Out of the total number of students who opted for the given three subjects in the year 2009, 38% were girls… · ABC26GN5675
Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Bar Graphs
Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions that follow: (Bank P.O., 2011)
No. of Students (in thousands) who opted for Three Different Specializations during the Given Five Years in a University
Years
Hindi
English
Mathematics
2005
5
35
15
2006
5
25
35
2007
15
10
15
2008
25
30
30
2009
20
20
5
Chart drawn from the data printed in the source figure.
Out of the total number of students who opted for the given three subjects in the year 2009, 38\% were girls. How many boys opted for Mathematics in the same year?
(a)1322
(b)1332
(c)1312
(d)Cannot be determined
(e)None of these
Answer
Answer (as printed): D
Explanation
Number of students who opted for the given three subjects in the year 2009 is ( $20000+20000+5000$ ) $=45000$. Number of girls = 38\% of 45000 $$=\left(45000 \times \frac{38}{100}\right)=17100 .$$ Out of these, the number of boys who opt for Mathematics cannot be found.
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.