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Discussion Forum : Bar Charts - Bar Chart 1 (Q.No. 3)
Directions to Solve

The bar graph given below shows the sales of books (in thousand number) from six branches of a publishing company during two consecutive years 2000 and 2001.

Sales of Books (in thousand numbers) from Six Branches - B1, B2, B3, B4, B5 and B6 of a publishing Company in 2000 and 2001.


3.
What percent of the average sales of branches B1, B2 and B3 in 2001 is the average sales of branches B1, B3 and B6 in 2000?
75%
77.5%
82.5%
87.5%
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Average sales (in thousand number) of branches B1, B3 and B6 in 2000

    = 1 x (80 + 95 + 70) = ( 245 ) .
3 3

Average sales (in thousand number) of branches B1, B2 and B3 in 2001

    = 1 x (105 + 65 + 110) = ( 280 ) .
3 3

Therefore Required percentage = [ 245/3 x 100 ] % = ( 245 x 100 ) % = 87.5%.
280/3 280

Discussion:
25 comments Page 1 of 3.

Leki Zangmo said:   1 week ago
Agree with you @Nikita Gupta.

2001's value should be placed as the numerator and the other as the denominator...
So, the correct answer is 114.24%.

Sony said:   10 months ago
I'm not understanding this. Anyone please help me to get this.
(3)

Jigme said:   1 year ago
Here, the answer should be 84% because in 2001 it is asked to calculate the average of b1, b3 and b6.

It's b6 not b2.
(1)

Thinley Chedrup said:   1 year ago
I think the correct answer has to be 89.2%.
(2)

Sonam news said:   1 year ago
But we have to divide the sum of observations by the number of observations which gives 93. 3 & 81.66.

After all, it gives answers wrong.
(1)

PSP said:   3 years ago
Thanks @Indhu.

Yee Yang said:   4 years ago
Why we have take 245 as numinrator rather than taking denominator?

Venkanna babu said:   4 years ago
B6 = 80.

Nikita Gupta said:   4 years ago
B1, B2, B3 in 2001 should be numerators and B1, B3, B6 in 2000 should be denominator.
(3)

Anomie said:   5 years ago
Both 3 got nullify with each other like 245÷3 /280÷3 = 245÷3 * 3÷280 = hence 245÷280 * 100, we get 87.5%.


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