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Question:

DIRECTIONS: Study the following graphs carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Percentage profit earned by two companies over the given years.



If the income of Company A in 1998 was equal to its expenditure in 2000, what was the ratio between Company’s expenditures in the years 1998 and 2000 respectively?
Options:
A) 29 : 20     
B) 20 : 29    
C) 19 : 20
D) Can’t be determined
Solution:
Ans:(b) 20 : 29    

Let Income in 1998 be x and from graph profit in 1998 is  45%

So from given formula , expenditure in 1998 =  100x / 145

And it is given that income in 1998 is equal to exp in 2000

Therefore exp in 2000 = x

Ratio of both expenditures = 100x / 145 x = 20:29

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· 1 Months ago

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