Question

    Study the following information carefully and answer the questions. The given bar graph shows the total number of students playing football in five different schools namely A, B, C, D and E and also given the percentage of  students playing badminton in these five different schools. Note: (i) The total number of students = Total number of students playing football + Total number of students playing badminton (ii) Students are playing only two sports i.e. Football and Badminton.

    Find the ratio of the number of students playing badminton in school B to that in school E.

    A 5:26 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 5:22 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 5:23 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 5:24 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E 5:21 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Number of students playing badminton in school B = 40 × (20/80) = 10 Number of students playing badminton in school E = 72 × (40/60) = 48 Required ratio = 10:48 = 5:24

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