Data Interpretation - Pie Charts - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Pie Charts - Pie Chart 10 (Q.No. 5)
Directions to Solve

Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions given below:

Distribution of candidates who were enrolled for MBA entrance exam and the candidates (out of those enrolled) who passed the exam in different institutes:


5.
What is the ratio of candidates passed to the candidates enrolled from institute P?
9 : 11
14 : 17
6 : 11
9 : 17
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Required ratio = ( 18% of 5700 ) = ( 18 x 5700 ) = 6 .
22% of 8550 22 x 8550 11

Discussion:
15 comments Page 2 of 2.

Michael said:   1 decade ago
I also came to the answer of 6:11. I took the steps of:

1. 0.18 * 5700 = 1026.

2. 0.22 * 8550 = 1881.

3. 1026/1881 = 0.5454.

4. Then simply press the ratio button on your calculator to get the answer of 6:11.

Ajay said:   1 decade ago
Thanks your answers, but in exam calculator not available. Please give ratio find out with correct method.

Snigdha said:   8 years ago
Thanks for explaining the answer @Leah.

Santosh sahu said:   8 years ago
Superb trick, thank you very much @Leah.

Abii said:   6 years ago
The superb trick, thank you very much @Leah. This method is very useful for me.


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