Question : The pie chart shows the cost of construction of a house. (in degrees)
The amount spent on labour exceeds the amount spent on cement by:
Option 1: $18 \%$ of the total cost
Option 2: $5 \%$ of the total cost
Option 3: $12 \%$ of the total cost
Option 4: $10 \%$ of the total cost
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Correct Answer: $5 \%$ of the total cost
Solution :
Let the total cost be $360$ Units.
Then, the amount spent on labour = $90$ units
And the amount spent on cement = $72$ units
The amount spent on labour exceeds the amount spent on cement by $=\frac{90-72}{360}\times 100=5\%$
Hence, the correct answer is '$5 \%$ of the total cost'.
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