Quantitative Techniques Question 14

Question; Direction; Study the following information carefully to answer the questions that follow:

There are two Trains, Train-A and Train-B. Both Trains have four different types of Coaches viz. General Coaches, Sleeper Coaches, First Class Coaches and AC Coaches. In Train A there are total 700 passengers. Train-B has thirty percent more passengers than Train A. Twenty percent of the passengers of Train-A are in General Coaches. One-fourth of the total number of passengers of Train-A are in AC coaches. Twenty three percent of the passengers of Train-A are in Sleeper Class Coaches. Remaining passengers of Train-A are in first class coaches. Total number of passengers in AC coaches in both the trains together is 480. Thirty percent of the number of passengers of Train-B is in Sleeper Class Coaches. Ten percent of the total passengers of Train-B are in first class coaches. Remaining passengers of Train-B are in general class coaches. Total number of passengers in General Class coaches in both the Trains together is approximately what percentage of total number of passengers in Train-B?

Options:

A) 35

B) 42

C) 46

D) 38

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Answer:

Correct Answer; B

Solution:

  • (b) Required percentage $ =\frac{140 +241}{910}\times 100 $ $ =\frac{381}{910}\times 100 \approx 42 $