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Directions (67-69):The radar graph given below shows the number of buckets (plastic + wooden) sold by five different shops (P , Q, R, S and T) in two different months (May and June). Read the data carefully and answer the questions.



In May, if total number of plastic buckets sold by T are four times of the difference between total number of buckets sold by Q in both months, then find the minimum possible average of total wooden buckets sold by T in May and total plastic buckets sold by T in June (Given, number of wooden buckets sold by T in June > total wooden buckets sold by T in May and it also a perfect square of even number).

Options

A

90

B

82

C

60

D

80

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Correct Answer :

Option C

60

60

Solution :

Step 1: Extract the relevant data from the radar graph
By analyzing the radar graph, we can find the total number of buckets (plastic + wooden) sold by shops Q and T in the months of May and June:

  • For shop Q:
    • Total buckets sold in May (blue line, square marker) = 120
    • Total buckets sold in June (orange line, circle marker) = 100
  • For shop T:
    • Total buckets sold in May (blue line, labeled value) = 168
    • Total buckets sold in June (orange line, circle marker) = 176

Step 2: Calculate the number of wooden buckets sold by T in May
The difference between the total number of buckets sold by shop Q in both months is:
|120-100|=20
According to the question, the total number of plastic buckets sold by T in May is four times this difference:
Plastic buckets sold by T in May=4×20=80
Using the total buckets sold by T in May (168), we can find the wooden buckets sold by T in May:
Wooden buckets sold by T in May (WT, May)=168-80=88

Step 3: Apply the constraints for T's sales in June
Let WT, June be the number of wooden buckets sold by T in June, and PT, June be the number of plastic buckets sold by T in June.
We are given two conditions for WT, June:

  1. It is greater than the total wooden buckets sold by T in May:
    WT, June>88
  2. It is a perfect square of an even number:
    Possible values of perfect squares of even numbers greater than 88 are:
    102=100, 122=144, 142=196, etc.
Since the total number of buckets sold by T in June is 176, the wooden buckets sold cannot exceed 176:
WT, June<176
Therefore, the possible values for WT, June are 100 or 144.

Step 4: Minimize the average
We want to find the minimum possible average of WT, May and PT, June:
Average=88+PT, June2
To minimize this average, we need to minimize the number of plastic buckets sold in June (PT, June). Given that:
PT, June=176-WT, June
To minimize PT, June, we must maximize WT, June to its largest possible value (144):
Minimum PT, June=176-144=32
Now, calculate the minimum average:
Minimum Average=88+322=1202=60

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