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F R E E S T U D Y M AT E R I A L F O R E V E R Y S T U D E N T

C L A S S 2 · M AT H S

NCERT Solutions + ×
Chapter 11: Data
Handling

NCERT Textbook — Joyful Mathematics

BOOK PAGES SECTIONS QUESTIONS MEDIUM

123 – 129 16 72 English

Every question Step by step Exam ready
Activities, in-text questions The working shown, not Written to match how
and all exercises. just the final answer. marks are awarded.

Solutions, notes, sample papers & more at 83 pages

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C L A SS 2 · M AT H S · JOY F UL M AT HE M AT IC S
NCERT So ut ons — C apt r 11: Data Han n
l i h e dli g

This chapter is about collecting and reading data. We count, fill tables and draw faces in a chart.

T E XT B OOK B OOK PAGE S
Joyful Mathematics Class 2 123  129

S EC T I ONS QU E ST I ONS
16 72

M EDI UM
English

Let us Do — Page 123
Favourite Colours

Q1 Look at the picture. Complete the table and fill in the blanks.

Ten children in coloured clothes.

COLOURS RED GREEN BLUE YELLOW
Number of Children

Red 1, Green 3, Blue 4, Yellow 2

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COLOURS RED GREEN BLUE YELLOW
Number of Children 1 3 4 2

 Count the children in red: 1.
 Then count green, blue and yellow.
 Check: 1  3  4  2  10 children.

Why Each child wears the colour they like
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Q2 Look at the picture. Complete the table and fill in the blanks.
A. The most liked colour is ______________________.

Ten children in coloured clothes.

The most liked colour is blue.
 Blue has 4 children.
 4 is the biggest number.

Why Most liked means the most children like it
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Q3 Look at the picture. Complete the table and fill in the blanks.
B. The least liked colour is ______________________.

Ten children in coloured clothes.

The least liked colour is red.
 Red has only 1 child.
 1 is the smallest number.

Why Least liked means the fewest children like it
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Q5 Look at the picture. Complete the table and fill in the blanks.
D. ____________________ colour is liked more than green.

Ten children in coloured clothes.

Blue colour is liked more than green .

 Blue has 4 children.
 Green has 3 children.

Why : 4 is more than 3.

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Q6 Look at the picture. Complete the table and fill in the blanks.
E. _______________ colour is liked less than _______________.

Ten children in coloured clothes.

Red colour is liked less than green.
 Red has 1 child.
 Green has 3 children.

Why is less than
: 1 3.

Tip: Other pairs work too. Yellow is liked less than blue.

Let us Do — Page 124

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Picnic Day

Q1 Children are having a fruit party. They are eating their favourite fruits.
Complete the table and fill in the blanks.

Banana Orange Apple Kiwi Guava

Children at the fruit party Each child eats one fruit
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FRUITS BANANA ORANGE APPLE KIWI GUAVA
Number of Children

Banana 5, Orange 2, Apple 2, Kiwi 1, Guava 3

FRUITS BANANA ORANGE APPLE KIWI GUAVA
Number of Children 5 2 2 1 3

 Look at the fruit each child holds.
 Count one fruit at a time.
 Check: 5  2  2  1  3  13.

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Q2 Children are having a fruit party. They are eating their favourite fruits.
Complete the table and fill in the blanks.
A. How many children are there in the picture? .
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Banana Orange Apple Kiwi Guava

Children at the fruit party Each child eats one fruit
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There are 13 children.
 Count the top row: 8.
 Count the bottom row: 5.
 8 and 5 make 13.

Why The table also adds up to
: 13.

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Q4 Children are having a fruit party. They are eating their favourite fruits.
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Q5 Children are having a fruit party. They are eating their favourite fruits.
Complete the table and fill in the blanks.
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Banana Orange Apple Kiwi Guava

Children at the fruit party Each child eats one fruit
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Q6 Children are having a fruit party. They are eating their favourite fruits.
Complete the table and fill in the blanks.
E. Number of children who like guava is (more than/less than/equal to)
_______________

the number of children who like apple.

Banana Orange Apple Kiwi Guava

Children at the fruit party Each child eats one fruit
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 Guava has 3 children.
 Apple has 2 children.

Why : 3 is more than 2.

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Q7 Children are having a fruit party. They are eating their favourite fruits.
Complete the table and fill in the blanks.
F. The number of children who like apple is (more than/less than/equal
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Banana Orange Apple Kiwi Guava

Children at the fruit party Each child eats one fruit
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It is less than .

