Data Interpretation Ques 78

Question-

Directions : Study the following table carefully to answer the questions that follow :

Number of Passengers (in hundreds) travelling in five trains on six different days

Train A B C D E
Day
Monday 4.55 4.38 4.64 7.73 7.68
Tuesday 3.54 6.34 6.90 5.82 5.59
Wednesday 7.65 2.79 7.23 5.64 6.28
Thursday 6.75 8.65 7.83 9.74 8.83
Friday 5.78 9.50 8.91 8.16 6.54
Saturday 3.48 5.39 9.84 9.92 10.9

What is the approximate per cent increase in the number of passengers travelling in Train-B on Tuesday as compared to the previous day?

(1) $49 \%$

(2) $52 \%$

(3) $59 \%$

(4) $53 \%$

(5) $45 \%$

Show Answer

Answer: (5)

Solution: (5)

Percentage increase $ =\frac{6.34-4.38}{4.38} \times 100$ $ =\frac{1.96 \times 100}{4.38} \approx 45 \%$



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