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Study the following pie-chart and answer the question that follows.
The following pie chart shows the breakup of sales of the different products of Company X in the year 2022.
[Pie Chart Data breakdown: Bags: 27%, Shoes: 22%, Umbrellas: 30%, Raincoats: 13%, Jackets: 8%]
If the total number of items sold by the company was 1000 in 2022, what was the total number of raincoats and jackets sold by the company in the year?
130
80
210
250
250
Add the percentages first (13% + 8% = 21%) and calculate 21% of 1000 (21/100 * 1000 = 210).
Total sales = 1000 items. Percentage of raincoats = 13%, percentage of jackets = 8%.
Total=(PrтАЛ+PjтАЛ)├ЧTotal┬аSales
Add the percentages first (13% + 8% = 21%) and calculate 21% of 1000 (21/100 * 1000 = 210).
Calculating the number of raincoats and jackets separately and then adding them, which is prone to simple addition errors, or misreading the pie chart segments.
Identify individual percentages
From the pie chart, the sales percentage for Raincoats is 13% and for Jackets is 8%.
PraincoatsтАЛ=13%,PjacketsтАЛ=8%
Sum the percentages
To find the combined total of both items, add their percentages together.
Total%=13%+8%=21%
Calculate the total quantity
Calculate 21% of the total number of items sold, which is 1000.
Result=10021тАЛ├Ч1000=210
D is correct because the sum of the percentages (13% + 8% = 21%) of 1000 total items results in 210.
Always look for ways to group percentages before calculating if the total base is the same; this saves time and reduces arithmetic steps.
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