Data Interpretation

Data interpretation questions give a small table or chart and ask for totals, differences, averages and percentage changes. Speed comes from reading the table once and writing down only what you need.

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1. Q1Easy

   Books issued: Feb 600, Mar 230, Apr 470 and May 370. Find the total.

   1. A417
   2. B1,503
   3. C1,300
   4. D1,670
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   Answer: D. 1,670

   💡 600 + 230 + 470 + 370 = 1,670.

2. Q2Easy

   Cycles sold: Feb 390, Mar 490, Apr 200 and May 380. Find the total.

   1. A1,080
   2. B365
   3. C1,460
   4. D1,850
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   Answer: C. 1,460

   💡 390 + 490 + 200 + 380 = 1,460.

3. Q3Easy

   Books issued: Jun 190, Jul 240, Aug 200 and Sep 520. Find the total.

   1. A1,105
   2. B1,150
   3. C630
   4. D287
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   Answer: B. 1,150

   💡 190 + 240 + 200 + 520 = 1,150.

4. Q4Medium

   Museum visitors: Apr 380, May 490, Jun 530 and Jul 440. Average per month?

   1. A613
   2. B410
   3. C406
   4. D460
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   Answer: D. 460

   💡 Total = 1840, and 1840 ÷ 4 = 460.

5. Q5Medium

   Cycles sold: May 350, Jun 530, Jul 440 and Aug 600. Average per month?

   1. A640
   2. B490
   3. C480
   4. D528
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   Answer: C. 480

   💡 Total = 1920, and 1920 ÷ 4 = 480.

6. Q6Medium

   Parcels delivered: Jan 450, Feb 380, Mar 350 and Apr 592. Average per month?

   1. A590
   2. B521
   3. C453
   4. D443
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   Answer: D. 443

   💡 Total = 1772, and 1772 ÷ 4 = 443.

7. Q7Hard

   Books issued: Jul 470, Aug 260, Sep 180 and Oct 312. Percentage increase from Aug to Oct?

   1. A0%
   2. B20%
   3. C2%
   4. D15%
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   Answer: B. 20%

   💡 Change = 52, and 52 × 100 ÷ 260 = 20%.

8. Q8Hard

   Museum visitors: Mar 540, Apr 530, May 378 and Jun 470. Percentage decrease from Mar to May?

   1. A25%
   2. B31%
   3. C30%
   4. D50%
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   Answer: C. 30%

   💡 Change = 162, and 162 × 100 ÷ 540 = 30%.