Instructions

A survey was conducted in five cities, viz Pune, Kanpur, Raisen, Surat and Trivandrum; for the percentage of people using T (trains), B (buses), C (cars); as modes of transport. The number of persons surveyed in the cities; Pune, Kanpur, Raisen, Surat and Trivandrum are 2000, 4000, 6000, 3000 and 8000 respectively. Refer to the data in the following triangular bar diagram to answer these questions.

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Question 98

The mode of transport used by the least number of persons in all the given cities is

Solution

We can convert the chart into the following table:

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Users of bus:

Pune = 2000*.125 = 250

Kanpur = 4000*.125 = 500

Raisen = 6000*.375 = 2250

Surat = 3000*.25 = 750

Trivandrum = 8000*.5 = 4000

Total bus users: 7750

Users of train :

Pune = 2000*.75 = 1500

Kanpur = 4000*.50 = 2000

Raisen = 6000*.5 = 3000

Surat = 3000*.25 = 750

Trivandrum = 8000*.125 = 1000

Total Train users: 8250

Remaining users = Users of Cars = 7000


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