Paper 1 · Data Interpretation
UGC NET December 2023 (13.12.2023) Shift-I
Passage
The following table shows the number of employees working in five different colleges A to E, along with the ratio of Males to Females (M:F) among them. Based on the data in the table, answer the questions that follow.
College A: 3040 employees, ratio 13:6.
College B: 3360 employees, ratio 4:3.
College C: 2920 employees, ratio 9:11.
College D: 2760 employees, ratio 10:13.
College E: 2840 employees, ratio 13:7.
The average number of boys who scored between 90-95% marks from the schools A to E together is:
A746
B718
C745
D785 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 785 — The average number of such boys from schools A to E is 785.
Explanation
★The average number of such boys from schools A to E is 785.
★Boys of A scoring 90-95% are 16 percent of 10000 times 2 over 5, that is 640.
★Boys of B are 6 percent times 4 over 5, that is 480, and boys of C are 10 percent times 3 over 8, that is 375.
★Boys of D are 28 percent times 3 over 5, that is 1680.
★Boys of E are 21 percent times 5 over 14, that is 750.
★The sum 3925 divided by 5 schools gives the average 785.
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