WAEC Mathematics 2019 Question 47

Question 47

Data Presentation

The pie chart represents fruits on display in a grocery shop. If there are 60 oranges on display, how many apples are there?

Diagram for this question
  1. A.90
  2. B.80
  3. C.70
  4. D.40
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Answer: A (90)

Explanation

The orange sector is 360° − (60° + 100° + 120°) = 80°. So 80° stands for 60 fruits and the apple sector of 120° stands for 60 × 120/80 = 90 apples.