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Data Interpretation

Reading and interpreting tables, bar / line / pie charts.

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Q1 · Data Interpretation · EASY
The following table shows the number of books sold by a bookstore during five consecutive months: Month | Fiction | Non-Fiction | Children's Jan | 120 | 80 | 60 Feb | 150 | 90 | 70 Mar | 100 | 110 | 80 Apr | 180 | 100 | 90 May | 140 | 120 | 100 What is the total number of Non-Fiction books sold during the entire five-month period?
Q2 · Data Interpretation · MEDIUM
A pie chart shows the distribution of a family's monthly budget of Rs. 60,000 across different categories: - Food: 30% - Rent: 25% - Transport: 15% - Education: 20% - Savings: 10% If the family decides to increase their Savings by 50% by reducing the Food budget proportionally, what will be the new amount spent on Food?
Q3 · Data Interpretation · MEDIUM
A line graph shows the profit (in lakhs of rupees) of a company over six years: Year | Profit (in lakhs) 2018 | 25 2019 | 30 2020 | 20 2021 | 35 2022 | 40 2023 | 50 In how many years did the company show a profit growth of at least 20% compared to the previous year?
Q4 · Data Interpretation · HARD
A bar chart shows the production (in thousand tonnes) of wheat in five states: State A: 450 State B: 380 State C: 520 State D: 340 State E: 410 A second bar chart shows the percentage of wheat exported from each state: State A: 20% State B: 15% State C: 25% State D: 10% State E: 18% What is the ratio of wheat consumed domestically (not exported) in State C to that in State B?
Q5 · Data Interpretation · MEDIUM
A chart shows that in a college, 40% students study Science, 35% study Commerce, and the rest study Arts. If there are 200 students in total, how many study Arts?