A survey was conducted in four cities in which participants were asked to vote for the best cricket player in the country. The following table shows the number of votes given to the four players in each of the cities. Answer the following questions using the information provided. Player Delhi Mumbai Kolkata Chennai Sachin 125 225 75 100 Rahul 100 175 125 175 Virendra 250 125 100 75 Mahendra 25 75 200 50 What percentage of all the voters voted for Mahendra as the best player?
A survey was conducted in four cities in which participants were asked to vote for the best cricket player in the country. The following table shows the number of votes given to the four players in each of the cities. Answer the following questions using the information provided. Player Delhi Mumbai Kolkata Chennai Sachin 125 225 75 100 Rahul 100 175 125 175 Virendra 250 125 100 75 Mahendra 25 75 200 50 What percentage of all the voters voted for Mahendra as the best player? Correct Answer 17.5 %
Given:
|
Player |
Delhi |
Mumbai |
Kolkata |
Chennai |
|
Sachin |
125 |
225 |
75 |
100 |
|
Rahul |
100 |
175 |
125 |
175 |
|
Virendra |
250 |
125 |
100 |
75 |
|
Mahendra |
25 |
75 |
200 |
50 |
Formula used:
Required percentage = (Votes for player/Total votes) × 100
Calculation:
Total votes = 500 + 600 + 500 + 400 = 2000
Mahendra votes = 25 + 75 + 200 + 50 = 350
The required percentage of all the voters voted for Mahendra
⇒ (350/2000) × 100
⇒ 35/2
⇒ 17.5
∴ The percentgage of all voters vote for Mahendra is 17.5%.