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Total number of shirts sold from shop B and C taken together in 2023 are approximately what percent of total number of shirts sold from same shops taken together in 2025?
121%
115%
111%
108%
None of the above
121%
Sum the 2023 values (450+300=750) and 2025 values (350+270=620). Calculate 750/620тЙИ75/62тЙИ1.21.
From the line graph, shirts sold in 2023: Shop B = 450, Shop C = 300. In 2025: Shop B = 350, Shop C = 270.
Percentage=(Total┬а2025Total┬а2023тАЛ)├Ч100%
Sum the 2023 values (450+300=750) and 2025 values (350+270=620). Calculate 750/620тЙИ75/62тЙИ1.21.
Students often pick the wrong years from the graph or miscalculate the sum of sales for the two shops, leading to incorrect ratios.
Calculate total sales for 2023
Total sales for Shop B and C in 2023 is the sum of their respective values: 450+300=750.
750
Calculate total sales for 2025
Total sales for Shop B and C in 2025 is the sum of their respective values: 350+270=620.
620
Calculate the percentage
To find what percent 2023 total is of 2025 total, compute the ratio and multiply by 100: 620750тАЛ├Ч100тЙИ1.209677├Ч100тЙИ121%.
620750тАЛ├Ч100тЙИ121%
A is correct because the ratio of total shirts sold in 2023 (750) to those sold in 2025 (620) is approximately 121%.
Always ensure the 'denominator' base is correctly identified; here the question asks for 2023 as a percentage OF 2025, making 2025 the base (denominator).