Question

For which of the following years, percentage increase/decrease in the number of students studying Commerce with respect to the previous year the maximum?

• A. 1998
• B. 1999
• C. 2000
• D. 2001
• E. 2002

Answer 1

The correct option is C

2000

In this type of questions we do not need to calculate the values for all the years. By simple comparison we can find out the solution; e.g.

For 1998 = 300*100/3200

For 1999 = 650*100/3500

For 2000 = 790*100/2850

For 2001 = 560*100/3640

For 2002 = 720*100/3080

For year 2000, numerator is highest and denominator is lowest, so $\%$ tage increase/decrease is the highest.