Direction: Study the bar diagram and answer the questions.
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The approximate percentage increase in quantity from 1997 to 1998 was
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- 26.9%
- 27.8%
- 26.5%
- 27.3%
- None of these
Correct Option: E
From the given bar diagram , we see
Quantity of sugar bags in 1997 = 130 lakhs
Quantity of sugar bags in 1998 = 150 lakhs
Increase in quantity = 150 - 130 = 20 lakhs
| Percentage increase = | × 100 | Quantity of sugar bags in 1997 |
| Percentage increase = | × 100 | 130 |
| Percentage increase = | ≈ 15.4% | 13 |