 Apple has 2 children.
 Banana has 5 children.

Why : 2 is less than 5.

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How we come to school

Q1 Discuss the picture and fill the table.

SCHOOL BUS

Children coming to school The autos and the bike have grown up drivers
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MODE OF COMING TO SCHOOL NUMBER OF STUDENTS
On foot 8

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Bus

On foot 8, Autorickshaw 7, Bicycle 5, Bike 2, Bus 12

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MODE OF COMING TO SCHOOL NUMBER OF STUDENTS
On foot 8

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Bicycle 5

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Bus 12

 Autos: 4  3  7.
 Bus: 6 windows, 2 in each  12.
 Bicycles: 5. Bike: 2 children.

Why We count only students not the drivers
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In-text Questions — Page 126

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A chart of faces: how we come to school

Q1 Read the table and draw faces (☺) in the chart given below to show the number of
students coming to school by different modes. (☺  1 student)

MODE OF COMING TO SCHOOL NUMBER OF STUDENTS
On foot 8

Autorickshaw 7

Bicycle 5

Bike 2

Bus 12
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On-foot Autorickshaw Bus Bike Bicycle

The chart in the book. On-foot already has its faces.

Draw 7 faces for autorickshaw 12 for bus 2 for bike and 5 for bicycle
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On-foot Autorickshaw Bus Bike Bicycle

The finished chart. One face = one student.

 Draw one face for each student, in a straight line.

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Q3 Look at the chart and fill in the blanks.
B. Least number of students come to school by ________.

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Least number of students come to school by bike.
 The bike line is the shortest.
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Why Fewer faces means fewer students
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Q4 Look at the chart and fill in the blanks.
C. The number of students who come to school using bus is ________________
(less/more) than the number of students who come using autorickshaw.

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It is more .

 Bus has 12 faces.
 Autorickshaw has 7 faces.

Why : 12 is more than 7.

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Q5 Look at the chart and fill in the blanks.
D. The number of students who come to school using bike is _________ (more/less) than
the number of students who come using bicycle.
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The finished chart. One face = one student.

It is less .

 Bike has 2 faces.
 Bicycle has 5 faces.

Why : 2 is less than 5.

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Q6 Look at the chart and fill in the blanks.
E. The number of students who come to school using ________ is less than the number
of students who come using _________.
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On-foot Autorickshaw Bus Bike Bicycle

The finished chart. One face = one student.

The number of students who come using bike is less than those who come using on-foot.
 Bike has 2 faces.
 On-foot has 8 faces. 2 is less than 8.

Tip: Other pairs work too. Bicycle is less than bus.

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Games we Play

Q1 Look at the picture and fill the table.

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Children playing five games One child flies a toy drone
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GAMES NUMBER OF STUDENTS
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Football 6

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 Find each game and count its players.
 Do not count the child with the drone.
 Check: 8  6  5  4  6  29.

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A chart of faces: games we play

Q1 Use the table to draw faces (☺) to show the number of students in the chart below.

GAMES NUMBER OF STUDENTS
Cricket 8

Football 6

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Ka ab ddi 6
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Gilli-danda Kabaddi Pithu Football Cricket
The empty chart in the book.

Draw 4 faces for Gilli-danda, 6 for Kabaddi, 5 for Pithu, 6 for football and 8 for cricket.

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 Careful: the chart order is not the table order.

Q2 A. The most liked game is _____________________.
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The most liked game is cricket.
 Cricket has the tallest line.
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Q5 D. ___________________ is liked more than football.

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Cricket is liked more than football .

 Cricket has 8 faces.
 Football has 6 faces.

Why : 8 is more than 6.

Let us Do — Page 128
Vegetables we like · People in our homes (pages 128129

Q1 A. Discuss in your class and ask your friends about the vegetables they like the most.
Complete the table.

Vegetable they like

Number of children

Ask, count, then fill the table.

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Vegetable they like Potato Tomato Carrot Peas

Number of children 9 6 4 3

 Write four vegetable names in the top row.
 Ask each friend which one they like most.
 Count the answers for each vegetable.

Sample answer: This is one class. Your numbers can be different.

Q2 B. Read the table and fill in the blanks.
i. Most liked vegetable is _________.

Vegetable they like

Number of children

Sample answer: Most liked vegetable is potato.

