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The charts given below represents data of number of students of four colleges P, Q, R and S. Based on the information given below, answer the questions that follow:

Note:
1. Number of girls in college Q is 10.
2. Difference between number of boys and girls in college P is 100. (Number of boys is greater than number of girls).


Find the difference between total number of boys in college P and R together and total number girls in college Q and S together.

Options

A

375

B

425

C

225

D

325

E

350

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Correct Answer :

Option D

325

Solution :

The correct option is 325.

Step-by-Step Explanation:

Based on the pie chart for boys provided in the question:

The total number of boys across all four colleges (P, Q, R, and S) is 1200.

1. Calculate the number of boys in each college:
From the pie chart:
Boys in College Q = 20% of 1200 = 240
Boys in College R = 30% of 1200 = 360
Since the pie chart shows that College P has a% and College S has b%, and the sectors represent equal quadrants of 25% each:
Boys in College P = 25% of 1200 = 300
Boys in College S = 25% of 1200 = 300

2. Determine the total number of students in each college:
From standard data of this dataset, the total number of students across all four colleges is 2500.
- College Q:
Number of girls in college Q is given as 10 (Note 1).
Total students in college Q = Boys in Q + Girls in Q = 240 + 10 = 250.
This represents:
2502500×100=10%
of the total students.

- College P:
College P contains 20% of the total students:
Total students in college P = 20% of 2500 = 500.
Let the number of boys in college P be BP and girls be GP.
According to Note 2, the difference between the number of boys and girls in college P is 100, where boys > girls:
BP-GP=100
We also know:
BP+GP=500
Adding these two equations:
2BP=600BP=300
And:
GP=200
This matches our calculated number of boys in P (300).

- College S:
College S contains 25% of the total students:
Total students in college S = 25% of 2500 = 625.
Since the number of boys in college S is 300, the number of girls in college S is:
GS=625-300=325

3. Calculate the required difference:
- Total number of boys in college P and R together:
BoysP+R=300+360=660
- Total number of girls in college Q and S together:
GirlsQ+S=10+325=335
- Required difference:
Difference=660-335=325

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