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The following chart gives the growth in height in terms of percentage of full height of boys and girls with their respective ages.
| Age (in years) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 |
| Boys | 72% | 75% | 78% | 81% | 84% | 88% | 92% | 95% | 98% | 99% | 100% |
| Girls | 77% | 81% | 84% | 88% | 91% | 95% | 98% | 99% | 99.5% | 100% | 100% |
Draw the line graph of above data on the same sheet and answer the following questions.
- In which year both the boys and the girls achieve their maximum height?
- Who grows faster at puberty (14 years to 16 years of age)?
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Solution

- In 18 yr, the boys and in 17 yr, the girls achieve their maximum height.
- Boys grows faster the girls during puberty.
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