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Direction: The data given in Bar diagram relate to the department wise admission of 320 students to B.Sc. (Honours) first-year classes of a certain college in the given five subjects. Study the graph and answer the questions.

  1. The total number of male students who got admitted in Mathematics and Economics as compared to the total number of female students getting admission in Mathematics and Economics is :
    1. less by 17%
    2. more by 4.2%
    3. more by 14.8%
    4. more by 12.8%
Correct Option: C

According to given bar graph , we have
In Economics and Mathematics :
Total male students = 30 + 32 = 62
Total female students = 20 + 34 = 54
Difference = 62 – 54 = 8

∴ Required percent =
Difference
× 100
Total female students

Required percent =
8
× 100
54

∴ Required percent = 14.8% more



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