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In the following pie-chart, the distribution of the number of cars in four major cities is given. In…

The number of petrol cars in City B is \(\frac{7}{13} \times 26\%\) \(= 14\%\) of the total cars (or \(20,580\)), so 20% of them equals \(0.20 \times 14\% = 2.8\%\) of total…

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In the following pie-chart, the distribution of the number of cars in four major cities is given. In the adjoining table, the ratio of the number of diesel to the number of petrol cars in those cities is given. Based on this information, answer the question.

A14%B26%C32%D28%

CityRatio of diesel to petrol cars
A3 : 4
B6 : 7
C5 : 3
D3 : 11

Total number of cars in four cities = 1,47,000

If 20 % of petrol cars in city B and 25 % of petrol cars in city C are of Maruti company, what is the ratio between the respective number of those cars?

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The number of petrol cars in City B is 713×26%\frac{7}{13} \times 26\% =14%= 14\% of the total cars (or 20,58020,580), so 20% of them equals 0.20×14%=2.8%0.20 \times 14\% = 2.8\% of total cars (or 4,1164,116 cars). The number of petrol cars in City C is 38×32%\frac{3}{8} \times 32\% =12%= 12\% of the total cars (or 17,64017,640), so 25% of them equals 0.25×12%=3.0%0.25 \times 12\% = 3.0\% of total cars (or 4,4104,410 cars). Their ratio is 2.8:3.02.8 : 3.0 =28:30= 28 : 30 =14:15= 14 : 15.

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