Data Interpretation Ques 85
Directions : Study the table carefully to answer the questions that follow :
Candidates who appeared and passed in the test from four schools in six different years
| School | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | A | B | C | D | ||||
| Appeared | Passed | Appeared | Passed | Appeared | Passed | Appeared | Passed | |
| 2004 | 124 | 78 | 445 | 354 | 454 | 343 | 546 | 345 |
| 2005 | 234 | 124 | 545 | 435 | 732 | 567 | 565 | 456 |
| 2006 | 456 | 235 | 664 | 454 | 693 | 456 | 235 | 112 |
| 2007 | 398 | 156 | 345 | 144 | 645 | 545 | 546 | 234 |
| 2008 | 546 | 346 | 584 | 354 | 354 | 258 | 656 | 564 |
| 2009 | 547 | 435 | 704 | 347 | 578 | 313 | 456 | 252 |
Number of candidates who passed in the exam from school B in the year 2005 was approximately what percent of number of candidates who appeared from school-A in the year $2008 ?$
(1) $76 \%$
(2) $87 \%$
(3) $90 \%$
(4) $84 \%$
(5) $80 \%$
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Correct Answer: (5)
Solution: (5) Required percentage
$$ =\frac{435}{546} \times 100 \approx 80 \% $$
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