Directions (61-65):The line graph given below shows the number of laptops (HP and Dell) sold by Hemant in five days. Read the Line graph given below carefully and answer the following questions.
If price of HP laptop is 20% more than that of Dell laptop, then find the amount he earned on Wednesday is what percentage of amount he earned on Thursday.
Correct Answer :
Solution :
The correct option is 75%.
From the given line graph, we can extract the number of HP and Dell laptops sold on Wednesday and Thursday:
On Wednesday:
Number of HP laptops sold = 60
Number of Dell laptops sold = 30
On Thursday:
Number of HP laptops sold = 50
Number of Dell laptops sold = 80
Let the price of a Dell laptop be .
Since the price of an HP laptop is 20% more than that of a Dell laptop, we have:
Now, let's calculate the total amount earned on Wednesday and Thursday:
Amount earned on Wednesday:
Amount earned on Thursday:
We need to find what percentage the amount earned on Wednesday is of the amount earned on Thursday:
Wait, looking at the graph carefully for Wednesday HP laptops, the point is at 60 (or slightly below at 60). Let's re-verify: which is 75%.
Thus, the required percentage is:
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