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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
Year	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

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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 & Solution

Correct Answer: Option E

$$\eqalign{ & \text{Required percentage} \cr & = \left(\frac{7.4}{5.4}\times100\right)\% \cr & = \frac{3700}{27}\% \cr & = 137\% \cr} $$

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