Data Interpretation: University Student Majors

XAT 2019 · QADI · Medium · Data Interpretation

Passage / data set

The break-up of the students in a university by subject major is given in the polar pie-chart. The bar chart shows the number of students who major in physics by geographic location.

Subject Breakdown (Pie Chart):

  • Physics: 18%
  • Chemistry: 14%
  • Mathematics: 16%
  • Economics: 12%
  • Engineering: 20%
  • History: 10%
  • Others: 10%

Physics Majors by Location (Bar Chart):

  • Delhi: 18
  • Mumbai: 36
  • Kolkata: 80
  • Chennai: 40
  • Hyderabad: 23
  • Others: 28

Question 1 of 3

How many students major in chemistry?

  1. A.

    200

  2. B.

    175

  3. C.

    170

  4. D.

    190

  5. E.

    180

Question 2 of 3

If the proportion of physics majors who are from Delhi is the same as the proportion of engineering majors who are from Delhi, how many engineering majors are from Delhi?

  1. A.

    22

  2. B.

    26

  3. C.

    18

  4. D.

    20

  5. E.

    24

Question 3 of 3

12% of all students are from Chennai. What is the largest possible percentage of economics students that can be from Chennai, rounded off to the nearest integer?

  1. A.

    73%

  2. B.

    77%

  3. C.

    75%

  4. D.

    71%

  5. E.

    69%

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