Directions : Read the data carefully and answer the following questions. The following bar graph shows the number of elephants and tigers in five cities, A, B, C, D, and E. The table below shows the percentage of elephants in five cities, A, B, C, D, and E.
The percentage of elephants
City A
60%
City B
50%
City C
45%
City D
65%
City E
70%
If the number of elephants, tigers, and lions in city B is 180% more than the number of tigers in city A, and the ratio of the number of lions in city C to that in city B is 7: 5, then find the number of lions in city C.
1.65
2.78
3.61
4.70
5.73
Correct Answer : 4
Solution :
Number of elephants in city A = 125 * 60/100 = 75
Number of tigers in city A = 125 - 75 = 50
Total number of elephants and tigers
Number of elephants
Number of tigers
City A
125
75
50
City B
90
45
45
City C
120
54
66
City D
100
65
35
City E
80
56
24
The number of elephants, tigers, and lions in city B = 50 * 280/100 = 140
The number of lions in city B = 140 - 90 = 50
Hence, the number of lions in city C = 50 * 7/5 = 70
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