Consider the table given below and answer the following questions given below.…
2020
Consider the table given below and answer the following questions given below.
Ques: How many books were given to each distributor by publisher E, if each distributor gets equal number of books?
- A.
1024
- B.
1014
- C.
986
- D.
962
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Correct answer: B
Concept: Table-based Data Interpretation problems require reading the exact figures for the specific entity asked about from the correct row and column, then applying them in the right sequence: first find the quantity described by a percentage (Quantity = Percentage × Total), then divide that quantity evenly among the stated count using the unitary method to get the per-unit share.
Application (Publisher E):
Read publisher E's row: Number of Books Published = 33,800; Percentage of Books Distributed = 78%; Number of Distributors = 26.
Total books distributed by publisher E = 78% of 33,800 = (78/100) × 33800 = 26,364.
Divide equally among the 26 distributors: 26,364 ÷ 26 = 1,014 books per distributor.
Cross-check: 1,014 × 26 = 26,364, and 26,364 ÷ 33,800 = 0.78 = 78%, which matches publisher E's own percentage figure exactly, confirming the value.