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Question : Direction: The following table shows the production of food grains (in million tonnes) in a state for the period 1999-2000 to 2003-2004. Read the table and answer the question.

Production (in million tonnes)
Year Wheat Rice Barley Other cereals
1999-2000 680 270 250 450
2000-2001 800 420 440 300
2001-2002 680 350 320 460
2002-2003 720 400 380 500
2003-2004 820 560 410 690

During the period 1999-2000 to 2003-2004, $x$ percentage of the total production was of wheat. The value of $x$ is about:

Option 1: 12.6%

Option 2: 37.4%

Option 3: 37.8%

Option 4: 20.2%


Team Careers360 6th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
Team Careers360 9th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 37.4%


Solution : According to the given table:
Wheat = 680 + 800 + 680 + 720 + 820 = 3700 million tonnes
Rice = 270 + 420 + 350 + 400 + 560 = 2000 million tonnes
Barley = 250 + 440 + 320 + 380 + 410 = 1800 million tonnes
Other cereals = 450 + 300 + 460 + 500 + 690 = 2400 million tonnes
Total productions of food- grains = 3700 + 2000 + 1800 + 2400 = 9900 million tonnes
According to the question,
$x$% of the total production = production of wheat
⇒ $\frac{x}{100}\times 9900 = 3700$
⇒ $x$ = $\frac{3700}{9900}×100$
= 37.4
Hence, the correct answer is 37.4%.

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