In which of the following countries is the difference between the number of male and female participants second highest in the year 2006?
(a)$A$
(b)B
(c)C
(d)D
(e)$E$
Answer
Answer (as printed): E
Explanation
In 2006, the difference between males and females in various countries was $$\begin{aligned} & A \rightarrow(6.6-4.2) \times 100=(2.4 \times 100)=240 ; \\ & B \rightarrow(8.4-6.2) \times 100=2.2 \times 100=220 ; \\ & C \rightarrow(6.9-3.3) \times 100=(3.6 \times 100)=360 ; \\ & D \rightarrow(8.4-6.3) \times 100=2.1 \times 100=210 ; \\ & E \rightarrow(7.8-5.2) \times 100=(2.6 \times 100)=260 . \end{aligned}$$ It was second highest in $E$.
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.