Vegetable they like Potato Tomato Carrot Peas

Number of children 9 6 4 3

 Look for the biggest number.
 Potato has 9 children.

Why : 9 is the biggest number in the table.

Tip: Use your own table. Your answer may be different.

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Q3 B. Read the table and fill in the blanks.
ii. Least liked vegetable is _________.

Vegetable they like
Number of children

Sample answer: Least liked vegetable is peas.

Vegetable they like Potato Tomato Carrot Peas

Number of children 9 6 4 3

 Look for the smallest number.
 Peas has 3 children.

Why : 3 is the smallest number in the table.

Tip: Use your own table. Your answer may be different.

Q4 B. Read the table and fill in the blanks.
iii. _________ is liked more than _________.

Vegetable they like

Number of children

Sample answer: Tomato is liked more than carrot.

Vegetable they like Potato Tomato Carrot Peas

Number of children 9 6 4 3

 Tomato has 6 children.
 Carrot has 4 children.

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Q6 C. Ask your friends about the number of family members living in their homes. Fill in
the table given below.

NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING TOGETHER HOW MANY FAMILIES

1 People
2 People

3 People

4 People
5 People

______

______

Ask, count, then fill the table.

NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING TOGETHER HOW MANY FAMILIES

1 People 0

2 People 1

3 People 4

4 People 7

5 People 3

6 People 2

7 People 1

 Ask each friend: how many people live at home?
 Add 1 next to that number.
 Use the empty rows for 6 or 7 people.

Sample answer: One class. Your numbers can be different.

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Q7 C. Ask your friends about the number of family members living in their homes. Fill in
the table given below.
i. Most families have ______ people in their homes.

NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING TOGETHER HOW MANY FAMILIES

1 People

2 People
3 People

4 People
5 People

______

______

Sample answer: Most families have 4 people in their homes.

NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING TOGETHER HOW MANY FAMILIES

1 People 0

2 People 1

3 People 4

4 People 7

5 People 3

6 People 2

7 People 1

 Look at ‘How many familiesʼ.
 The biggest number is 7.
 Those 7 families have 4 people.

Tip: Use your own table. Your answer may be different.

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Q8 C. Ask your friends about the number of family members living in their homes. Fill in
the table given below.
ii. The least number of people living in a home is ______.

NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING TOGETHER HOW MANY FAMILIES

1 People

2 People
3 People

4 People
5 People

______

______

Sample answer: The least number of people living in a home is 2.

NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING TOGETHER HOW MANY FAMILIES

1 People 0

2 People 1

3 People 4

4 People 7

5 People 3

6 People 2

7 People 1

 No family has only 1 person.
 The smallest family has 2 people.

Tip: Use your own table. Your answer may be different.

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Q9 C. Ask your friends about the number of family members living in their homes. Fill in
the table given below.
iii. The number of families having 4 people is ______.

NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING TOGETHER HOW MANY FAMILIES

1 People

2 People
3 People

4 People
5 People

______

______

Sample answer: The number of families having 4 people is 7.

NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING TOGETHER HOW MANY FAMILIES

1 People 0

2 People 1

3 People 4

4 People 7

5 People 3

6 People 2

7 People 1

 Find the row for 4 People.
 Read across: 7 families.

Why The table shows it next to
: 4.

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Tip: Use your own table.

Project Work — Page 129
Families and grandparents

Q1 Visit nearby families to find out the number of families which have their grandparents
living with them. Record the information to fill in the table.

FAMILIES BOTH ONLY FEMALE ONLY MALE NO
LIVING GRANDPARENTS GRANDPARENTS GRANDPARENTS GRANDPARENTS
WITH
Number of
Families

Visit, ask, then fill the table.

FAMILIES BOTH ONLY FEMALE ONLY MALE NO
LIVING GRANDPARENTS GRANDPARENTS GRANDPARENTS GRANDPARENTS
WITH
Number of 3 2 1 4
Families

 First, plan your questions in class.
 Visit families near your home with a grown-up.
 Add 1 in the right box for each family.

Sample answer: A survey of 10 families. Yours will be different.

Q2 How many families did you visit?

Sample answer: We visited 10 families.

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FAMILIES BOTH ONLY FEMALE ONLY MALE NO
LIVING GRANDPARENTS GRANDPARENTS GRANDPARENTS GRANDPARENTS
WITH
Number of 3 2 1 4
Families

 Add the four boxes.
 3  2  1  4  10.

