Question

Observe the chart and graph given in Fig. carefully and answer the following questions.

Age in Years \( - \) Boys \( \quad- \) - Girls
\begin{tabular}{c|cc} Age in & \( \% \) of full height \\ \hline Years & Boys & Girls \\ \hline 8 & \( 72 \% \) & \( 77 \% \) \\ 9 & \( 75 \% \) & \( 81 \% \) \\ 10 & \( 78 \% \) & \( 84 \% \) \\ 11 & \( 81 \% \) & \( 88 \% \) \\ 12 & \( 84 \% \) & \( 91 \% \) \\ 13 & \( 88 \% \) & \( 95 \% \) \\ 14 & \( 92 \% \) & \( 98 \% \) \\ 15 & \( 95 \% \) & \( 99 \% \) \\ 16 & \( 98 \% \) & \( 99.5 \% \) \\ 17 & \( 99 \% \) & \( 100 \% \) \\ 18 & \( 100 \% \) & \( 100 \% \) \\ \hline \end{tabular}

Answer 1

Answers to the given diagram:

1. The boys' height is represented by the red line.
2. The females' height is represented by the blue line.
3. Girls develop quicker than boys at the start of puberty, and by the age of 18 years, they have reached their maximum height.
4. No, the rate at which people get taller differs from one person to the next. Some people grow taller quickly at puberty and subsequently slow down, while others grow slowly.