Question

look at the chart
spanish colonial society, 1789
free whites
free people of color
enslaved africans
the pie chart shows that the population of enslaved africans in 1789 spanish colonial society was
smaller than the number of free whites and people of other combined
larger than the number of free whites and people of other combined
larger than the number of free whites but smaller than the number of free people of color
smaller than the number of free whites but larger than the number of free people of color

Explanation:

The pie chart for Spanish Colonial Society (1789) shows Enslaved Africans as the smallest segment. Free Whites are a small segment larger than Enslaved Africans, and Free People of Color are a small segment larger than Free Whites, with the vast majority of the population being the unlabeled largest group (likely Indigenous peoples, though not relevant to the comparison here). Comparing Enslaved Africans to Free Whites and Free People of Color: their population is smaller than both groups combined, and specifically smaller than Free Whites, which is smaller than Free People of Color. So Enslaved Africans are smaller than Free Whites and smaller than Free People of Color, meaning their population is smaller than the number of Free Whites and people of other combined groups, but the only accurate direct comparison option is that they are smaller than the number of Free Whites but larger than no other listed group in the options. The correct option is the first one that states they are smaller than the number of Free Whites and people of other combined groups, but parsing the options clearly: the only accurate statement is "smaller than the number of free Whites and people of other combined" is not precise, but the correct direct comparison is that Enslaved Africans are smaller than Free Whites, which is smaller than Free People of Color, so Enslaved Africans are smaller than Free Whites and smaller than Free People of Color, meaning the only accurate option is "smaller than the number of free whites but larger than the number of free people of color" is wrong, "larger than the number of free whites and people of other combined" is wrong, "larger than the number of free whites but smaller than the number of free people of color" is wrong, so the correct option is "smaller than the number of free Whites and people of other combined" (the first option, as Enslaved Africans are the smallest slice).

Answer:

smaller than the number of free Whites and people of other combined