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Direction: Pie-charts show the expenses on various heads in construction of a house. Study the pie-chart.

  1. The percentage increase in the amount spent on labour from 1991 to 2001, given that the total amount spent on the construction of the house is $ 3,60, 000 in 1991 and $ 8,64,000, in 2001 is
    1. 3
      1
      %
      9
    2. 43
      1
      %
      3
    3. 41
      2
      %
      3
    4. 2
      2
      %
      9
    5. None of these
Correct Option: E

Expenditure on labourers :

Year 1991 ⇒
360000 × 90
360

= $ 90000
Year 2001 ⇒
864000 × 100
360

= $ 240000
Percentage increase
=
240000 - 90000
× 100
90000

=
1500
= 166.7%
9



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