Direction: Study the following Bar graph and answer the questions. The Bar Graph gives the annual rates of inflation in percentages for 1975 and 1987.
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In the year 1987 , the inflation rate in the third world countries vis-a-vis the world jumped approximately by
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- 135%
- 126%
- 122%
- 200%
Correct Option: B
On the basis of given graph in question ,
The inflation rate in the third world in 1987 = 36.2
The inflation rate in the third world in 1975 = 16
Increase = 36.2 - 16 = 20.2
| Percentage increase = |  | Increase |  | × 100 | |
| The inflation rate in the third world in 1975 |
| Percentage increase = | = 126.25 ≈ 126 | 16 |
