Directions (1 - 5): Study the given table carefully and answer the question that follow:
Number of candidates appeared and qualified for a test (in hundreds) in 6 different years from 5 different zones.
Note: Here App. means Appeared and Qual. Means qualified.
| Year | P | Q | R | S | T | |||||
| App. | Qual. | App. | Qual. | App. | Qual. | App. | Qual. | App. | Qual. | |
| 2005 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 6.2 | 2.6 |
| 2006 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 7.7 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 4.2 |
| 2008 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 9.3 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 6.2 |
| 2009 | 8.8 | 4.8 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 11.4 | 5.2 | 9.9 | 6.9 |
| 2010 | 9.2 | 5.6 | 10.6 | 6.4 | 10.3 | 7.4 | 14.2 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 9.4 |
The number of candidates who qualified the test from zone R in the year 2010 was approximately what percentage of the number of candidates who appeared from zone Q in the year 2008?
A. 152%
B. 147%
C. 142%
D. 132%
E. 137%
Answer: Option E
Solution(By Examveda Team)
$$\eqalign{ & \text{Required percentage} \cr & = \left(\frac{7.4}{5.4}\times100\right)\% \cr & = \frac{3700}{27}\% \cr & = 137\% \cr} $$This Question Belongs to Data Interpretation >> Table Chart
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