Management Aptitude Test Sep 2013 Paper

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Directions (Q. Nos. 156-160) Study the following graph to answer these questions.
The bar graph show s the performance of 3 political parties A, B and C in terms of votes acquired in the elections in a constituency during 2008 - 2012.

Question : 159 of 200

Marks: +1, -0

In 2011, by what percent should the votes o f C increase to exceed the votes o f B in the same year by 12%?

51%
33 .9%
89.9%
53%

Validate

Solution:

(b) 112% of votes of C = 112 % of 3.9
=

{112×3.9}/100

= 4.368
∴ Votes of C must be increased to 4.368
∴Increased votes = 4.368 - 2.3 = 2.068
Then, required percentage
=

2.068/2.3×100

% = 89.9 %

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