CAT 2017 Percentages Question (Medium)

Question

In a village, the production of food grains increased by 40 and the per capita production of food grains increased by 27 during a certain period. The percentage by which the population of the village increased during the same period is nearest to

Accepted Answer

Step 1 Let the initial total production be Let the initial population be Initial per capita production New production New per capita production Step 2 Equating the expressions Cancel on both sides Step 3 Percentage increase in population Final Answer The population increased by approximately 10

CAT 2017

Quantitative

Percentages

Medium

In a village, the production of food grains increased by 40% and the per capita production of food grains increased by 27% during a certain period. The percentage by which the population of the village increased during the same period is nearest to

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