Discussion Forum



Study the following table carefully and answer these questions :

 Number of students appeared and qualified in a competitive examination from different states over the year.

Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
App Qual App. Qual App. Qual. App. Qual. App. Qual.
M 5200 720 8500 980 7400 850 6800 775 9500 1125
N 7500 840 9200 1050 8450 920 9200 980 8800 1020
P 6400 780 8800 1020 7800 890 8750 1010 9750 1250
Q 8100 950 9500 1240 8700 980 9700 1200 8950 995
R 7800 870 7600 940 9800 1350 7600 945 7990 885
1)

The percentage of the total number of qualified candidates to the total number of appeared candidates among all the five states in 1999 is :


A) 11.49%

B) 11.84%

C) 12.21%

D) 12.57%

E) 12.73%

Answer:

Option B

Explanation:

Required Percentage=((850+920+890+980+1350)/(7400+8450+7800+8700+9800)) X 100 %

                              =(4990/42150) X 100 %=11.84%