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Question
The graph given below compares the sales of ice creams of two vendors for a week.
Observe the graph and answer the following questions.
- Which vendor has sold more icecreams on Friday?
- For which day was the sales same for both the vendors?
- On which day did the sale of vendor A increase the most as compared to the previous day?
- On which day was the difference in sales the maximum?
- On which two days was the sales same for vendor B?
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Solution
Observing the graph carefully, we conclude that
- Vendor A has sold more ice-creams on Friday.
- On Sunday, the sales was the same for both the vendors.
- On Sunday, the sale of vendor A increased the most as compared to Saturday.
- The difference in sales was the maximum on Thursday.
- On Tuesday and Wednesday, the sales was the same for vendor B.
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