Table gives the number of tickets of five movies A to E sold in a week across six cities.
| City | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai | 10000 | 7500 | 17500 | 13000 | 9000 |
| Delhi | 8500 | 9500 | 10500 | 12500 | 14000 |
| Kolkata | 16000 | 12000 | 9500 | 10500 | 8500 |
| Chennai | 9000 | 10500 | 16000 | 14000 | 17000 |
| Hyderabad | 8000 | 17000 | 13000 | 14500 | 11000 |
| Chandigarh | 7500 | 13500 | 10000 | 17500 | 13000 |
The number of tickets of movie B sold in Hyderabad was approximately what percent of the total number of tickets of the same movie sold in all the cities together?
A15
B12
C20
D24 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 24
Explanation
The answer is about 24 percent.
Movie B sold 7500, 9500, 12000, 10500, 17000 and 13500 tickets across the six cities.
The total of these is 70000 tickets.
In Hyderabad movie B sold 17000 tickets.
So the share is 17000 divided by 70000, times 100.
That is about 24.28 percent, or 24 percent.
So the answer is 24.
Want more like this? Create a free account to practise a full test, track your progress, and get spaced-repetition review.
Practise on Mcqkart →🎓 Book an expert →