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Discussion Forum : Table Charts - Table Chart 2 (Q.No. 1)
Directions to Solve

Study the following table and answer the questions.

Number of Candidates Appeared and Qualified in a Competitive Examination from Different States Over the Years.

State Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
App.Qual. App.Qual. App.Qual. App.Qual. App.Qual.
M520072085009807400850680077595001125
N7500840920010508450920920098088001020
P64007808800102078008908750101097501250
Q8100950950012408700980970012008950995
R780087076009409800135076009457990885


1.
Total number of candidates qualified from all the states together in 1997 is approximately what percentage of the total number of candidates qualified from all the states together in 1998?
72%
77%
80%
83%
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Required percentage
= [ (720 + 840 + 780 + 950 + 870) x 100 ] %
(980 + 1050 + 1020 + 1240 + 940)
= [ 4160 x 100 ] %
5230
= 79.54% ~= 80%.

Discussion:
17 comments Page 2 of 2.

Asra said:   1 decade ago
Please send me simple calculation.

Preeths said:   1 decade ago
Guys!

Easiest way to arrive at the answer would be :

= 4160 - rounded to 4000.
= 5230 - rounded to 5000.
= (4000*100) /5000.
= 400000/5000 = 400/5.

Which gives 80 as the answer.
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Sumaya Zama said:   1 decade ago
We can easily calculate it by using @Rohit Agarwal sir's trick that is, Let us assume 4000 & 5000, the denominator is 5000 and what is 50% of 5000? its 2500 and we can split the numerator into 2500+1500 then it becomes 50%+...something,

Lets calculate the remaining part that is 1500 and what is 10% of 5000 its 500 then come to numerator and divide it into three parts that is 500+500+500 = 1500 that means 10%+10%+10%=30% then it becomes 30%and then add it to 50% which we got from 2500,

So we got 80% that means the answer is approx 80% because we are taking 4000 and 5000 instead of 4160 and 5230.

I hope this answer is sufficient. Thank you.

ASHISH said:   1 decade ago
4160/5230 = 416/523.
100% = 523.
10% = 52.3.

70% = (50*7 + 2*7 +0.3*7).
= 350 + 14+ 2.1.
= 366.1.

So answer is greater than 70%.
80% = 50*8 + 2*8 + 0.3*8.
= 400 + 16 + 2.4.
= 418.4.

416 IS Little less than 418.4.

So answer is little less than 80%.
Thus 80% is correct approximation.

Do everything in mind .do not use pen and paper
You will be able to do it.
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Raja rai said:   1 decade ago
4160*100/5230 = 79.541109 which is close to 80%.

Komal said:   1 decade ago
please send me the fast calculation for (4160/5230*100) .

Pankaj said:   1 decade ago
4160--------------4000
5230--------------5000

4000/5000*100=80%
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