Study the given pie chart carefully and answer the question that follows. In a…
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Study the given pie chart carefully and answer the question that follows. In a poll, people have to vote for either of the 5 candidates which are A, B, C, D and E. The given pie chart shows the obtained results.
Which of the following candidates got the maximum number of votes?
- A.
B
- B.
A
- C.
D
- D.
C
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Correct answer: D
Concept: A pie chart divides a whole quantity (100% of the total votes) into slices, where each slice’s percentage directly represents that category’s share of the total. Because every slice is already expressed as a percentage of the same total, the category with the largest labelled percentage is the one with the maximum count — no further computation is needed beyond reading and comparing the labelled values.
Read each candidate’s share directly from the pie chart: A = 17%, B = 21%, C = 29%, D = 8%, E = 25%.
Compare the five percentage values against one another: 17%, 21%, 29%, 8%, 25%.
The largest of these five values is 29%, which is labelled against candidate C.
Cross-check: The five shares should add up to the whole pie — 17 + 21 + 29 + 8 + 25 = 100%, confirming the chart is complete and internally consistent. Comparing the largest share (C, 29%) against the next-highest share (E, 25%) shows C’s share exceeds every other candidate’s share by at least 4 percentage points. So candidate C received the maximum number of votes.