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Question
The choices of the fruits of 42 students in a class are as follows:
A, O, B, M, A, G, B, G, A, G, B, M, A, G, M, A, B, G, M, B, A, O, M, O, G, B, O, M, G, A, A, B, M, O, M, G, B, A, M, O, M, O,
where A, B, G, M and O stand for the fruits Apple, Banana, Grapes, Mango and Orange respectively.
Which two fruits are liked by an equal number of students?
Options
A and M
M and B
B and O
B and G
MCQ
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Solution
B and G
Explanation:
Table with tally marks from the given information is shown below
| Fruits | Tally marks | Number of students |
| A (Apple) | `cancel(bb|bb|bb|bb|) bb|bb|bb|bb|` | 9 |
| B (Banana) | `cancel(bb|bb|bb|bb|) bb|bb|bb|` | 8 |
| G (Grapes | `cancel(bb|bb|bb|bb|) bb|bb|bb|` | 8 |
| M (Mango) | `cancel(bb|bb|bb|bb|)` `cancel(bb|bb|bb|bb|)` | 10 |
| O (Orange) | `cancel(bb|bb|bb|bb|) bb|bb|` | 7 |
From the table, we can observe that banana and grapes are liked by equal number of students, i.e. 8.
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