Data Interpretation Ques 233
Directions : Study the table and answer the given questions.
Data regarding number of books sold in either hard bound or paperback editions and also the categories of books sold in fiction and non-fiction categories by four different shops, in a particular month (February 2015)
| Book Shops | Respective ratio between number of hardbounds sold and number of paperbacks sold $2: 3$ |
Number of paperbacks sold out of total books sold 1200 |
\%age of fictions (hardbound + paperback) sold out of total books sold 60 |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | $1: 5$ | 1000 | 65 |
| C | $1: 3$ | 600 | 70 |
| $D$ | $3: 5$ | 675 | 75 |
Note : Total books sold = number of hard bounds + number of paperbacks sold
The number of hard bound editions sold by shop $C$ is what percent less than that sold by shop A?
90
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75
70
80
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Correct Answer: 3
Solution: (3) Hard bound editions sold by shop C
$=\frac{1}{3} \times 600=200$
Hard bound editions sold by shop A
$=\frac{2}{3} \times 1200=800$
Required percentage
$=\frac{800-200}{800} \times 100$
$=\frac{600}{8}=75%$
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