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Discussion Forum : Table Charts - Table Chart 1 (Q.No. 1)
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 | |
| 1998 | 288 | 98 | 3.00 | 23.4 | 83 |
| 1999 | 342 | 112 | 2.52 | 32.5 | 108 |
| 2000 | 324 | 101 | 3.84 | 41.6 | 74 |
| 2001 | 336 | 133 | 3.68 | 36.4 | 88 |
| 2002 | 420 | 142 | 3.96 | 49.4 | 98 |
1.
What is the average amount of interest per year which the company had to pay during this period?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Average amount of interest paid by the Company during the given period
| = Rs. |  |
23.4 + 32.5 + 41.6 + 36.4 + 49.4 | ![]](/_files/images/data-interpretation/common/15-sym-cbracket-h1.gif) |
lakhs |
| 5 |
| = Rs. | |
183.3 | |
lakhs |
| 5 |
= Rs. 36.66 lakhs.
Discussion:
48 comments Page 1 of 5.
Vinayak said:
1 decade ago
I don't no to fast division. How calculate fast. Its take more time in this problem.
Sagar said:
1 decade ago
Multuply both numerator and denominator with 2. That will be easier.
Beth said:
1 decade ago
How to know which column to find to get the answer?
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Kumar said:
1 decade ago
Yes I agree with you Sagar.
Amit said:
1 decade ago
Is there is any short cut to solve this problem?
Mohan said:
1 decade ago
Come on guys..... It's just a problem of finding average...... What's the need for more short cut?...... Any way sagar's answer is more than enough.... Multiplying nr and dr makes it more easy to calculate with eyes.
Gajendra chandelkar said:
1 decade ago
Any other short cut method?
Cheten wangchuk said:
1 decade ago
Is there any other method to solve this problem as it consume time ?
Venkatesh said:
1 decade ago
Take the nearest value and then find average then you will get answer easily.
Appu said:
1 decade ago
What nearest value?
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