Data Interpretation - Bar Charts - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Bar Charts - Bar Chart 8 (Q.No. 5)
Directions to Solve
A soft drink company prepares drinks of three different flavours - X, Y and Z. The production of three flavours over a period of six years has been expressed in the bar graph provided below.
Production of Three Different Flavours X, Y and Z by a Company over the years (in lakh bottles)
5.
For which of the following years the percentage of rise/fall in production from the previous year is the maximum for the flavour Y?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The percentage rise/fall in production from the previous year for flavour Y during various years are:
| In 1996 = |  |
(60 - 55) | x 100 | ![]](/_files/images/data-interpretation/common/15-sym-cbracket-h1.gif) |
% = 9.09% (increase) |
| 55 |
| In 1997 = | |
(60 - 50) | x 100 | |
% = 16.67% (decrease) |
| 60 |
| In 1998 = | |
(55 - 50) | x 100 | |
% = 10% (increase) |
| 55 |
| In 1999 = | |
(55 - 50) | x 100 | |
% = 9.09% (decrease) |
| 55 |
| In 2000 = | |
(55 - 50) | x 100 | |
% = 10% (increase) |
| 50 |
Maximum change is decrease of 16.67% during 1997.
Discussion:
3 comments Page 1 of 1.
Amit said:
1 decade ago
How come in 1998 = [(55 - 50)/55 x 100]% = 10% (increase) when it should be [(55 - 50)/50 x 100]%
Mansi said:
10 years ago
Any short cut method of this question?
Dp patel said:
8 years ago
In division there should be 50 not 55.
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