on the right is three times as tall and three times as wide as the television on the left. Why is this pictogram misleading? What visual impression is portrayed by the pictogram?

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A television manufacturer sold three times as many televisions in 2005 as it did in 1995. To illustrate this fact, the manufacturer draws a pictogram as shown below. The television on the right is three times as tall and three times as wide as the television on the left.  Why is this pictogram misleading? What visual impression is portrayed by the pictogram?

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The Answer of A television manufacturer sold three times as many televisions in 2005 as it did in 1995. To illustrate this fact, the manufacturer draws a pictogram as shown below. The television on the right is three times as tall and three times as wide as the television on the left.  Why is this pictogram misleading? What visual impression is portrayed by the pictogram?

A Television Manufacturer Sold Three Times as Many Televisions in 2005