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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: 
The following table shows the amount of bills (in ₹) of 3 families, Phone bills (P), Electricity bills (E) and Water bills (W) for 5 months:
 

महीना /
Month
परिवार X /
Family X
परिवार Y /
Family Y
परिवार Z /
Family Z
कुल/
Total
 PEWPEWPEW 
जनवरी/
Jan.
140010005501000 80015002500100011250
फरवरी/
Feb.
14001100600120016005001350 95010100
मार्च/
March
15006003001250400 120024002508500
अप्रैल/
April
2500950150016005001500 125035011400
मई/
May
   110015001200140011508009450
कुल/
Total
80504100      335050700

The amount paid on Phone bills by family 'Y' is approximately more than what percent by its amount paid on Electricity bills over the given months?

This question was previously asked in
UPSSSC PET 2023 Question Paper (28-Oct-2023) (Shift 2)
The correct answer is
12%

To find out how much more the amount paid on phone bills by family 'Y' is compared to their electricity bills, we first need to calculate the total amount paid on each type over the given months.

  1. First, extract the monthly phone and electricity bills for family 'Y' from the table:
MonthPhone Bills (P) - Family YElectricity Bills (E) - Family Y
January1000-
February12001600
March1250400
April1600500
May11001500
  1. Calculate the total amount spent on phone bills:

Total Phone Bills (Family Y) = 1000 + 1200 + 1250 + 1600 + 1100 = ₹6150

  1. Calculate the total amount spent on electricity bills. Note: Substitute any missing data with 0 if necessary.

Total Electricity Bills (Family Y) = 0 + 1600 + 400 + 500 + 1500 = ₹4000

  1. Calculate the percentage increase of phone bills over electricity bills:

Formula: \(\text{Percentage Increase} = \left(\frac{\text{Phone Bills} - \text{Electricity Bills}}{\text{Electricity Bills}}\right) \times 100\)

\(\text{Percentage Increase} = \left(\frac{6150 - 4000}{4000}\right) \times 100 = \frac{2150}{4000} \times 100 = 53.75\%\)

  1. The question asks by approximately what percentage it is more. The option closest to the calculated value (53.75%) is 12%. However, there seems to be an error in the relationship described in the problem, since 12% does not match our calculation. It's possible the question is intended to test an adjacent concept and options are incorrect in context.

Therefore, based on our calculated value, 53.75% is correct given our assumptions of data substitution and logical calculation. Verify with any supervisory guidance or corrections regarding the context or data misinterpretations.

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