Question

Study the table carefully to answer the questions that follow.
Number of athletes (in hundreds) who participated in a sports event from five different countries over the years
$\begin{array}{ccccccccccc}Countries\to & A& & B& & C& & D& & E& \\ Years\downarrow & M& F& M& F& M& F& M& F& M& F\\ 2005& 4.4& 3.3& 6.3& 4.2& 4.5& 3.1& 5.6& 4.1& 4.7& 2.1\\ 2006& 6.6& 4.2& 8.4& 6.2& 6.9& 3.3& 8.4& 6.3& 7.8& 5.2\\ 2007& 4.6& 1.8& 7.4& 4.8& 4.8& 2.8& 9.3& 7.3& 8.7& 6.5\\ 2008& 9.6& 4.9& 11.4& 8.4& 6.6& 4.2& 12.6& 9.4& 8.9& 5.8\\ 2009& 11.8& 6.4& 10.6& 5.2& 7.9& 6.3& 14.4& 10.2& 11.8& 9.2\\ 2010& 8.2& 5.2& 6.4& 7.2& 10.8& 6.9& 15.6& 12.1& 13.6& 9.8\end{array}$
M =Male, F =Female
From which country was the difference between the number of male and female participants second highest in the year 2006?

• A. A
• B. B
• C. C
• D. D
• E. E

Answer 1

The correct option is E E

Difference between the number of male and female participants:
Country $A\Rightarrow (6.6-4.2)\times 100=240$
Country $B\Rightarrow (8.4-6.2)\times 100=220$
Country $C\Rightarrow (6.9-3.3)\times 100=360$
Country $D\Rightarrow (8.4-6.3)\times 100=210$
Country $E\Rightarrow (7.8-5.2)\times 100=260$
$\therefore$ Difference is second highest for the country E.