Paper 1 · Data Interpretation
UGC NET December 2022 (02.03.2023) Shift-II
Passage
The following table shows the percentage distribution of people in a city working in the night shift, and the percentage distribution of females among them, in six different industries, namely IT, Sports, Call centre, Sales, Banking and Chemicals. The share of people working in the night shift and then the female share within it is IT 12 percent and 20 percent, Sports 18 percent and 20 percent, Call centre 32 percent and 45 percent, Sales 8 percent and 60 percent, Banking 15 percent and 40 percent, and Chemicals 16 percent and 15 percent. The total number of people in the city working in the night shift is 80500. Based on the data, answer the questions that follow.
What is the total number of males working in the night shift from all the industries together?
A56594
B51576
C57356
D53774 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 53774 — The total number of males is 53774, so the answer is 53774.
Explanation
★The total number of males is 53774, so the answer is 53774.
★The total number of people working in the night shift is 80500.
★The total number of females across all the industries is about 26726.
★So the males are all the people minus the females.
★That is 80500 minus 26726.
★That equals 53774.
★So the total number of males is 53774.
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