Question

The following charts show the sales share of five companies (A, B, C, D and E) for two fertilizer products, Fertilizer-P and Fertilizer-Q. The Fertilizer-P sale of company C is 2520 Kg and the Fertilizer-Q sale of company B is 3150 Kg.

The sale of Fertilizer-Q from company E is what percent of sales of Fertilizer-P from company A and B together?

• A. 45.25
• B. 36.33
• C. 57.40
• D. 26.50

Hint:

Find company E's Fertilizer-Q sale and the combined A+B Fertilizer-P sale in Kg first, then take the ratio.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Set up the two quantities separately before comparing them. Company E's Fertilizer-Q sale is $0.17 \times (3150/0.21) = 0.17 \times 15000 = 2550$ Kg. Company A and B combined on Fertilizer-P is $(0.15+0.22)\times(2520/0.21) = 0.37 \times 12000 = 4440$ Kg. The ratio of E's Fertilizer-Q sale to this combined Fertilizer-P sale is $\frac{2550}{4440}\times100 \approx 57.4$. \[\boxed{57.40}\]