By what percentage did the family's total…

By what percentage did the family's total spending go up from February to March?

Question 14

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The table shows a family's monthly spending, in rupees, for three months.

Item	January	February	March
Rent	12,000	12,000	12,000
Food	9,000	8,400	9,600
Transport	2,400	3,000	2,700
Education	4,500	4,500	6,000
Other	1,500	2,100	2,700

By what percentage did the family's total spending go up from February to March?

10%Correct answerYour answer12.2%Correct answerYour answer14.3%Correct answerYour answer33.3%Correct answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A

Correct answer: A

February total: ₹30,000. March total: ₹33,000.
Increase: ₹3,000. Percentage increase: $\frac{3{,}000}{30{,}000} \times 100 = 10\%$ .

Worth noting

12.2% measures the rise from January instead of February. 33.3% is the rise in education spending alone. 14.3% is the rise in food spending alone.

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