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Specializations and Placements Pie Chart

CMAT 2025 · Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation · Medium · Data Interpretation

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Study the given pie charts carefully to answer the questions that follow.

Comprehension: Break up of number of students studying in different specialization of management college and the number of students who recently got placed in each specialization.

Break up of students studying in different specializations (Total = 3600):

  • Operations: 35%
  • Finance: 20%
  • Marketing: 18%
  • Business Analytics: 15%
  • HR: 12%

Breakup of students who recently got placed in each specialization (Total = 1200):

  • Operations: 33%
  • Business Analytics: 26%
  • Marketing: 22%
  • HR: 11%
  • Finance: 8%

Question 1 of 3

The total number of students who got placed from all the specialization together was what percentage of total number of students pursuing specialization in operations, marketing and finance collectively?

  1. A.

    43.21%

  2. B.

    44.89%

  3. C.

    45.66%

  4. D.

    46.22%

Answer

C

Explanation

Total number of students pursuing Operations, Marketing, and Finance collectively: =(35%+18%+20%)×3600=73%×3600=2628= (35\% + 18\% + 20\%) \times 3600 = 73\% \times 3600 = 2628

Total number of students placed from all specializations = 12001200.

Required percentage: =12002628×100≈45.66%= \frac{1200}{2628} \times 100 \approx 45.66\%

Question 2 of 3

What is the difference between the total number of students pursuing specialization in Business Analytics and HR combined and the number of student who got placed from marketing specialization and finance specialization combined?

  1. A.

    812

  2. B.

    972

  3. C.

    582

  4. D.

    612

Answer

D

Explanation

Students pursuing Business Analytics and HR combined: =(15%+12%)×3600=27%×3600=972= (15\% + 12\%) \times 3600 = 27\% \times 3600 = 972

Students placed from Marketing and Finance combined: =(22%+8%)×1200=30%×1200=360= (22\% + 8\%) \times 1200 = 30\% \times 1200 = 360

Required difference: =972−360=612= 972 - 360 = 612

Question 3 of 3

The number of students who got placed from the HR specialization was what percent of the total number of students studying in that specialization?

  1. A.

    36.18%

  2. B.

    30.56%

  3. C.

    47.22%

  4. D.

    28.16%

Answer

B

Explanation

Number of students placed from HR = 11%×1200=13211\% \times 1200 = 132.

Total number of students studying HR = 12%×3600=43212\% \times 3600 = 432.

Required percentage: =132432×100=30.56%= \frac{132}{432} \times 100 = 30.56\%

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