Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Data Interpretation & Stats

Question:

Study the given pie-chart and table carefully and answer the question that follows. The percentage-wise distribution of lecturers in five different subjects in a university is shown in the pie-chart. The total number of lecturers is 500.

Ratio of male to female lectures:

Lecturers Males : Females
Mathematics 7 : 3
Physics 2 : 3
Chemistry 4 : 1
Botany 3 : 5
Zoology 2 : 5

Find the number of male lecturers in Physics.

Options:

42

46

44

40

Correct Answer:

44

Explanation:

Total number of physics lecturer = \(\frac{22 }{100}\) × 500 = 110

 Ratio of Males to Females lecturer in physics = 2 : 3

Number of male lecturer in physics = \(\frac{2 }{5}\) × 110 = 44