Quantitative Aptitude Ques 1664

Question: Directions: Use the given information to answer the following questions.

The pie charts below show the percentage of students in each faculty at North-West University and the number of non-US students in the Arts faculty. These percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number. There are a total 1049 students in Arts faculty. There are 34 European medical students. What percentage of the faculty does this represent?

Options:

A) 14%

B) 18%

C) 16%

D) 15%

E) None of these

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

  • Total number of Medical students $ =5% $ of total students $ =\frac{5\times 4560}{100}=228 $ Let x% faculty represents 34 Medical students.

$ \therefore $ $ x% $ of $ 228=34 $

$ \Rightarrow $ $ x=\frac{34}{228}\times 100\approx 15% $