Percentage of annual income spent by six persons A–F on six items (each row totals 100).

Person	Rent	Transport	Clothes	Food	Entertainment	Misc
A	15.0	18.4	12.5	21.8	13.3	19.0
B	18.0	22.6	15.0	17.2	11.4	15.8
C	16.3	14.8	11.2	24.0	7.8	25.9
D	19.5	15.5	12.0	18.0	16.4	18.6
E	16.4	17.5	14.0	20.2	8.6	23.3
F	18.5	16.0	13.8	23.6	11.0	17.1

If the annual income of each of C and D is Rs.840000, what is the sum of the amount spent by C on rent and the amount spent by D on miscellaneous items?

ARs.288820

BRs.290520

CRs.293160 ✓ Correct

DRs.295700

Correct answer: (C) Rs.293160

Explanation

The sum is Rs.293160, so that is the answer.

C spends 16.3 percent of 840000 on rent, which is 136920.

D spends 18.6 percent of 840000 on miscellaneous, which is 156240.

The sum is 136920 plus 156240.

That equals 293160.

Hence Rs.293160 is correct.

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