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

The graph given below represents the production (in tonnes) and sales (in tonnes) of Company A from 2006 to 2011.

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The table given below represents the ratio of the production (in tonnes) of Company A to the production (in tonnes) of Company B, anil the ratio of sales (in tonnes) of Company A to the sales (in tonnes) of Company B.

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1)

What is the approximate percentage increase in the production of Company A (in tonnes) from the year 2009 to the production of Company A (in tonnes) in the year 2010 ?


A) 18%

B) 38%

C) 23%

D) 27%

E) 32%

Answer:

Option D

Explanation:

 Production of A in 2009 = 550 tonnes.

Production of A in 2010 = 700 tonnes.

Increase % = $\left(\frac{150}{550}\times100\right)$%

= $\frac{300}{11}$% = 27.2% = 27%