Study the given table and answer the question that follows. In the table, the annual consumption (in hundred tonnes) of coffee in five states (A, B, C, D and E) across six years (2014 to 2019)is given.

By what percentage is the total consumption of coffee in state D from 2014 to 2016 less than the total consumption of coffee in the states A, B, C and E in 2015(correct to one decimal place)?

26.7%

Total consumption of coffee in state D from 2014 to 2016 = 105 + 140 + 144

= 389

Total consumption of coffee in the states A, B, C and E in 2015 = 122 + 138+ 150 + 120 = 530

Required percentage = \(\frac{530 - 389  }{530}\) × 100

= \(\frac{ 141  }{530}\) × 100

= 26.7%