According to the Lucknow fruit seller's chart, what percentage of all the mangoes sold over the four months were Alphonso? Grouped bar chart titled Mangoes sold by variety, with bars for Alphonso and Dasheri. April: Alphonso 200 kg, Dasheri 150 kg; May: Alphonso 350 kg, Dasheri 300 kg; June: Alphonso 300 kg, Dasheri 550 kg; July: Alphonso 150 kg, Dasheri 500 kg.

According to the Lucknow fruit seller's chart,…

According to the Lucknow fruit seller's chart, what percentage of all the mangoes sold over the four months…

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According to the Lucknow fruit seller's chart, what percentage of all the mangoes sold over the four months were Alphonso?

40%Correct answerYour answer57.1%Correct answerYour answer60%Correct answerYour answer66.7%Correct answerYour answer

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Alphonso: $200 + 350 + 300 + 150 = 1{,}000$ kg. Dasheri: $150 + 300 + 550 + 500 = 1{,}500$ kg.
Alphonso share: $\frac{1{,}000}{2{,}500} \times 100 = 40\%$ .

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66.7% compares Alphonso with Dasheri instead of with the total. 60% is the Dasheri share. 57.1% is the Alphonso share in April alone.

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