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%


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Answer (1)
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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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