Votes polled (in lakh) for four IT companies A–D in six alternate months. Each person voted for exactly one company.

Month	A	B	C	D
January	1.5	2.5	3.0	4.0
March	1.0	3.0	2.0	4.0
May	1.0	1.0	2.5	3.5
July	1.5	1.0	2.5	4.5
September	2.0	2.0	3.5	4.5
November	3.0	2.0	1.5	4.0

In all six months combined, by what percentage more votes does company A require to equal the total votes polled by company D?

A150

B145 ✓ Correct

C133

D88

Correct answer: (B) 145

Explanation

Company A needs about 145 percent more votes, so that is the answer.

Company A's total over the six months is 1.5 plus 1.0 plus 1.0 plus 1.5 plus 2.0 plus 3.0, which is 10 lakh.

Company D's total is 4.0 plus 4.0 plus 3.5 plus 4.5 plus 4.5 plus 4.0, which is 24.5 lakh.

The shortfall is 24.5 minus 10, which is 14.5 lakh.

This shortfall as a percentage of A's 10 lakh is 14.5 over 10.

That is 145 percent.

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