If the economic damage caused by storms had doubled, what percentage of the total economic damage

would have been caused by storms?

A. 55.2%

B. 62%

C. 71.8%

D. 76%

E. 83.7%
Explanation:
Data interpretation We will need to use the data provided by the left diagram. The right one is irrelevant.

Reasoning: We add up the economic damage costs for all the natural disasters, counting the damage
dealt by storms twice, to get what would have been the total economic damage cost. We than calculate
that twice the cost of economic damage caused by storms is what percentage of this number.

Calculation:
The cost of the total damage would have been 763+662+119+100+2*1011=3666
The cost of the economic damage caused by storms would have been 2*1011=2022
2022 is (2022/3666)*100=55.2 percent of 3666

Shortcuts / pitfalls:
Don’t just double the percentage value 38. It’s not how it works.