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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)

The sales of Company A in the year 2009 was approximately what percent of the production of Company A in the same year ?


A) 65%

B) 73%

C) 79%

D) 83%

E) 69%

Answer:

Option B

Explanation:

Sales of A in 2009 = 400 tonnes

Production of A in 2009 = 550 tonnes

Required percentage = $\left(\frac{400}{550}\times100\right)$%

= $\frac{800}{11}$% = 72.7% = 73%