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Read the following data and answer the question. During a National Games athletes from different states of the country participated in the different sporting events. In the given table, data…

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Read the following data and answer the question.

During a National Games athletes from different states of the country participated in the different sporting events. In the given table, data regarding the number of participants from five of the states are given as per the type of events they competed in.

Events ->
States ↓		Track
Events		Field
Events		Swimming
Events		Racket
Sports		Boxing and
Wrestling
Punjab420312540168360
Haryana288384480216384
Bihar552360432192456
Kerala528576504144408
Manipur336432408240396


Approximately what percentage of the total number of participants from the five states taken together was equal to the total number of
participants from Punjab?
  1. 18.9%18.9\%
  2. 20.1%20.1\%
  3. 19.4%19.4\%
  4. 18.2%18.2\%

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A - \(18.9\%\)
Punjab total = 420+312+540+168+360 = 1800. Grand total = 2124+2064+2364+960+2004 = 9516. 1800/9516 = 18.9%.

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