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

Study the following table and answer the questions based on it.

Expenditures of a Company (in Lakh Rupees) per Annum Over the given Years.

Year Item of Expenditure
Salary Fuel and Transport Bonus Interest on Loans Taxes
1998288983.0023.483
19993421122.5232.5108
20003241013.8441.674
20013361333.6836.488
20024201423.9649.498


5.
The ratio between the total expenditure on Taxes for all the years and the total expenditure on Fuel and Transport for all the years respectively is approximately?
4:7
10:13
15:18
5:8
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Required ratio
= [ (83 + 108 + 74 + 88 + 98) ]
(98 + 112 + 101 + 133 + 142)
= [ 451 ]
586
= 1
1.3
= 10 .
13

Discussion:
54 comments Page 6 of 6.

Raj said:   1 decade ago
We get 456/586 = (0.77)

Round off to 450/590(0.76) aprox then it becomes 45/59 = 3/4

= 1/( 4/3) = 1/1.3

Sunishah said:   1 decade ago
Fast caluclation (451/586) please send.

Aparna said:   1 decade ago
See here 586 is divided by 451, we get 1/1.29

Which is approx. 1/1.3

Thats all but consumes some time.

Mahesh Pathak said:   1 decade ago
How is answer 1:1.3 ? please tell me method of answer this question.


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