The choices of the fruits of 42 students in a class are as follows:

A , O , B , M , A , G , B , G , A , G ,


B , M , A , G , M , A , B , G , M , B ,


A , O , M , O , G , B , O , M , G , A ,


A , B , M , O , M , G , B , A , M , O , M , O,


where A, B, G, M and O stand for the fruits Apple, Banana, Grapes, Mango and Orange respectively.


Which two fruits are liked by an equal number of students?


We can see that banana and grapes are liked by equal number of students i.e. 8 students.

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