Question

The following pie charts give the value of number of students speaking different languages in Delhi and Chennai.

Q. By what percent is the percentage of students in Delhi who speak Malayalam or Punjabi greater/lesser than the percentage of students in Chennai who speak English or Hindi?

• A. 5.12% greater
• B. 5.12% lesser
• C. 0.052% greater
• D. 0.052% lesser
• E. 0.5% lesser

Answer 1

The correct option is D 0.052% lesser

Percentage of students in Delhi who speak Malayalam or Punjabi $\frac{3200+1200}{13500}\times 100=32.576\%$
Percentage of students in Chennai who speak English or Hindi $\frac{1600+2700}{13200}\times 100=32.593\%$
Percentage difference $\frac{32.593-32.576}{32.576}\times 100=0.052\%$