The following table shows the percentage (%) of girls who passed in an examination and the percentage (%) of boys who failed in that exam in a school during the six years from 2018 to 2023. Based on the data in the table, answer the questions that follow.
Year-wise Result details of Students
Year Percentage of Girls who passed Percentage of Boys who failed 2018 32% 40% 2019 42% 60% 2020 55% 25% 2021 40% 30% 2022 60% 50% 2023 42% 80%
Analyze Year 2018 Exam Results
We are given the performance data for the year 2018. The question asks for the percentage difference between the percentage of boys who passed and the percentage of girls who passed.
Percentage of Girls Who Passed in 2018
From the provided table, the percentage of girls who passed the examination in the year 2018 is directly given as 32%.
Percentage of Boys Who Failed in 2018
The table shows that the percentage of boys who failed the examination in 2018 is 40%.
Calculate Percentage of Boys Who Passed in 2018
To find the percentage of boys who passed, we subtract the percentage of boys who failed from the total percentage (100%).
Using LaTeX for the calculation:
Percentage of Boys Passed = $100\% - \text{Percentage of Boys Failed}$
Percentage of Boys Passed = $100\% - 40\% = 60\%$
So, 60% of the boys passed the examination in 2018.
Calculate Percentage Difference
The question asks for the percentage difference between the percentage of boys who passed and the percentage of girls who passed in 2018.
The percentage difference is the absolute difference between these two values.
Using LaTeX for the calculation:
Percentage Difference = $|\text{Percentage of Boys Passed} - \text{Percentage of Girls Passed}| $
Percentage Difference = $|60\% - 32\%| $
Percentage Difference = $28\% $
Final Result
The percentage difference between the percentage of boys who passed and the percentage of girls who passed in the year 2018 is 28%.
Important Questions from Data Interpretation
The table shows the monthly expenditure of Saumya. What percent of her monthly salary is she able to save?
Expense Amount Food 5,000 Rent 20,000 Travel 10,000 Clothing 3,000 Miscellaneous 15,000 Savings 7,500 Following table provides figures (in rupees) on annual expenditure of a firm for two years – 2010 and 2011.
Category
2010
2011
Raw material
5200
6240
Power & fuel
7000
9450
Salary & wages
9000
12600
Plant & machinery
20000
25000
Advertising
15000
19500
Research & Development
22000
26400
In 2011, which of the following two categories have registered increase by same percentage?
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If the student studied chemistry for 3 hours, then he/she studied geography for
If the student studied 10 hours in a day, then he/she studied mathematics for
