DATA INTERPRETATION

Categories of DI
(1) Pie Chart
(2) Table Chart
(3) Bar Chart
(4) Line Chart
(5) Mixed Graph
Basics
(a) Knows about basic maths operations
a
(b) Ratio’s → a : b =
b
(c) Percentages
x
(i) x is what per cent of y = x 100
y
x−y
(ii) x is more/less than y = x 100
y
(d) Averages
(e) % ↔ Degree = 100% ↔ 360º
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(1) Problems on Pie Chart
Basics
(a) The values are in Percentage (%) = 100%
(b) The values are in Degree (º) = 360º
Q-1: The total number of passengers in six different trains = 4,800. Percentage wise
distribution of passengers are as follows:

(a) What was the average number of passengers travelling in Train –A, Train-C and Train-F
together?

(b) If cost of one ticket is Rs.124, what is the total amount paid by passengers of Train-B?
(c) Number of passengers in Train-E is approximately what percentage of the total number of
passengers in Train-B and Train-D together?
Sol:

(d) What is the difference between the number of passengers in Train-C and Train-A?
Sol:

(e) What is the total number of passengers Train-D, Train-E and Train-F together?
Q-2: Total number students = 6,800, students among six subjects in terms of degree of angle
in the Pie Chart:

Six Subjects in terms of Angle in

Degree

P
21.6
Q
79.2
R
64.8
S
T
V

57.6

122.4 14.4

(a) What is the difference between the total number of students who prefer Subject-P and
Subject-R together and the total number of students who prefer Subject-S and Subject-V
together?
Sol:
(b) What is the respective ratio between the number of students who prefer Subject-V and the
number of students who prefer Subject-P?
Sol:

(c) The number of students who prefer Subject-T and Subject-V together are what percent of
the total number of students?
Sol:

(d) The number of students who prefer Subject-R are approximately what percent of the
number of students who prefer Subject-S?
Sol:
(e) How many students prefer Subject-Q and Subject-T together?
Sol:

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Q-3: Distribution of students studying MBBS and Engineering on various colleges. Total
number of students = 3,25,000.

Students (%)

8%
20%
A
12%
B
C
15% D

25% E
F
20%

College Male : Female MBBS : Engineering

A 6:5 3:2
B 3:7 2:3
C ? 4:7
D 5:3 8:5
E 9:7 ?
F 3:1 9:7
(a) What is the ratio of female students of college-B to those of college-F?
Sol:

(b) If the ratio of number of male and female students in college-C same as that of male and
female students in college-D. Then the number of female student’s college-F is what
percent of number of male students in college-C?

Sol:

(c) If the ratio of number of male and female students in college-D is same as that of number
of MBBS: Engineering students in college-E. What is the difference between the MBBS
students in college-A and college-E.?

Sol:
(d) The number of engineering students in college-A is what percent less than the number of
MBBS students in college-D (approximately)?

Sol:

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Q-4: Percentage students studying in various branches. Total = 2,500

Branch wise Students (%)

CE
CSE
16% 12%
CHE

10% ME
EEE
15% 5%
ECE
Other
20%
22%

Percentage of students interested in various Sports. Total =2,500

Student Interest (%

Vollyball

5% Cricket
18% Football
Hockey
30%
Not Interested
15% Other

12%
20%

(a) If 10% of Civil students, 20% of Mechanical students and 12% of Electrical students are
not interested in sports, then what is the average number of students of this branches who
are interested in sports (approx.)?
(b) If 20% of students Electrical branch fail and out of this 60% are not interested in sports,
then the no. of failed Electrical students who are not interested in sports in what % of total
students who are not interested in sports?

(c) If 50% are Mechanical students and 40% of Electrical students are interested in football
then what is their ratio?

(d) What is the difference for total number of students in various branches except mechanical
and chemical to those students who are interested in cricket, hockey and football?
Q-5: Total Global production of Bus = 40,000, Country wise sales and distribution as follows:

Country Share in Global Bus Sold (%) Selling Price per 1

Production (%) Bus (in Lakh)
Australia 25 80 6.5
Brazil 30 50 8.5
Canada 10 70 6
Denmark 20 75 5.5
Egypt 15 60 7

(a) If a cost of manufacturing a bus in Canada is Rs.4,50,000. What is the % of profit earned
by company, on which bus sold in the same company?

Sol:

(b) What is the respective ratio between sales of total no. of buses sold in company Denmark
and sales of total no. of buses sold in company Egypt?

Sol:
(c) What is the total no. of buses that remains unsold in the country Canada and Egypt together?

Sol:

(d) Total no. of buses sold in country Australia and Brazil together is what % of total number
of buses manufacture by all companies together?

Sol:

(e) What is the difference between the total no. of buses manufactured in Australia and Brazil
together and the total n. of buses manufactured in Canada and Denmark together?

Sol:
Q-6: The total no. of students = 24,500

Education Students (%) Female (%) Male (%)

EEE 11 60 40
ECE 18 30 70
Arts 24 45 55
ME 21 80 20
Architecture 16 35 65
CSE 10 44 56

(a) What is the ratio of total no. of males in EEE and ME to the total no. of female in the same
field?

(a) 117 : 43 (b) 29 : 183 (c) 13 : 29 (d) 43 : 117

Sol:

(b) The total no. of students in ME in what % of total no. of students in Arts?

(a) 93 (b) 68 (c) 82.5 (d) 87.5

Sol:
(c) The female in ECE is what % of male in CSE?

(a) 71.17 (b) 83.16 (c) 68.54 (d) 96.43

Sol:

(d) What is the ratio of no. of male in Architecture to the no. of males in ECE?

(a) 17 : 7 (b) 28 : 55 (c) 52 : 63 (d) 7 : 11

Sol:

(e) What is the total no. of male students in all the fields together?

Ans: 12348

Sol: