Question

In a class, the teacher asks the students to name few scientists. Following were the names that came - Einstein, Newton, Einstein, Faraday, Tesla, Hawking, Einstein, Tesla, Tesla, Faraday, Einstein. Who is the most famous scientist?

• A. Einstein
• B. Tesla
• C. Newton
• D. Hawking

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Einstein

The names given were Einstein, Newton, Einstein, Faraday, Tesla, Hawking, Einstein, Tesla, Tesla, Faraday, Einstein.

If we put the names on a table and count the number of times each name was called, we get the following table.

$$\begin{array}{cc}ScientistName& Nooftimes\\ Hawking& 1\\ Einstein& 4\\ Newton& 1\\ Tesla& 3\\ Faraday& 2\end{array}$$

The most famous scientist, is the one that had his name called out the most. In this case, it was Einstein. Hence, Einstein was the most famous scientist in the class.