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Question : 34

Total: 40

The table below shows the distribution of workers in some trades.

Trade	Shoe making	Mining	Road transport	Agriculture	Manufacturing goods
Number of workers	300,000	25,000	160,000	225,000	165,000

Use this information to answer the question below.

Which trade employed the most number of workers?

Agriculture
Manufacturing
Shoe making
Road transport

Solution:

Concept:

Compare the worker counts for all trades to identify the largest number.

Explanation:

The given numbers are:

300{,}000

for shoe making,

25{,}000

for mining,

160{,}000

for road transport,

225{,}000

for agriculture, and

165{,}000

for manufacturing goods.

The highest value among these is

300{,}000

.

This maximum corresponds to the trade "Shoe making".

Thus, shoe making employed the most workers.

Answer:

C. Shoe making

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