Data Interpretation Ques 234
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 total number of books sold by shop B is what percent more than that sold by shop D?
(1) $15 \frac{1}{2}$
(2) 25
(3) 30
(4) 10
(5) $11 \frac{1}{9}$
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Correct Answer: (5)
Solution: (5) Total books sold :
Shop $B \Rightarrow 1200$
Shop D $\Rightarrow \frac{8}{5} \times 675=1080$
Required percent
$=\frac{1200-1080}{1080} \times 100$
$=\frac{1200}{108}=\frac{100}{9}=11 \frac{1}{9} \%$
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