6 6 votes The total expenditure of a family, on different activities in a month, is shown in the pie-chart. The extra money spent on education as compared to transport (in percent) is ______. $5$ $33.3$ $50$ $100$ Quantitative Aptitude gate2020-ce-1 quantitative-aptitude data-interpretation pie-chart + – go_editor 999 points answer Follow 0 reply
Best answer 8 8 votes The expenditure of a family, on education $ = 15\%,$ on transport $ = 10\%.$ The extra money spent on education as compared to transport $ = \left(\dfrac{15-10}{10} \right) \times 100\% = 50\%.$ So, the correct answer is $(C).$ Lakshman Bhaiya answered Feb 15, 2021 • selected Feb 15, 2021 by gatecse Lakshman Bhaiya 7.1k points comment Share Follow See 1 comment 1 1 comment reply legend_of_cse 171 points commented Aug 12 reply Follow flag When calculating how much extra money is spent on $A$ as compared to $B$, the base for comparison is $B$. The formula is:$$\text{Percentage Extra} = \left( \frac{\text{Amount on } A - \text{Amount on } B}{\text{Amount on } B} \right) \times 100\%$$ replyShare Please log in or register to add a comment.
