Data Interpretation Ques 97
Directions : Study the following table carefully to answer the questions that follow:
Amount earned (in lacs) by five
persons in six different years| Person | | | | | | | | | | :— | :—: | :—: | :—: | :—: | :—: | :—: | :—: | :—: | | Year | A | B | C | D | E | | | | | 2005 | 2.24 | 4.33 | 5.64 | 3.73 | 1.69 | | | | | 2006 | 1.44 | 3.34 | 6.93 | 5.52 | 5.52 | | | | | 2007 | 4.63 | 2.79 | 7.52 | 5.68 | 4.28 | | | | | 2008 | 6.65 | 6.63 | 5.83 | 6.74 | 6.83 | | | | | 2009 | 5.34 | 4.50 | 5.94 | 8.42 | 5.53 | | | | | 2010 | 7.38 | 5.36 | 7.84 | 9.45 | 9.94 | | | |
What was the average of the earning of Person-B in the year 2006, that of person $C$ in the year 2008 and $E$ in the year 2005 together?
(1) ₹ 3.62 lacs
(2) ₹ 2.64 lacs
(3) ₹ 3.64 lacs
(4) ₹ 10.86 lacs
(5) None of these
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Correct Answer: (1)
Solution: (1) Required average amount
$ \begin{aligned} & = \text{₹} \left(\frac{3.34+5.83+1.69}{3}\right) lacs \\ & = \text{₹} \left(\frac{10.86}{3}\right) lacs \\ & = \text{₹} 3.62 lacs \end{aligned} $