Paper 1 · Data Interpretation
UGC NET June 2024 Cancelled (18.06.2024) Shift-I
Passage
The following table shows the percentage distribution of the number of readers of an IT magazine in the years 2019 and 2023 among six different cities A to F. The city-wise percentage of readers is: City A, 10 percent in 2019 and 15 percent in 2023; City B, 14 percent and 16 percent; City C, 17 percent and 28 percent; City D, 9 percent and 10 percent; City E, 24 percent and 9 percent; City F, 26 percent and 22 percent. Based on the data in the table, answer the questions that follow.
If the number of readers from City-D in the years 2019 and 2023 were 77,400 and 1,14,000 respectively, then what is the difference between the number of readers from City-F in the year 2019 and that in 2023?
A24,800
B27,200 ✓ Correct
C28,400
D33,600
Correct answer: (B) 27,200 — The difference is 27,200, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The difference is 27,200, so that is the answer.
★City D is 9 percent in 2019 and equals 77,400, so the 2019 total is 8,60,000.
★City F is 26 percent of the 2019 total, which is 2,23,600.
★City D is 10 percent in 2023 and equals 1,14,000, so the 2023 total is 11,40,000.
★City F is 22 percent of the 2023 total, which is 2,50,800.
★The difference between 2,50,800 and 2,23,600 is 27,200.
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