Question : Directions: Study the following line chart carefully and answer the questions given below it. The following chart represents the number of employees recruited in different years in a company.
If the number of employees before 2010 was 640, what was the percentage increase in 2010?
Option 1: 5%
Option 2: 5.5%
Option 3: 4%
Option 4: 4.5%
Correct Answer: 5.5%
Solution :
Employees before 2010 = 640
Recruitment in 2010 = 35
Required percentage increase = $\frac{\text{New recruitment}}{\text{Previous emplyees}}\times100$
= $\frac{35}{640}\times100$
= 5.46% = 5.5% (approx)
Hence, the correct answer is 5.5%.
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