Direction: The following table gives the sales of batteries manufactured by a company over the years.
Number of Different Types of Batteries Sold by a Company Over the Years (Numbers in Thousands)

Question for Passage Based Questions: Quantitative Aptitude - 10
Try yourself:What was the approximate percentage increase in the sales of 55AH batteries in 1998 compared to that in 1992?
Explanation
Required percentage

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Question for Passage Based Questions: Quantitative Aptitude - 10
Try yourself:What is the difference in the number of 35AH batteries sold in 1993 and 1997?
Explanation
Required difference = [(84 - 45) x 1000] = 39000.
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Question for Passage Based Questions: Quantitative Aptitude - 10
Try yourself:In case of which battery there was a continuous decrease in sales from 1992 to 1997?
Explanation
From the table it is clear that the sales of 7AH batteries have been decreasing continuously from 1992 to 1997.
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Question for Passage Based Questions: Quantitative Aptitude - 10
Try yourself:The total sales of all the seven years is the maximum for which battery?
Explanation
The total sales (in thousands) of all the seven years for various batteries are:
For 4AH = 75 + 90 + 96 + 105 + 90 + 105 + 115 = 676
For 7AH = 144 + 126 + 114 + 90 + 75 + 60 + 85 = 694
For 32AH = 114 + 102 + 75 + 150 + 135 + 165 + 160 = 901
For 35AH = 102 + 84 + 105 + 90 + 75 + 45 + 100 = 601
For 55AH = 108 + 126 + 135 + 75 + 90 + 120 + 145 = 799.
Clearly, sales are maximum in case of 32AH batteries.
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Question for Passage Based Questions: Quantitative Aptitude - 10
Try yourself:The percentage of 4AH batteries sold to the total number of batteries sold was maximum in the year?
Explanation
The percentages of sales of 4AH batteries to the total sales in different years are:

Clearly, the percentage is maximum in 1997.
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