Question

Comprehension

Directions: Study the given table carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Number of candidates appeared and qualified for a test (in hundreds) in 6 different years from 5 different zones.

	P		Q		R		S		T
Year	Appeared	Qualified	Appeared	Qualified	Appeared	Qualified	Appeared	Qualified	Appeared	Qualified
2005	3.2	2.5	3.5	1.4	3.8	2.2	4.2	2.4	6.2	2.6
2006	4.6	3.4	6.9	4.2	6.9	4.4	7.4	3.3	6.6	4.8
2007	6.5	4.9	7.7	4.5	5.9	4.8	8.3	5.6	6.4	4.2
2008	7.4	5.7	5.4	3.4	7.2	3.2	9.3	6.4	7.8	6.2
2009	8.8	4.8	6.6	5.2	8.6	6.8	11.4	5.2	9.9	6.9
2010	9.2	5.6	10.6	6.4	10.3	7.4	14.2	11.4	11.8	9.4

1. 152
2. 147
3. 142
4. 137

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : 137

Given:

Number of candidates qualified in the test from zone R in 2010 = 7.4

number of candidates appeared from zone Q  in the year 2008 = 5.4

Formula Used:

Percentage = (qualified candidates from R/appeared candidates from Q) × 100  

Calculation:

According to the question

percentage = (7.4/5.4) × 100 ⇒ 137%

∴ The number of candidates who qualified the test from zone R in the year 2010 was approximately 137% of the number of candidates who appeared from zone Q in the year 2008