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Question Numbers: 141-145

DIREACTIONS (Qs. 141-145): Study the table/s given below and answer the question that follows.

Table X gives the readership of books in hundred from 2001 to 2004 and Table Y indicates the number of books published during this period.

Table X (readership in hundreds)

Category	2001		2002		2003		2004
	E	H	E	H	E	H	E	H
General	1000	1200	1500	1600	2000	1800	2500	2000
Sports	400	200	600	400	1000	700	1200	800
Film	600	800	900	1200	1000	1500	1200	1800
Business	300	100	400	150	600	250	800	500

Table Y (number of books published)

Category	2001		2002		2003		2004
	E	H	E	H	E	H	E	H
General	12	10	15	14	17	15	29	16
Sports	3	2	5	3	7	4	8	6
Film	3	4	5	6	5	7	6	8
Business	4	2	5	3	6	4	7	8

E = English, H = Hindi. No Books was discontinued during the above period.

Question : 145 of 200

Marks: +1, -0

Solution:

Concept:

Find the ratio of English Sports readership in 2001 to the total English Sports readership from 2001 to 2004.

Explanation:

From Table X, English Sports readership in 2001 is

400

English Sports readership in 2002 is

600

English Sports readership in 2003 is

1000

English Sports readership in 2004 is

1200

Total readership during 2001-2004 is

400 + 600 + 1000 + 1200 = 3200

Required ratio is

400 : 3200 = \frac{400}{3200} = \frac{1}{8}

Answer:

Option A.

\frac{1}{8}

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