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UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (30.08.2024) Shift-II
Passage
The table shows the number of employees working in six offices A to F of an IT company during 2018 to 2023. Data by year (A, B, C, D, E, F): 2018 – 290, 176, 222, 240, 280, 272; 2019 – 256, 152, 240, 224, 304, 264; 2020 – 272, 192, 264, 248, 316, 280; 2021 – 366, 184, 250, 270, 332, 252; 2022 – 320, 214, 280, 236, 340, 292; 2023 – 300, 226, 296, 258, 348, 300. Based on this data, answer the questions that follow.
What is the difference between the average number of employees working in office D and office E over all six years?
A74 ✓ Correct
B66
C72
D70
Correct answer: (A) 74 — The difference is 74, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The difference is 74, so that is the answer.
★Office D totals 1476 over six years, averaging 246.
★Office E totals 1920 over six years, averaging 320.
★The difference of the averages is 320 minus 246.
★That equals 74.
★Hence 74 is correct.
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