Question

30 athletes participated in a 100-meter race. The time taken (in seconds) by them to complete the race is shown in the tally table.

Time (in seconds)	Tally marks
10	||
11	||||
12	|||| |||| |
13	|||| |
14	|||| ||

How many athletes completed the race in 12 seconds?
1. 10
2. 1
3. 11
4. 4

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : 11

Concept used:

In the tally, | → 1, || → 2, ||| →  3, |||| → 4 and |||| → 5

Calculation:

By observing the above tally table,

The number of athletes completed the race in 12 seconds = 5 + 5 + 1 = 11

∴ 11 athletes completed the race in 12 seconds