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DataInterpretationPiecharts

Basics:
Totalangleatthecenterofapiechart=360 0

k
360 0
100
m
Toconvertm 0 intopercentage=
100
360
Toconvertk%percentageintoangle=

Set1:Thevarioussectionsofthepopulationareindicatedbelowinthepiechart.Studythepiechartandanswerthefollowingquestions:
Thetotalpopulationofacityis5000

I.EmployeesofthePublicSectorII.EmployeesofthePrivateSector
III.EmployeesoftheCorporateSectorIV.SelfEmployedV.Unemployed.

1.Whatpercentageoftheemployedpersonsisselfemployed?
a. 5%

b. 5 5/19 %

c. 19%

d. 20%

Solution:TotalEmployed=TotalpopulationUnemployed=360 0 18 0 = 342 0
Nowselfemployedare18 0 .Soselfemployedasapercentageofemployed=

18
5
100 = 5 %
342
19

2.NumberofpersonsemployedintheCorporateSectoris
a. 250

b. 500

c. 750

d. 1500

54
Solution:Wehavetoconvertdegreesintonumbers.So
5000 = 750
360
3.ThenumberofUnemployedpersonsis
a. 250

b. 150

c. 100

d. 50

18
Solution:Wehavetoconvertdegreesintonumbers.So
5000 = 250
360
Shortcut:Wecalculatedcorporatesectoremployeesas750.ButfrompiechartCorporatesectoremployeesare3timesofunemployed.So1/3rdof750=250

4.ThenumberofpersonsemployedinboththePublicSectorandCorporateSectoris
a. 3750

b. 3000

c. 2500

d. 2200

Solution:Numberofpersonsemployedinpublicsectorandcorporatesectortogether=54+162=216.

54 + 162
216
5000 =
5000 = 3000
360
360
5.WhatpercentageoftheemployedpersonsisemployedinPrivateSector?
a. 29%

b. 31 11/19%

c. 34%

d. 31%

Fromthe1stquestion,employedare342.andFrompiechartprivatesectoremployeesare108.

108
600
11
100 =
= 31 %
342
19
19
Set2:ThesequestionsarebasedonfollowinggraphsClassificationofappearedcandidatesinacompetitivetestfromdifferentstatesandqualified
candidatesfromthosestates.

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1.WhatistheratiobetweenthenumberofappearedcandidatesfromstatesCandEtogetherandtheappearedcandidatesfromstatesAandFtogether?
a. 17 : 33

b. 11 : 13

c. 13 : 27

d. 17 : 27

Solution:Thereisnotneedtocalculatevalues.Thisissimplyaratio.Sowecancomparetheratiooftheirpercentages.C+E=8+9=17A+F=15+18=33.
Soratio=17:33

2.InwhichStatethepercentageofqualifiedcandidatestothatofappearedcandidatesisminimum?
a. C

b. F

c. D

d. E

Solution:Thisisalengthyquestion.Butwewillusesimpletechniquetosolvethisquestion.
WehavetocalculatetheratioofQualifiedtoappearedforeachstate.So

QualifiedcandidatesfromA
18% 9000
100 =
100
SelectedcandidatesfromA
15% 45000

ButIfyouobserveintheaboveequation,only18%/15%changesforeachstate.Remainingvaluesareconstant.Minimumpercentagewegetifnumeratoris
smallanddenominatorisbig.
ForCitis7/8=1/1.14andforEitis9/14=1/1.5SoforEdenominatorisbig.SoithastheratioMinimum.
SoOptionDiscorrect.

3.WhatisthedifferencebetweenthenumberofqualifiedcandidatesofstatesDandG
a. 690

b. 670

c. 780

d. 720

Solution:InsteadofcalculatingqualifiedcandidatesforDandGseparately,wetakethedifferenceintheirpercentages.i.e.,8%(9000)=720.

4.WhatisthepercentageofqualifiedcandidatestothatofappearedcandidatesfromstatesBandCtakentogether?
a. 23.11

b. 24.21

c. 21.24

d. 23

QualifiedcandidatesfromBandC=(16+7)%=23%(9000)
AppearedcandidatesfromBandC=(11+8)%=19%(45000)
Sorequiredpercentage=

23%(9000)
23
100 =
100 = 24.21
19 5
19%(45000)

5.WhatistheratiobetweennumberofcandidatesqualifiedfromstatesBandDtogetherandthenumberofcandidatesappearedfromstateCrespectively?
a. 8 : 37

b. 11 : 12

c. 37 : 48

d. 7 : 37

Solution:Therequiredration=(16+21)%(9000):8%(45000) 37:8x5 37:40

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