Answer: A) Counting the votes in an election to determine the next governor Explanation: Option A) "Counting the votes in an election to determine the next governor"  is the only one where data gathering is done.   In all other options, data is already collected and now analyzing of data is going on.

Answer: D) Nylon Explanation:

Answer: B) 7.5 min Explanation: B runs around the track in 10 min.  i.e ,    Speed of B = 10 min per round  Therefore,  A beats B by 1 round   Time taken  by A to complete 4 rounds    = Time taken by B to complete 3 rounds    = 30 min    Therefore, A's speed = 30/4 min per round = 7.5 min per round  Hence, if the race is only of one round A's time over the course = 7 min 30 sec