Data Interpretation Questions for Competitive Exams
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Set-21 Percentage wise distribution of the number of mobile phones sold by a shopkeeper during six months The respective ratio between the number of mobile phones sold by Samsung Company and Nokia company during six months 1. If the shopkeeper earned a profit of Rs. 433/- on each mobile phone sold of Nokia Company during October, what was his total profit earned on the mobile phones of that company during the same month?
Ans:4 Number of mobile phones sold in the month of October = 45000 × 8/100 = 3600 Number of mobile phones sold by Nokia Company in the month of October = 3600 × 5/12 = 1500 Total profit earned by Nokia company in the month of October = 1500 × 433 = 649500
2. What is the respective ratio of the number of mobile phones sold of Nokia Company during July to those sold during December of the same company?
Ans:3 Total number of mobiles sold in the month of July = 45000 × 17/100 = 7650 Mobile phones sold by Nokia company in the month of July = 7650 × 7/15 = 3570 Total number of mobile phones sold in the month of December = 45000 × 16/100 = 7200 Mobile phones sold by Nokia company in the month of December = 7200 × 9/16 = 4050 Required ratio = 3570/4050 = 357/405 = 119/135 = 119 :135
3. The number of mobile phones sold of Samsung Company during July is approximately what percent of the number of mobile phones sold of Samsung Company during December?
Ans:5 Number of mobile phones sold in the month of July = 45000 × 17/100 = 7650 Number of mobile phones sold by Samsung company in the month of July = 7650 × 8/15 = 4080 Number of mobile phones sold in the month of December = 45000 × 16/100 = 7200 Number of mobile phones sold by Samsung company in the month of December = 7200 × 7/16 = 3150 Required per cent = 4080/3150 × 100 = 129.52 = 130
4. What is the total number of mobile phones sold of Nokia Company during August and September together?
Ans:1 Number of mobile phones sold in the month of August = 22/100 × 45000 = 9900 Number of mobile phones sold in the month of September = 25/100 × 45000 = ¼ × 45000 = 11250 Number of mobile phones sold by Nokia company in the month of August = 9900 × 5/9 = 5500 Number of mobile phones sold by Nokia company in September = 11250 × 2/5 = 4500 Total number of mobile phones sold in August and September by Nokia company = 5500 + 4500 = 10000
5. If 35% of the mobile phones sold by Samsung Company during November were sold at a discount, how many mobile phones of Samsung Company during that month were sold without a discount?
Ans:3 Number of mobile phones sold in the month of November = 45000 × 12/100 = 5400 Number of mobile phones sold by Samsung company in the month of November = 5400 × 7/15 = 2520 Number of mobile phones sold by Samsung Company in the month of November without a discount is, =2520*(65/100) =1638
Set-22 Production of two types of iron of various companies Table I: Total production of two types of iron (in tons) Table II: ratio of production of two types of iron: iron-I & iron –II 6. The production of iron-i by company D in 2012 is approximately what per cent of production of iron-I in 2014 in the same company?
Ans:1 Production of iron-i by company D in 2012 = (876/219)*100=400 Production of iron-i by company D in 2014 = (1274/49)*24 = 624 Percent = (400/624)*100 = 64.10
7. In 2014, in how many companies production of type – I iron is more than that of type-II iron?
Ans:3 By observing the ratios table only two companies A&C have more type-I production
8. For how many companies did the production increase/decreases every year from that of the previous year?
Ans:4 By observing the tables company D increased continuously
9. Production of B increases by 10% in 2016 and production of C decreases by 10% in 2016 in comparison to 2015. If the ratio of production remains the same as in 2015, find the ratio of production of type-i to type-ii iron for both the companies together.
Ans:2 Production B in 2016 = 782 + 78.2 = 860.2 =860 Ratio = 14:9 type-i=518 type-ii=342 Production of c in 2016 = 665 – 66.5 = 598 Ratio = 62:71 type-i=248 type-ii=284 Ratio of type-I to type-ii= 483:313 (approx)
10. Ratio of Production of iron-I of company E in 2013 to the production of iron-II in same company in the year 2014?
Ans:1 Production of iron-I of company E in 2013 = (406/14)*3=87 Production of iron-II of company E in 2014 =(874/23)*13=494 Ratio =87:494
