Civil Services Examination Data Analysis

Calculating Percentage Passed from City M (2014-2019)

The question asks to find the percentage of the total number of candidates who passed from City M in all six years (2014 to 2019) compared to the total number of candidates who appeared from City M during the same period.

Step 1: Calculate Total Candidates Appeared from City M

First, we sum the number of candidates who appeared (A) from City M for each year from 2014 to 2019, as given in the table:

• 2014: 720
• 2015: 832
• 2016: 680
• 2017: 695
• 2018: 712
• 2019: 740

Total Appeared from City M = $$720 + 832 + 680 + 695 + 712 + 740$$

Total Appeared from City M = $$4379$$

Step 2: Calculate Total Candidates Passed from City M

Next, we sum the number of candidates who passed (P) from City M for each year from 2014 to 2019:

• 2014: 410
• 2015: 472
• 2016: 390
• 2017: 396
• 2018: 424
• 2019: 464

Total Passed from City M = $$410 + 472 + 390 + 396 + 424 + 464$$

Total Passed from City M = $$2556$$

Step 3: Calculate the Percentage

To find the percentage of candidates who passed from City M, we use the formula:

$$\text{Percentage Passed} = \left( \frac{\text{Total Passed from City M}}{\text{Total Appeared from City M}} \right) \times 100$$

Substituting the calculated totals:

$$\text{Percentage Passed} = \left( \frac{2556}{4379} \right) \times 100$$

$$\text{Percentage Passed} \approx 0.5836 \times 100$$

$$\text{Percentage Passed} \approx 58.36\%$$

Based on the provided data, the total number of candidates who passed from City M in all six years is approximately 58.36% of the total candidates who appeared from City M in all six years.

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Additional Information: Understanding Percentages in Data Analysis

Percentages are a fundamental concept in data interpretation, used to express a part of a whole in terms of 100. In this problem related to the Civil Services Examination data, calculating the pass percentage helps evaluate the success rate of candidates from a specific city over a period of time. The formula used is always (Part / Whole) × 100.

Here, the 'Part' is the aggregate number of candidates who successfully passed the exam from City M across all years, and the 'Whole' is the aggregate number of candidates who appeared for the exam from City M across the same years. Accurate identification of these values from the provided table is the first step towards solving such problems.