Question

The pie chart given below shows the expenditure of a family on various items and its savings during a year.
Study the pie chart and answer the following questions.

If the total annual income is $Rs.75,000$.
What is the difference in the expenses on housing and transport?

Answer 1

Expenditure on housing $=\frac{15}{100}\times 75000=Rs.11,250$ (calculated)
Expenditure on transport $=\frac{5}{100}\times 75000=Rs.3,750$
$\therefore$ Difference in the expenses on housing and transport is $11250-3750=Rs.7,500$