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Students of a class voted for their favourite colour and a pie chart was prepared based on the data collected.

Observe the pie chart given below and answer questions based on it.


Which colour received `1/5` of the votes?

Options

  • Red

  • Blue

  • Green

  • Yellow

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Solution

Green

Explanation:

Blue (25%), i.e. `25/100 = 1/4` of votes received by blue.

Red (35%), i.e. `35/100 = 7/20` of votes received by red.

Green (20%), i.e. `20/100 = 1/5` of votes received by green.

Yellow (14%), i.e. `14/100 = 7/50` of votes received by yellow.

Others (6%), i.e. `6/100 = 3/50` of votes received by others.

Hence, green is the required colour.

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Chapter 2: Data Handling - Exercise [Page 42]

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NCERT Exemplar Mathematics [English] Class 8
Chapter 2 Data Handling
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