Analyzing Vehicle Sales Data

The question asks us to determine the year in which the number of Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs) sold was approximately 25% of the number of two-wheelers sold, based on the provided table showing vehicle sales data from 2017 to 2021.

Let's first look at the data provided in the table:

We need to find the year where the ratio of LCV sales to Two-Wheeler sales is approximately 25%. This can be calculated for each year as:

$$ \text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Number of LCVs sold}}{\text{Number of Two-Wheelers sold}} \right) \times 100\% $$

Let's calculate this percentage for each year listed in the options, and also for other years in the table to be thorough.

Calculating LCV vs Two-Wheeler Sales Percentage by Year

• For the year 2017:
  LCV sales = 128 thousand
  Two-Wheeler sales = 680 thousand
  Percentage = $$ \left( \frac{128}{680} \right) \times 100\% \approx 0.1882 \times 100\% \approx 18.82\% $$
• For the year 2018:
  LCV sales = 120 thousand
  Two-Wheeler sales = 672 thousand
  Percentage = $$ \left( \frac{120}{672} \right) \times 100\% \approx 0.1786 \times 100\% \approx 17.86\% $$
• For the year 2019:
  LCV sales = 158 thousand
  Two-Wheeler sales = 808 thousand
  Percentage = $$ \left( \frac{158}{808} \right) \times 100\% \approx 0.1955 \times 100\% \approx 19.55\% $$
• For the year 2020:
  LCV sales = 186 thousand
  Two-Wheeler sales = 822 thousand
  Percentage = $$ \left( \frac{186}{822} \right) \times 100\% \approx 0.2263 \times 100\% \approx 22.63\% $$
• For the year 2021:
  LCV sales = 224 thousand
  Two-Wheeler sales = 884 thousand
  Percentage = $$ \left( \frac{224}{884} \right) \times 100\% \approx 0.2534 \times 100\% \approx 25.34\% $$

Comparing Percentages to 25%

Now let's compare the calculated percentages to the target of approximately 25%:

• 2017: 18.82% (Not close to 25%)
• 2018: 17.86% (Not close to 25%)
• 2019: 19.55% (Not close to 25%)
• 2020: 22.63% (Closer, but 2021 is even closer)
• 2021: 25.34% (Very close to 25%)

Based on these calculations, the year 2021 shows the LCV sales as approximately 25.34% of the two-wheeler sales, which is the closest value to 25% among all the years in the table.

Conclusion on Vehicle Sales Data Analysis

Therefore, the number of LCVs sold was approximately 25% of the number of two-wheelers sold in the year 2021.

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Additional Information on Data Analysis and Percentages

When analyzing data presented in tables, it's common to calculate ratios and percentages to understand relationships between different categories or changes over time. A percentage is a way of expressing a number as a fraction of 100. The formula for calculating a percentage is:

$$ \text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Part}}{\text{Whole}} \right) \times 100\% $$

In this problem, the 'Part' is the number of LCV sales and the 'Whole' is the number of Two-Wheeler sales for a specific year. We calculated this ratio for each year and multiplied by 100 to get the percentage. The term "approximately" in the question indicates that we should look for the value closest to 25%, rather than an exact match.

Understanding how to read tables and perform basic percentage calculations is a fundamental skill in data interpretation and quantitative analysis, often tested in various examinations.