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Study the following table and answer the given question.
The table shows the expenditure of a family over the given years.
| Year | Expenditure in ₹ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food | Clothing | Education | Rent | Others | |
| 2011 | 2000 | 1200 | 3300 | 2000 | 4000 |
| 2012 | 2500 | 1100 | 3200 | 2300 | 4100 |
What is the total expenditure (in ₹) on food by the family for the year 2011 and 2012?
5,000
5,500
4,500
6,000
4,500
Directly add the values from the 'Food' column for the specified years 2011 and 2012 without considering other categories.
Expenditure on food by the family in 2011 = ₹2000, Expenditure on food by the family in 2012 = ₹2500
Total Expenditure=Expenditure in 2011+Expenditure in 2012
Directly add the values from the 'Food' column for the specified years 2011 and 2012 without considering other categories.
Adding expenditures of all categories instead of only food, or getting confused between rows and columns.
Identify Food Expenditure for 2011
From the given table, look at the row for year 2011 under the 'Food' column.
Food2011=2000
Identify Food Expenditure for 2012
From the given table, look at the row for year 2012 under the 'Food' column.
Food2012=2500
Calculate Total Expenditure
Add the expenditures of both years to find the total sum.
Total=2000+2500=4500
C is correct because the total expenditure on food for the years 2011 and 2012 is 2000 + 2500 = 4,500.
Data interpretation questions frequently require careful reading of row and column headers to avoid mixing up categories.
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