Aptitude Questions – Data Interpretation Set 82

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I. (Q.no: 1-5). Refer to the following Line Graph and answer the given questions.

1. The number of students who could pass the exam in the year 2016 were 10% more than that in the previous year. Only 75% of those who appeared in the year 2016 could pass the exam that year. How many students appeared for the exam in the year 2016?
   A. 340
   B. 336
   C. 418
   D. 420
   E. 352
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – E. 352
   Explanation :
   Number of students who could pass the exam in the year 2016 = 110% of 240 = 264
   75% of x = 264
   x = 264 * 100/75 = 352
   
   
2. Number of students who had passed the exam in the year 2012 are what percent less than that in the year 2013?
   A. 235/9 %
   B. 25 %
   C. 122/3 %
   D. 100/3 %
   E. 30 %
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – D. 100/3 %
   Explanation :
   Required % = (70/210) * 100 = 100/3 %
   
   
3. What percent of students who appeared for the exam in the year 2011 could pass the exam?
   A. 395/6 %
   B. 212/3 %
   C. 75 %
   D. 60 %
   E. 80 %
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – C. 75%
   Explanation :
   % = 180/240 * 100 = 75%
   
   
4. What is the respective ratio of total number of students who appeared for the exam in the years 2014 and 2015 together and the total number of students who could pass the exam in the same years together?
   A. 35:29
   B. 31:25
   C. 28:21
   D. 33:25
   E. 31:26
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – B. 31:25
   Explanation :
   Total number of appeared candidates in the years 2014 and 2015 together = 620
   Total number of passed candidates in the years 2014 and 2015 together = 520
   = 620 : 500
   = 31 : 25
   
   
   
5. What is the average number of students who passed for the exam in all the years together?
   A. 240
   B. 206
   C. 150
   D. 250
   E. 280
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – B. 206
   Explanation :
   Average number of students who passed in all the years together =[180 + 140 + 210 + 260 +240]/5 = 206
   
   

II. (Q.no: 6-10). Refer to the following table and answer the given questions.

6. If the number of male post graduate employees in company W is 1488, what percent of the female employees in that particular company are post graduate?
   A. 75%
   B. 100%
   C. 74%
   D. 73%
   E. 72%
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – B. 100%
   Explanation :
   Number of Females in Company W = 3360 *(5/14) = 1200
   Number of Post graduate employees in Company W = 3360 *(80/100) = 2688
   Number of female post graduate employees in Company W = 2688 – 1488 = 1200
   Required Percentage = (1200 * 100)/1200 = 100%
   
   
7. In which of the given companies is the percentage of women employees with respect to the total number of employees(both males and females) in that company the third lowest?
   A. V
   B. W
   C. P
   D. Q
   E. S
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – E. S
   Explanation :
   Company P : ([7/12 * (2568)] / 2568)*100 = 58.33%
   Company Q : ([5/16 * (2880)] / 2880)*100 = 31.25%
   Company R : ([11/21 * (2310)] / 2310)*100 = 52.38%
   Company S : ([2/5 * (3575)] / 3575)*100 = 40%
   Company T : ([6/13 * (2054)] / 2054)*100 = 46.15%
   Company U : ([21/41 * (2788)] / 2788)*100 = 51.21%
   Company V : ([7/15 * (3720)] / 3720)*100 = 46.66%
   Company W : ([5/14 * (3360)] / 3360)*100 = 35.71%
   
   
8. What is the ratio of the total number of male employees in companies Q and W together to the total number of female employees in Companies R and S together?
   A. 63 : 51
   B. 51 : 48
   C. 77 : 63
   D. 69 : 44
   E. 55 : 53
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – D. 69 : 44
   Explanation :
   = [2880 * (11/16)/ 2310 * (11/21) + 3360 * (9/14)/ 3575 * (2/5)]
   = (1980 + 2160)/(1210 + 1430) = 414/264 = 69:44
   
   
9. What is the sum of the average number of post graduate employees in companies P, Q and S together and the average number of post graduate employees in companies U, V and W?
   A. 4272
   B. 4312
   C. 4256
   D. 4346
   E. 4289
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – C. 4256
   Explanation :
   Average number of post graduate employees in companies P, Q and S = (1926 + 1872 + 2145)/3 = 5943/3 = 1981
   Average number of post graduate employees in companies U, V and W = (2091 + 2046 + 2688)/3 = 6875/3 = 2275
   Difference = 2275 + 1981 = 4256
   
   
10. Which of the given companies has the second highest number of average employees per office?
    A. Q
    B. R
    C. S
    D. U
    E. T
    

    Answer & Explanation

    Answer – D. U
    Explanation :
    Company P – 2568/16 = 160.5 ; Company Q – 2880/18 = 160
    Company R – 2310/14 = 165 ; Company S – 3575/22 = 162.5
    Company T – 2054/13 = 158 ; Company U – 2788/17 = 164
    Company V – 3720/24 = 155 ; Company W – 3360/21 = 160