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What is the difference between the total number of female register from Bangalore and Delhi together and the total number of male register from Patna and Nagaland together?
215
200
259
211
None of the above
200
Calculate the female portion for Bangalore/Delhi and male portion for Patna/Nagaland separately by directly multiplying the fraction, then find the difference.
Registration data and male-to-female ratios for Bangalore, Delhi, Patna, and Nagaland are provided in the table.
Value=(Sum┬аof┬аRatioRatio┬аComponentтАЛ)├ЧTotal
Calculate the female portion for Bangalore/Delhi and male portion for Patna/Nagaland separately by directly multiplying the fraction, then find the difference.
Students often swap the ratio parts (e.g., taking the male ratio instead of the female ratio) or miscalculate the total denominator sum.
Calculate females from Bangalore and Delhi
For Bangalore, females are 5+77тАЛ├Ч1200=127тАЛ├Ч1200=700. For Delhi, females are 11+88тАЛ├Ч950=198тАЛ├Ч950=400. Total females = 700+400=1100.
Total┬аFemales=700+400=1100
Calculate males from Patna and Nagaland
For Patna, males are 4+34тАЛ├Ч700=74тАЛ├Ч700=400. For Nagaland, males are 5+35тАЛ├Ч800=85тАЛ├Ч800=500. Total males = 400+500=900.
Total┬аMales=400+500=900
Calculate the difference
Subtract the total number of males from the total number of females calculated in previous steps: 1100тИТ900=200.
1100тИТ900=200
B is correct because the difference between 1100 total females and 900 total males is 200.
This type of tabular data analysis often appears in bank exams; mastering quick fraction simplifications like 950/19 or 700/7 saves significant time.