Why Every family we visited is in one box
: .

Tip: Use your own survey. Your answer may be different.

Q3 Number of families living with both grandparents __________

Sample answer: 3 families live with both grandparents.

FAMILIES BOTH ONLY FEMALE ONLY MALE NO
LIVING GRANDPARENTS GRANDPARENTS GRANDPARENTS GRANDPARENTS
WITH
Number of 3 2 1 4
Families

 Find the box ‘Both grandparentsʼ.
 It shows 3.

Why We read the number straight from the table
: .

Tip: Use your own survey. Your answer may be different.

Q4 How many families live with one grandparent? __________

Sample answer: 3 families live with one grandparent.

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FAMILIES BOTH ONLY FEMALE ONLY MALE NO
LIVING GRANDPARENTS GRANDPARENTS GRANDPARENTS GRANDPARENTS
WITH
Number of 3 2 1 4
Families

 Only female grandparents: 2.
 Only male grandparents: 1.
 Add: 2  1  3.

Tip: Use your own survey. Your answer may be different.

Q5 How many families live without grandparents? __________

Sample answer: 4 families live without grandparents.

FAMILIES BOTH ONLY FEMALE ONLY MALE NO
LIVING GRANDPARENTS GRANDPARENTS GRANDPARENTS GRANDPARENTS
WITH
Number of 3 2 1 4
Families

 Find the box ‘No grandparentsʼ.
 It shows 4.

Why These homes have no grandparent living there
: .

Tip: Use your own survey. Your answer may be different.

Puzzles — Page 130

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The bookʼs end-of-book puzzles · A and B

Q1 A. Draw lines to connect each pair of similar shapes together. The lines must not cross
or touch each other and do not use diagonal lines.

The grid of shapes. The second circle is in row 3, last box.

Join each pair as shown.

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Q2 B. Complete the pattern.

2 + = 4
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The pattern. Read across and read down.

The boxes are 2, 4 and 3.

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2 + 2 = 4
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The pattern. Read across and read down.

 Top row: 2  2  4.
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 Down the middle: 2  1  3.

Puzzles — Page 131

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The bookʼs end-of-book puzzles · C and D

Q1 C. Think and complete.
i.

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(a) b
( ) c
( ) d
( )

Look at how the first pair changes.

The answer is (c).

(a) b
( ) c
( ) d
( )

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Look at how the first pair changes.

 First pair: the inside and outside shapes swap places.
 Each shape keeps its colour.
 So the red circle goes outside and the star goes inside.

Q2 C. Think and complete.
ii.

5 5
9
7
Look at how 5 changes.

Write 9, then a back-to-front 7.

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Why Half of the we added is
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Puzzles — Page 132
The bookʼs end-of-book puzzles · E and F

Q1 E. Look at the picture. How many different ways can the ant return to its home (anthill)?

The ant is at the bottom corner. Its home is at the top corner.

The ant can go home in 5 ways.

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1 2 3 4 5
The 5 ways.

 Walk only on the lines.
 Always go up or to the left.
 Draw each way in a new colour.

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Why: Up and left always take the ant closer to home, so these are the shortest ways.
For parents and teachers: the slanted edge is also a line. If the ant may walk along it too,
there are 14 ways. 5 is the usual answer; 14 can also be accepted if the child explains it.

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Q2 F. Find the number names from 11 to 20.

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The letter grid.

All 10 names are in the grid.

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All ten number names, from eleven to twenty.

 Most names go across.
 Thirteen, nineteen and twenty go down.
 Eleven goes up, from the bottom.

Puzzles — Page 133

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Q2 H. In how many different ways can the cat return to its house?

The roads from the cat to its house.

The cat can go home in 3 ways.

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1 2
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The roads from the cat to its house.

 Up, then right.
 Along the slanted line.
 Right, then up.

Why Follow the arrows Three roads reach the house
: . .

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Q3 I. Try to make two squares by removing two matchsticks.

12 matchsticks make 4 small squares.

Take away 2 middle sticks that meet at the centre.

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Dashed sticks are taken away.

 Now count: 1 big square and 1 small square.

Tip: Any two middle sticks that make a corner will work.

Puzzles — Page 134

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Document Details

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ExamClass 2
TypeSolution
Pages84
Languageenglish
Updated13 Oct 2026