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Study the following table chart and answer the questions based on it.Expenditures of a Company(in Lakh Rupees) per Annum Over the given Years.

Year	Salary	FuelandTransport	Bonus	InterestonLoans	Taxes
1998	288	98	3.00	23.4	83
1999	342	112	2.52	32.5	108
2000	324	101	3.84	41.6	74
2001	336	133	3.68	36.4	88
2002	420	142	3.96	49.4	98

Total expenditure on all these items in 1998 was approximately what percent of the total expenditure in 2002 ?

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Required percentage we can easily calculate from the above table chart.
Required percentage will be,
\begin{aligned}
\left(\frac{288 + 98 + 3.00 + 23.4 + 83}{420 + 142 + 3.96 + 49.4 + 98}*100\right)\% \\
= \left(\frac{495.4}{713.36}*100\right)\% \\
= 69.45\%
\end{aligned}