Data Interpretation Ques 99

Question-

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

Amount earned (in lacs) by five persons in six different years

Person
Year A B C D E
2005 2.24 4.33 5.64 3.73 1.69
2006 1.44 3.34 6.93 5.52 5.52
2007 4.63 2.79 7.52 5.68 4.28
2008 6.65 6.63 5.83 6.74 6.83
2009 5.34 4.50 5.94 8.42 5.53
2010 7.38 5.36 7.84 9.45 9.94

What is the approximate percent increase in the amount earned by Person-D in the year 2010 as compared to the previous year?

(1) $7 \%$

(2) $21 \%$

(3) $18 \%$

(4) $15 \%$

(5) $12 \%$

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Answer: (5)

Solution: (5)

Required percentage increase $ =\frac{9.45-8.42}{8.42} \times 100 $ $ =\frac{1.03 \times 100}{8.42} \approx 12 \%$



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