Question

The pie chart provided below gives the distribution of land (in a village) under various crops. Study the pie chart carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Q. If the yield per acre of Rice was 50% more than that of Barley, then the production of Barley is what percentage of Rice?

• A. 30%
• B. $33\frac{1}{3}\%$
• C. 35%
• D. 36%
• E. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is B $33\frac{1}{3}\%$

Let Z acres of land be put under barley production
Yield/acre ratio of rice:barley = 1:1.5 = 2:3
Total production $=\frac{\text{Yield}}{\text{acre}}\times$(area under production)
Total production of barley $=2\times Z=2Z$
Total production of rice $=3\times 2Z=6Z$
Reqd. percentage $=\frac{2Z}{6Z}\times 100=33\frac{1}{3}\%$