Total oil used in the year 1996=10+700+1794+104=2608. Therefore, Oil used by Suburban as a proportion of Total Oil Used =
104
2608
×100=3.99percent Similarly, we can calculate for the remaining years.
Oil Sales by Type of Use and Production Loss (MT)
Oil Used
Total Oil Used
Oil used by Suburban as a proportion of Total Oil Used
Metro City
Suburban
Year
House Hold
Transport
Industrial
1996
10
700
1794
104
2608
3.99%
1997
16
920
1864
114
2914
3.91%
1998
22
1012
1732
104
2870
3.62%
1999
22
1054
1668
90
2834
3.18%
2000
20
1092
1700
108
2920
3.70%
2001
22
1320
1752
168
3262
5.15%
2002
14
1854
1618
172
3658
4.70%
2003
6
2046
1270
178
3500
5.09%
2004
16
2118
1480
208
3822
5.44%
2005
4
2252
1132
230
3618
6.36%
2006
4
2384
1228
210
3826
5.49%
2007
8
2096
1672
254
4030
6.30%
2008
0.2
2240
1646
266
4152.2
6.41%
From the table, we can see that oil used by suburban as a proportion of total oil used is the highest for the year 2008. Hence, option D is the correct answer.