Paper 1 · Data Interpretation
UGC NET December 2023 (12.12.2023) Shift-I
Passage
The following table shows the number of employees working in five different colleges A to E, along with the ratio of Males to Females (M:F) among them. Based on the data in the table, answer the questions that follow.
College A: 3040 employees, ratio 13:6.
College B: 3360 employees, ratio 4:3.
College C: 2920 employees, ratio 9:11.
College D: 2760 employees, ratio 10:13.
College E: 2840 employees, ratio 13:7.
Based on the average growth percentage of registered cars per year during 2017 to 2020 in city A, what will be the estimated number of registered cars in city A in the year 2021?
AAbout 11225
BAbout 10815
CAbout 10415
DAbout 10283 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) About 10283 — The estimated number of cars in city A in 2021 is about 10283.
Explanation
★The estimated number of cars in city A in 2021 is about 10283.
★The yearly growth percentages in city A are found from each successive pair of years.
★From 2017 to 2018 growth is about 6.67 percent, and 2018 to 2019 is 12.5 percent.
★From 2019 to 2020 growth is about 5.56 percent.
★The average of these three is about 8.24 percent per year.
★Applying 8.24 percent growth to 9500 gives about 10283 cars in 2021.
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