Number of viewers of four TV channels and Male:Female ratio in six cities A–F.

City	Jio	Jio M:F	Zee	Zee M:F	Sony	Sony M:F	Colors	Colors M:F
A	2778	7:10	2346	2:1	2086	3:4	2310	1:2
B	2530	2:3	3094	8:9	2646	1:2	2358	5:4
C	2112	4:7	2610	3:2	2808	7:5	2400	2:3
D	2472	5:7	2976	7:9	2390	3:2	2178	6:5
E	2106	4:5	2670	8:7	2856	8:9	2938	6:7
F	2604	1:2	2398	5:6	2508	9:10	2430	8:7

The number of male viewers of Zee in city C is approximately what percentage more than the number of female viewers of Sony in city F?

A12.4

B15.2

C17.4

D18.6 ✓ Correct

Correct answer: (D) 18.6

Explanation

The Zee male figure is about 18.6 percent more, so that is the answer.

Zee in city C has 2610 viewers with an M:F ratio of 3:2.

So the male viewers are 2610 times 3 over 5, which is 1566.

Sony in city F has 2508 viewers with an M:F ratio of 9:10.

So the female viewers are 2508 times 10 over 19, which is 1320.

The excess of 1566 over 1320 is 246, which is about 18.6 percent of 1320.

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