Direction: Study the given table carefully and answer the following question accordingly
In the following table, the percentage of published books distributed and the number of distributors from five publishing company in two Months May and June.
| May | June | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of the publishing company | Percentage of published books distributed | Number of distributors | Percentage of published books distributed | Number of distributors |
| A | 70% | 15 | 85% | 16 |
| B | 80% | 10 | 84% | 12 |
| C | 65% | 13 | 75% | 19 |
| D | 72% | 8 | 52% | 33 |
| E | 90% | 6 | 88% | 11 |
Note: All the given companies distributed the published books among its respective distributors during both the given months
Number of books published by Company C in May and June was equal. If the average number of books received by each distribution of Company C in May and June was 168 what was the number of books published by Company C in June?
- AOption (a)
3840
- BOption (b)
2480
- COption (c)
4380
- DOption (d)
4830
- EOption (e)
None of these
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Correct answer
3840
Why this answer is correct
Let the number of books published by company C in May be x
Number of books published by Company C in June be x
Now,
Average number of books received by each distributor of Company C in May and June was 168.
Average = Sum of all the observations/Total number of observations
⇒ Total number of books received by each distributor of Company C in May and June
⇒ 168 × 32 = 5376
According to the given table
⇒ 65% of x +75% x = 5376
⇒ (65/100) × x + (75/100) × x = 5376
⇒ 140x = 537600
⇒ x = 3840
∴ Number of books published by Company C in June is 3840