Pie Chart Questions Quiz 3
The circle-graph given here shows the spendings of a country on various sports during a particular year. Study the graph carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Question 1
How much percent more is spent on Hockey than that on Golf?
A. 27%
B. 35%
C. 37.5%
D. 75%
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Let the total spendings on sports be Rs. x. Then,
| Amount spent on Golf = Rs. | 36 | x x | = Rs. | x | . | ||
| 360 | 10 |
| Amount spent on Hockey = Rs | 63 | x x | = Rs. | 7x | . | ||
| 360 | 40 |
| Difference = Rs. | 7x | – | x | = Rs | 3x | . | ||
| 40 | 10 | 40 |
| Required percentage = Rs. | 3x/40 | x 100 | % = 75%. | ||||
| x/10 |
Question 2
What percent of total spending is spent on Tennis?
A. 12 1/2 %
B. 22 1/2 %
C. 25 %
D. 45 %
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
| Percentage of money spend on Tennis = | 45 | x 100 | % = 12 | 1 | %. | ||
| 360 | 2 |
Question 3
If the total amount spent on sports during the year be Rs. 1,80,00,000 , the amount spent on Basketball exceeds on Tennis by:
A. Rs. 2,50,000
B. Rs. 3,60,000
C. Rs. 3,75,000
D. Rs. 4,10,000
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Amount spent on Basketball exceeds that on Tennis by:
| Rs. | (50 – 45) | x 1,80,00,000 | = Rs. 2,50,000. | ||
| 360 |
Question 4
How much percent less is spent on Football than that on Cricket?
A. 22 2/9 %
B. 27 %
C. 33 1/3 %
D. 37 1/7 %
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Let the total spendings on sports be Rs. x. Then,
| Amount spent on Cricket = Rs. | 81 | x x | = Rs. | 9x | . | ||
| 360 | 40 |
| Amount spent on Football = Rs | 54 | x x | = Rs. | 3x | . | ||
| 360 | 20 |
| Difference = Rs. | 9x | – | 3x | = Rs | 3x | . | ||
| 40 | 20 | 40 |
| Required percentage = Rs. | 3x/40 | x 100 | % = 33 | 1 | %. | ||||
| 9x/40 | 3 |
Question 5
If the total amount spent on sports during the year was Rs. 2 crores, the amount spent on Cricket and Hockey together was:
A. Rs. 8,00,000
B. Rs. 80,00,000
C. Rs. 1,20,00,000
D. Rs. 1,60,00,000
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Amount spent on Cricket and Hockey together
= Rs. [ (81 + 63) / 360 x 2 ] crores
= Rs. 0.8 crores
= Rs. 80,00,000.