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Students of a class voted for their favourite colour and a pie chart was prepared based on the data collected. Which of the following is a reasonable conclusion for the given data?
(a) 1/20th student voted for blue colour
(b) Green is the least popular colour
(c) The number of students who voted for red colour is two times the number of students who voted for yellow colour
(d) Number of students liking together yellow and green colour is approximately the same as those for red colour.

Solution:

(a) From the given pie chart, blue was voted 20% so, first statement is false

(b) Green is voted by 20% of the students , so it is not least popular

(c) The number of students voted for red are 35% and for yellow are 14%.

14 is not double of 35.

Hence it is false

(d) The number of students liking yellow and green are 20% + 14% = 34%. The students liking red

are 35%.

Hence, it is approximately the same.

This is true.

✦ Try This: Which of the following is a reasonable conclusion for the given data?

(a) 1/20th student voted for blue colour

(b) Green is the least popular colour

(c) The number of students who voted for red colour is two times the number of students who voted for yellow colour

(d) Number of students liking together yellow and green colour is approximately the same as those for red colour.

☛ Also Check: NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Maths Chapter 5

NCERT Exemplar Class 8 Maths Chapter 2 Problem 10

Students of a class voted for their favourite colour and a pie chart was prepared based on the data collected. Which of the following is a reasonable conclusion for the given data? (a) 1/20th student voted for blue colour, (b) Green is the least popular colour, (c) The number of students who voted for red colour is two times the number of students who voted for yellow colour, (d) Number of students liking together yellow and green colour is approximately the same as those for red colour

Summary:

(a) From the given pie chart, blue was voted 20% so, first statement is false, (b) Green is voted by 20% of the students , so it is not least popular, (c) The number of students voted for red are 35% and for yellow are 14%. 14 is not double of 35. Hence it is false, (d) The number of students liking yellow and green are 20% + 14% = 34%. The students liking red are 35%. Hence, it is approximately the same. This is true

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