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UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (28.08.2024) Shift-I
Passage
The table shows the number of votes polled (in lakh) during opinion polls conducted in the alternate months January, March, May, July, September and November of a year, to know the popularity of four IT companies A, B, C and D. Every person who participated voted for exactly one of the four companies. The votes in lakh are: January, A 1.5, B 2.5, C 3.0, D 4.0; March, A 1.0, B 3.0, C 2.0, D 4.0; May, A 1.0, B 1.0, C 2.5, D 3.5; July, A 1.5, B 1.0, C 2.5, D 4.5; September, A 2.0, B 2.0, C 3.5, D 4.5; November, A 3.0, B 2.0, C 1.5, D 4.0. Based on the data, answer the questions that follow.
In the month of September, the additional number of votes needed by A and B together to get 7% more votes than D is:
A91300
B81500 ✓ Correct
C14400
D71200
Correct answer: (B) 81500 — The additional votes needed are 81,500, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The additional votes needed are 81,500, so that is the answer.
★In September A and B together have 2.0 plus 2.0, which is 4.0 lakh.
★Company D in September has 4.5 lakh.
★Seven percent more than D is 4.5 times 1.07, which is 4.815 lakh.
★So A and B need 4.815 minus 4.0, which is 0.815 lakh.
★0.815 lakh is 81,500 votes.
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