Quantitative Aptitude Ques 298

Question: Directions: Study the table to answer the given questions.

Data Related to Books Sold Through Online Mode and Offline Mode in a City Year Number of books sold (in thousands) (Online mode + Offline mode) Percentage of books sold through online mode Respective ratio of number of non-fiction books sold to number of fiction books sold (Online mode + Offline mode) 2010 690 40 2 : 3 2011 720 57.5 4 : 5 2012 945 60 7 : 8 2013 1240 75 1 : 3 2014 1600 79 3 : 5 What is the approximate percentage decrease in the number of books sold through offline mode in the year 2014 from the year 2010?

Options:

A) 15%

B) 19%

C) 21%

D) 23%

E) 25%

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

  • Number of books sold through offline mode in year 2014 $ =1600\times \frac{21}{100}=336 $ Number of books sold through offline mode in year 2010 $ =690\times \frac{60}{100}=414 $

$ \therefore $ Percentage decrease $ =,\frac{78}{414},\times ,100 $ % $ =,18.84,\approx ,19 $ %