Paper 1 · Data Interpretation
UGC NET December 2023 (12.12.2023) Shift-II
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 number of teachers (both male and female) in Hindi is approximately what percent less than the total number of female teachers in Mathematics and Chemistry together?
A43.59
B51.44
C42.81
D48.66 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 48.66 — The Hindi teachers are about 48.66 percent fewer than the female teachers of Mathematics and Chemistry together.
Explanation
★The Hindi teachers are about 48.66 percent fewer than the female teachers of Mathematics and Chemistry together.
★Hindi has 12 percent of 3200 teachers, which is 384.
★Female teachers in Mathematics number 384 and in Chemistry number 364.
★Together the two female counts are 748.
★The difference is 748 minus 384, which is 364.
★364 divided by 748 times 100 is about 48.66 percent.
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