Question

The monthly family expenditure (in percentage) on different items are as follows:

Food	Rent	Cloth	Transport	Education	Others
38	19	18	-	9	6

If the total monthly expenditure is Rs.$9000$, then what is the expenditure on transport?

• A. Rs.$180$
• B. Rs.$1000$
• C. Rs.$900$
• D. Rs.$360$

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Rs.$900$

According the given data,

Monthly percentage expenditure on transport $=100-38-19-18-9-6=10$
Amount spent on transport $=\frac{9000\times 10}{100}=900$
Option C is true