Data Interpretation Ques 5
Directions: The following pie charts show the percentage distribution of the sales of an educational magazine in seven different cities - B, H, T, P, R, G and $K-$ in the years 2016 and 2017 respectively. Consider the following pie-charts carefully and answer the questions given below:
Total number of magazines sold in $2016=87600$
Total number of magazines sold in $2017=96900$
The total number of magazines sold in cities $G$ and $R$ together in 2017 is approximately what percent of the total sales in cities $G$ and $T$ together in 2016 ?
(1) $125 \%$
(2) $116 \%$
(3) $111 \%$
(4) $118 \%$
(5) $129 \%$
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Correct Answer: 5.(3)
Solution: (3) Number of magazines sold in cities G and R in 2017
$=96900 \times(13+8) \%=96900 \times \frac{21}{100}$
$=20349$
Number of magazines sold in cities $G$ and $T$ in 2016
$=87600 \times(13+8) \%=\frac{87600 \times 21}{100}$
$=18396$
Required percentage
$=\left(\frac{20349}{18396}\right) \times 100 \approx \frac{2035000}{18400}$
$=110.6 \%=111 \%$
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