Question

Anna buys some candies and shares half of them with her brother Adam. Later, Adam gives a third of his share of candies to his friend Abdul. If Anna had initially bought 12 candies, then choose the line plot that correctly represents the number of candies each person finally has with them.

• A. Plot 2
• B. Plot 4
• C. Plot 1
• D. Plot 3

Answer 1

The correct option is A Plot 2

Total number candies Anna bought in the beginning = 12

Now, Anna shares half of the candies she bought with her brother Adam.

$\frac{1}{2}\times 12=\frac{12}{2}=6$

Hence, Adam gets 6 candies from Anna.

$\text{Also,}12-6=6$

So, after sharing with Adam, Anna is left with 6 candies for herself.

Now, Adam gives a third of his 6 candies to his friend Abdul.

$\frac{1}{3}\times 6=\frac{6}{3}=2$

So, Abdul gets 2 candies from Adam.

$\text{Also,}6-2=4$

So, after sharing with Abdul, Adam is left with 4 candies for himself.

Hence, the number of candies each person finally has with them is:

$Anna⟹6candies$
$Adam⟹4candies$
$Abdul⟹2candies$

Plotting this data on a line plot, we get:


Hence, the line plot that correctly represents the given data is plot 2.