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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:
57 comments Page 4 of 6.
Rajeev said:
1 decade ago
Add the smallest and largest value and divide with 2. you will get nearest value.
Here it is,
(23.4+49.4)/2 gives 36.4 (nearest value).
Here it is,
(23.4+49.4)/2 gives 36.4 (nearest value).
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Appu said:
1 decade ago
What nearest value?
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Beth said:
1 decade ago
How to know which column to find to get the answer?
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Vinayak said:
2 decades ago
I don't no to fast division. How calculate fast. Its take more time in this problem.
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ILOH MIRACLE said:
1 year ago
Yes, I agree D is the correct option.
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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.
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Amit said:
1 decade ago
Is there is any short cut to solve this problem?
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Cheten wangchuk said:
1 decade ago
Is there any other method to solve this problem as it consume time ?
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Pragnya satwika said:
8 months ago
Avg = sum of observations รท no of observations.
Please correct me if I am wrong.
Please correct me if I am wrong.
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Kumar said:
1 decade ago
Yes I agree with you Sagar.
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