Practicing Success
Study the table and answer the question. The data given in the table shows the number of students studying in four different disciplines in 5 institutes.
Number of students studying commerce in institute D is what percent of the total number of students of the 5 institutes? |
5.5 5.3 27.7 20.1 |
5.5 |
Total number of students in a ll the five institutes = ( 36 + 48 + 59 + 57 ) + ( 45 + 54 + 55 + 48 )+ ( 55 + 36 + 56 + 51 ) + ( 45 + 48 + 55 + 53 ) + ( 48 + 44 + 52 + 55 ) = 200 + 202 + 198+ 201 + 199 = 1000 Required percentage = \(\frac{55}{1000}\) × 100 = 5.5% |