The following table shows the number of shoes sold by five different salesmen (A to E) on seven different days (Monday to Sunday) in a given week. Based on the data in the table, answer the questions that follow.
| Salesman | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 90 | 80 | 56 | 96 | 40 | 40 | 48 |
| B | 184 | 180 | 24 | 54 | 32 | 52 | 196 |
| C | 72 | 160 | 26 | 60 | 76 | 94 | 124 |
| D | 92 | 120 | 128 | 24 | 104 | 152 | 68 |
| E | 36 | 96 | 138 | 116 | 160 | 30 | 20 |
Number of shoes sold by salesman on all the seven days is more than 600 for exactly _______ salesmen.
A2
B3 ✓ Correct
C4
D5
Correct answer: (B) 3
Explanation
Add up each salesman's sales across all seven days. A comes to 450, B to 722, C to 612, D to 688 and E to 596. Only three of them, B, C and D, cross 600, while A and E stay below it. So exactly three salesmen sold more than 600, and the answer is 3.
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