Data Interpretation - Pie Charts - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Pie Charts - Pie Chart 1 (Q.No. 5)
Directions to Solve

The following pie-chart shows the percentage distribution of the expenditure incurred in publishing a book. Study the pie-chart and the answer the questions based on it.

Various Expenditures (in percentage) Incurred in Publishing a Book


5.
Royalty on the book is less than the printing cost by:
5%
33 1 %
5
20%
25%
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Printing Cost of book = 20% of C.P.

Royalty on book = 15% of C.P.

Difference = (20% of C.P.) - (15% of C.P) = 5% of C.P.

Therefore Percentage difference = ( Difference x 100 ) %
Printing Cost

 

  = ( 5% of C.P. x 100 ) % = 25%.
Printing Cost

Discussion:
36 comments Page 4 of 4.

Mani said:   1 decade ago
Ya there is formula for difference as (Diff/Initial value) *100.

Kasinath @Hyd said:   1 decade ago
Royalty= 15. Printing Cost= 20.

(20-15)*100/20=25 or (15-20)*100/20=25.

Here we used divided by 20 just bcoz to get "LESS" value
{always divide by bigger value i.e., 20(>15)}

We used 100 to get %value.

JAIMINI said:   1 decade ago
How can we know that we have to solve this with respect to printing price?

Crazysatish said:   1 decade ago
If question asked how much less than formula,
= (diff/big number)*100.

(5/20)*100 = 25%.

If how much more is asked then =(diff/small no)*100.

(5/15)*100= 100/3.

Raynia said:   1 decade ago
Why do you have to find C.P and stuff you could just directly just do the damn chart.

Kiran said:   9 years ago
It's simple.

20 - 15/20 * 100 = 25.


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