Question

Study the adjacent pie-chart which gives the expenditure of a family on various items during a month. Now answer the following :
(i) On which items is the expenditure minimum?
(ii) On which items is the expenditure maximum?
(iii) If the monthly income of the family INR $12,000$ then what is the expenditure on rent.

Answer 1

$\left(i\right)\text{On education the expenditure is minimum.}\frac{60}{360}={\frac{1}{6}}^{th}\text{of total income was expend in education.}$

$\left(ii\right)\text{On food the expenditure is maximum.}\frac{120}{360}={\frac{1}{3}}^{th}\text{of total income is expend on food}$

$\left(iii\right)\text{If monthly income of the family is INR 12,000. then expenditure on rent is given by}$

$\text{Expenditure on rent}=\frac{90}{360}\times 12000=\frac{12000}{4}=3000Rs.$