Question Detail
The bar graph provided below gives the data of the production of paper (in lakh tonnes) by three different companies X,Y,Z over the years. Study the bar chart and answer the questions.
For which of the following years, the percentage rise/fall in production from the previous years in maximum for Company Y ?
- 2000
- 1999
- 1997
- 1998
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Percentage change(rise/fall) in the production of Y in comparison to the previous year, for different years are:
\begin{aligned}
\text{for 1997 =}\left[\frac{(35-25)}{25}*100 \right] \\
= 40 \% \\
\text{for 1998 =}\left[\frac{(35-35)}{35}*100 \right] \\
= 0 \% \\
\text{for 1999 =}\left[\frac{(40-35)}{35}*100 \right] \\
= 14.29 \% \\
\text{for 2000 =}\left[\frac{(50-40)}{40}*100 \right] \\
= 25 \% \\
\end{aligned}
So maximum percentage is for year 1997
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