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 Study the following pie-chart and table carefully and answer the questions given below:

Percentage-wise Distribution of the Number of Mobile Phones Sold by a Shopkeeper During Six Months

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1)

If 35 % of the mobile phones sold by Company A during November were sold at a discount, how many mobile phones of Company A were sold without a discount, during that month?


A) 882

B) 1635

C) 1638

D) 885

E) None of these

Answer:

Option C

Explanation:

No. of mobile phones sold by A during November

= $\frac{12}{100}\times\frac{7}{15}\times45000$

= 2520

No. of phones sold by A in November without discount

= $\frac{65}{100}\times2520$ = 1638