Paper 1 · Data Interpretation
UGC NET December 2021 June 2022 (30.09.2022) Shift-I
Passage
The table gives, for a city over the six years 2016 to 2021, the number of men, women and children and the percentage of overweight men, overweight women and overweight children. The numbers of men, women and children and the overweight percentages are: 2016 men 27000, women 19000, children 7500, with 15 percent, 36 percent and 30 percent overweight; 2017 men 37500, women 32000, children 10500, with 7 percent, 35 percent and 28 percent; 2018 men 31500, women 30000, children 6000, with 30 percent, 25 percent and 35 percent; 2019 men 33000, women 27000, children 8000, with 16 percent, 30 percent and 30 percent; 2020 men 35000, women 34000, children 10000, with 12 percent, 27 percent and 32 percent; and 2021 men 39000, women 37500, children 22500, with 37.5 percent, 22 percent and 36 percent. Based on the data, answer the questions.
What was the difference between the number of overweight women and overweight children together in the year 2018 and the number of overweight men in the same year?
A150 ✓ Correct
B450
C345
D865
Correct answer: (A) 150 — The answer is 150.
Explanation
★The answer is 150.
★Overweight women in 2018 are 25 percent of 30000, which is 7500, and overweight children are 35 percent of 6000, which is 2100.
★Their total is 7500 plus 2100, which is 9600.
★Overweight men in 2018 are 30 percent of 31500, which is 9450.
★The difference is 9600 minus 9450.
★That is 150.
★So the answer is 150.
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