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Data Interpretation · Question 71 of 75

Next year the Chennai school's total spending shown in the chart rises by 10%, and its salary bill rises to…

Question 71

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Next year the Chennai school's total spending shown in the chart rises by 10%, and its salary bill rises to ₹52,80,000. What percentage of the new total will go on salaries?

Pie chart titled A school's yearly spending. Salaries 55%; Labs 15%; Maintenance 12%; Sports 10%; Library 8%.
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. New total: 80,00,000×1.1=88,00,00080{,}00{,}000 \times 1.1 = 88{,}00{,}000.

  2. Salary share: 52,80,00088,00,000×100=60%\frac{52{,}80{,}000}{88{,}00{,}000} \times 100 = 60\%.

Worth noting

66% divides the new salary bill by the old total. 55% is this year's share. 65% adds 10 percentage points to this year's share.

Concept
A slice's new share after the whole changes
Typical time
80 s
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