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Techniques to solve Data Interpretation problems:
Following is a problem of X-Y chart. I guess you all know how the data is
presented in X-Y charts. Lets try this problem. I will tell you the good way to solve
the question.
Problem1: Study the following graph and try to answer the questions:
Graph: Units of products Manufactured and Sold by a company over the years
(Units in lac).
X axis Years Y axis Units of products.
1. Find the average number of units sold over the years?
2. Find the ratio of difference between the number of units manufactured and
sold in year 2008 to the difference between the number of units manufactured
and sold in year 2009.
3. Find the ratio of number of units of manufactured in year 2007 to number of
units manufactured in year 2009.
4. What is the approximate per cent increase in number of units sold in year 2010
from previous year?
5. What is the difference between the number of units manufactured and number
of units sold over the years?
Sol u tion: Study the graph first:
One line is presenting units of manufactured products and other units of sold
products.
Manufacture - Sold = Products left
You can also make a table from chart if reading a chart seems difficult to you AS
FOLLOWS:
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Year Units Manu (M) Unit Sold (S) Difference
2006 4 3 1
2007 6 3.5 2.5
2008 6.5 2.5 1
2009 5 2 3
2010 6.5 6 0.5
I just rewrite the values from chart. If you can easily read the chart that there is
no need to make the table.
Lets start solving the questions.
1.Average number of units sold over the years =
2. To find: Ratio of difference between the number of units manufactured and
sold in year 2008 to the difference between the number of units manufactured
and sold in year 2009.
See the above table: Difference in 2008 =2
Difference in 2009 =3
Therefore, Ratio will be =2:3
3. To find: Ratio of number of units of manufactured in year 2007 to number of
units manufactured in year 2009.
Number of units manufactured in 2007 =6
Number of units manufactured in 2009 =5
Therefore, Ratio = 6:5
4.To find: Approximate per cent increase in number of units sold in year 2010
from previous year.
Number of units sold in 2010 =6
Number of units sold in 2009 = 2
5. To find: Difference between the number of units manufactured and number of
units sold over the years.
Number of units manufactured =4+6+6.5+5+6.5=28
Number of sold =3+3.5+4.5+2+6=19
Difference =28-19=9 Lac
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