Question

The bar graph shows the sales of books(in thousand numbers) from six branches of a publishing company during two consecutive years 2009 and 2010. Total sales of branch B6 for both the years is what percent of the total sales of branch B3 for both the years?

• A. 73.17%
• B. 68.54%
• C. 71.11%
• D. 75.55%

Answer 1

The correct option is A 73.17%

The diagram shows the double bar graph of 6 companies during 2 years.
The orange colour shows the sales in 2009 and green colour shows the sales in 2010.

From the graph,
Total sale of branch B6 for both years = 70 + 80 = 150
Total sale of branch B3 for both the years = 95 + 110 = 205

Therefore,
Percentage of sales of B6 to B3 $=\frac{150}{205}\times 100\approx 73.17\%$

Hence, option 'c' is correct.