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How much more percentage of pages written by P in June as compared to Q in same month?
33.3%
36.75%
25.96%
48.36%
None of the above
36.75%
Calculate the difference between the two values (320 - 234 = 86) and divide by the base value (234). Multiply by 100 and approximate to the nearest decimal: 86├╖234тЙИ0.3675, which is 36.75%.
Pages written by P in June = 320, Pages written by Q in June = 234.
Percentage┬аDifference=(Value2тАЛValue1тАЛтИТValue2тАЛтАЛ)├Ч100%
Calculate the difference between the two values (320 - 234 = 86) and divide by the base value (234). Multiply by 100 and approximate to the nearest decimal: 86├╖234тЙИ0.3675, which is 36.75%.
Many students mistakenly divide by the larger value (320) instead of the base value corresponding to 'compared to Q', which results in the wrong denominator (320 vs 234).
Identify the values for June
From the provided table, the pages written by P in June are 320 and pages written by Q in June are 234.
PJuneтАЛ=320,QJuneтАЛ=234
Calculate the absolute difference
Determine how many more pages P wrote compared to Q.
Difference=320тИТ234=86
Calculate the percentage increase
Divide the difference by the base value (Q's pages) and convert to percentage.
Percentage=(23486тАЛ)├Ч100%тЙИ36.75%
B is correct because the calculated percentage of 36.75% matches the value derived from the comparison of P's and Q's June data.
This type of percentage calculation is foundational for Data Interpretation sets in Banking and SSC exams; always identify the reference value after the word 'compared to' or 'than' to determine the correct denominator.
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