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Branch : Common Admission Test (CAT)

Subject : Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning
Topic : Line Graphs
Direction (1-5) : The following line graph represents the
number of males in percentage in school XYZ.
Read the chart carefully and answer the following
questions :
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Direction (6-10) : The following line graph shows the
number of private schools in India(in 000).
Read the data carefully and answer the following questions
:

6. Find the percentage increase in the number of private

schools from 1980 to 2010?
(a) 450% (b) 500%
1. The number of students in class V is 5000, find the (c) 550% (d) 600%
number of girls.
(a) 2900 (b) 3000 7. 55% of the total Private schools in 1980 are in rural
(c) 1900 (d) 3100 areas and 70% of the total private schools in 2000 are
in urban areas. Find the increase in the number of
2. The number of females in class VII is 650. Find the private schools in rural areas.
total number of students in class VII. (a) 118.18% (b) 120%
(a) 1200 (b) 1100 (c) 110.33% (d) 133.33%
(c) 1000 (d) 900
8. For how many years the number of private schools in
3. Find the ratio of the number of males in class VIII to India is more than the average number of private
class VII if there are 1000 students in both the classes. schools.
(a) 7 : 10 (b) 11 : 7 (a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 11 : 10 (d) 11 : 9 (c) 3 (d) 4

4. Find the average number of females in all classes if 9. Due to government schemes, 10% of private schools
there are 100 students in each class. in 2000 and 20% of private schools in 2010 are funded
(a) 58 (b) 52 by the government. Find the ratio of funded private
(c) 55 (d) 45 schools in 2000 to 2010.
(a) 1 : 3 (b) 4 : 1
5. The number of female students in class V is what % (c) 2 : 3 (d) 4 : 3
of the female students in class VII if the number of
students in both classes are 500. 10. Number of private schools in 2020 is how much %
(a) 89.23% (b) 90% more than the number of schools in 2010.
(c) 92% (d) 76% (a) 20% (b) 16.66%
(c) 12.5% (d) 15%
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Direction (11-15) : The following graphs shows the 11. If the expenditure in 2012 was 6 Lakhs, then find the
number of courses sold in that year and the price of that profit of the company in that year
course in that year. (a) 524550 (b) 1124550
Read the charts carefully and answer the following (c) 924550 (d) 724550
questions :
12. From 2010 to 2015 in which year the sale of the
company is highest.
(a) 2011 (b) 2012
(c) 2014 (d) 2015

13. What is the average sale of the company from 2010 to

2013?
(a) 967855 (b) 1097970
(c) 1124550 (d) 1679440

14. What is the sum of the sales in 2014 and 2015?

(a) 6000000 (b) 6111900
(c) 2263000 (d) 3848900

15. If the profitability of the company in 2015 is 20% then

find the expenditure of the company in 2015.
(a) 3207416.67 (b) 3200000.67
(c) 3300000.33 (d) 3400000.66

Sale – Expenditure
Pr ofitability = 100
Expenditure
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Answer Key
1. (a) 9. (a)
2. (c) 10. (b)
3. (b) 11. (a)
4. (c) 12. (d)
5. (a) 13. (a)
6. (b) 14. (b)
7. (a) 15. (a)
8. (b)
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Hints & Solutions

1. (a) 7. (a)
Total number of students = 5000 Number of private school in 1980 = 10000
Total number of males = 42% of 5000 = 2100 Number of private schools in rural areas in 1980
Number of female students = 5000 – 2100 = 2900 = 10000 × .55
= 5500.
2. (c) Number of private schools in 2000 = 40000.
% of males in class VII = 35% Number of private schools in rural areas
% of females in class VII = 100 – 35 = 65%. = 40000 × .30 = 12000.
65% = 650 % increase
650 12000 5500 6500
Total number of students = 100 = 1000 students. = 100 = 100 = 118.18%
65 5500 5500

3. (b) 8. (b)
Number of males in class VIII = 55% of 1000 = 550 Average number of private schools in India from 1980
Number of males in class VII = 35% of 1000 = 350 to 2020
Required ratio = 550 : 350 10000 + 30000 + 40000 + 60000 + 70000
= = 42000
= 11 : 7. 5
Number of private schools in 2010 and 2020 is greater
4. (c) than 42000.
If there are 100 students in each classes then,
Number of females in class V = (100 – 42) = 58. 9. (a)
Similarly, the number of females in class VI, VII, VIII Number of private schools in 2000 = 40000.
are 52, 65, 45. Number of government funded private schools in
58 + 52 + 65 + 45 2000 = 40000 .1 = 4000.
Required Average = = 55
4 Number of private schools in 2010 = 60000
Number of government funded private schools in
5. (a) 2010 = 60000 .2 = 12000.
Number of female students in class V = 58% of 500 = Required ratio = 4000 : 12000 = 1 : 3.
290.
Number of female students in class VII = 65% of 500 10. (b)
= 325. Number of private schools in 2020 = 70000
290 Number of private schools in 2010 = 60000
Required % = 100 = 89.23%
325 70000 60000
% required = 100 = 16.66%
60000
6. (b) 11. (a)
Number of private schools in 1980 = 10000 Total courses sold in 2012 = 450
Number of private schools in 2010 = 60000 Charge of each course in 2012 = 2499
Increase in the number of private schools Total revenue generated = 2499 × 450 = 1124550.
= 60000 – 10000 = 50000 Total expenditure in 2012 = 6,00,000
50000 Required profit = 1124550 – 600000 = 524550.
Required % increase = 100 = 500%
10000
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12. (d) 14. (b)

This question is quite easy, one can see that the Sale of the company in 2014 and 2015
number of courses sold in 2015 is highest and the = 730 × 3100 + 1100 × 3499
price of per course is also highest. = 2263000 + 3848900
So one can easily say that the highest sale happens = 61,11,900.
only in 2015.
15. (a)
13. (a) Total sale of the company in 2015 = 1100 3499
Sale of the company in 2010 = 210 1999 = 419790 = 3848900.
Sale-Expenditure
Sale of the company in 2011 = 360 1799 = 647640 Profitability = ×100
Sale of the company in 2012 = 450 2499 = 1124550 Expenditure
Sale of the company in 2013 = 560 2999 = 1679440 20 3848900 x
= =
Average sale 100 x
419790 + 647640 +1124550 +1679440 x = 19244500 – 5x
= = 967855 6x = 19244500
4
x = 3207416.67

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