Question

80 people were asked which was their favourite animal.

Answer 1

Answer:

(a)Cat

(b)8 animals

(c)6 people

Step-by-step explanation:

From the attached diagram:

Let the $\square$ be x.

Half of $\square$ =x/2

From the pictogram, we then have:

$Cat = x+\frac{x}{4} \\Dog=x+\frac{3x}{4}\\Giraffe=2x+\frac{x}{2}\\Monkey =x+\frac{x}{2}\\Dolphin=3x$

Therefore:

$x+\frac{x}{4} +x+\frac{3x}{4}+2x+\frac{x}{2}+x+\frac{x}{2}+3x=80\\8x+\frac{x}{4}+\frac{3x}{4}+\frac{x}{2}+\frac{x}{2}=80\\10x=80\\x=8$

So we have the following numbers

$Cat = x+\frac{x}{4} =8+\frac{8}{4}=10\\Dog=x+\frac{3x}{4}=8+\frac{3*8}{4}=14\\Giraffe=2x+\frac{x}{2}=2*8+\frac{8}{2}=20\\Monkey =x+\frac{x}{2}=8+\frac{8}{2}=12\\Dolphin=3x=3*8=24$

(a)Cat was the least popular

(b) $\square$ represents 8 animals

(c)

Number of People who preferred giraffe=20

Number of People who preferred dogs=14

Difference=20-14=6

Therefore, 6 more people preferred  giraffes than dogs.