The following pie chart shows the result of a survey among $100$ students regarding their subject preference.
The number of students who prefer Psychology exceeds that of the students who prefer Social Science by

60

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10

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20

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40

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Solution

The correct option is C $40$
The number of students preferring Psychology $= \frac{216}{360} \times 100 = 60$

The number of students who prefer Social Science $= \frac{72}{360} \times 100 = 20$

The number of students who prefer Psychology is more than the students who prefer Social Science $= 60 - 20 = 40$

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The following pie chart shows the result of a survey among 100 students regarding their subject preference.The number of students who prefer Psychology exceeds that of the students who prefer Social Science by

The correct option is C 40The number of students preferring Psychology =216360×100=60The number of students who prefer Social Science =72360×100=20The number of students who prefer Psychology is more than the students who prefer Social Science =60−20=40

The following pie chart shows the result of a survey among $100$ students regarding their subject preference.
The number of students who prefer Psychology exceeds that of the students who prefer Social Science by