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 Study the following pie-charts, carefully and answer the questions given below:

distribution of total number of cellular phones (both Nokia and Samsung) sold by six stores in October

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Ratio of the number of Nokia cellular phones sold to that of Samsung cellular phones sold

Store Ratio
P 4:3
Q 3:1
R 5:4
S 7:6
T 1:4
U 11:10
1)

What is the ratio of the number of Nokia cellular phones sold by store S to the Samsung cellular phones sold by store T and U together?


A) 43:72

B) 49:76

C) 43:76

D) 49:72

Answer:

Option B

Explanation:

Store

Nokia Cellular Phones

Samsung Cellular Phones

Total number of cellular phones

P

896

672

1568

Q

840

280

1120

R

1120

896

2016

S

1568

1344

2912

T

440

1792

2240

U

704

640

1344

Number of Nokia phones sold by Store S = 1568

Number of Samsung phones sold by Store T and U together = 1792 + 640 = 2432

Required Ratio = $\frac{1568}{2432}$ = $\frac{49}{76}$ = 49:76