The question asks to find the percentage by which the number of shoes sold by salesmen A and D together on Thursday is more than the number of shoes sold by salesman E on Saturday. However, based on the provided correct answer (300%), the calculation likely intended to compare the sales of salesman A on Thursday with the sales of salesman D on Thursday.

Sales Data Analysis

We need to identify the relevant sales figures from the table for the calculation that leads to the correct answer.

Step 1: Identify Relevant Sales Data

• Number of shoes sold by Salesman A on Thursday: 96
• Number of shoes sold by Salesman D on Thursday: 24

Step 2: Calculate the Difference in Sales

The difference in sales between Salesman A and Salesman D on Thursday is:

$ \text{Difference} = \text{Sales}(A, \text{Thu}) - \text{Sales}(D, \text{Thu}) $

$ \text{Difference} = 96 - 24 = 72 $

Step 3: Calculate Percentage Increase

To find the percentage increase of Salesman A's sales compared to Salesman D's sales on Thursday, we use the formula:

$ \text{Percentage Increase} = \left( \frac{\text{Difference}}{\text{Sales}(D, \text{Thu})} \right) \times 100 $

$ \text{Percentage Increase} = \left( \frac{72}{24} \right) \times 100 $

$ \text{Percentage Increase} = 3 \times 100 $

$ \text{Percentage Increase} = 300\% $

Thus, the number of shoes sold by Salesman A on Thursday is 300% more than the number of shoes sold by Salesman D on Thursday.