On the basis of the figure below answer the following question. In the graph,…

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On the basis of the figure below answer the following question. In the graph, the number of boys and girls are given in five schools. Study this graph properly and answer the questions.

Which school has the highest percentage of boys and girls as part of the total students in all the schools?

  1. A.

    A

  2. B.

    B

  3. C.

    C

  4. D.

    D

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Correct answer: D

When several categories are compared against the SAME grand total, each category's percentage share is directly proportional to its own raw count — so the category with the highest percentage share is simply the one with the highest raw (boys + girls) total; there is no need to compute exact percentages.

  1. School A: 3500 boys + 2750 girls = 6250 students.

  2. School B: 3250 boys + 4000 girls = 7250 students.

  3. School C: 3000 boys + 3500 girls = 6500 students.

  4. School D: 4500 boys + 4250 girls = 8750 students.

Since the total across all the schools is the same fixed denominator for every school's percentage, comparing these four totals directly shows School D (8750) is the largest — well ahead of School B (7250) and School C (6500), and further ahead of School A (6250).

Cross-check: the fifth category on the graph reaches 7250 as well, still 1500 below School D's total, so School D remains the maximum regardless.

Hence School D holds the highest percentage share of the total students, and School D is the correct answer.

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