Question
Download Solution PDFThe following pie chart shows the proportion of number of deaths due to various causes in a country during a given month. Study the chart and answer the following question.
If the number of deaths due to heart disease is 6900, then what is number of deaths due to cancer?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGiven:
The number of deaths due to heart disease is 6900.
Calculation:
According to the question,
Let the number of deaths due to various cases be x
The number of deaths due to heart disease = 30% of x
⇒ 30x/100 = 6900
⇒ x = 690000/30
⇒ x = 23000
Number of deaths due to cancer 23% of x
⇒ 23 × 23000/100
⇒ 5290
∴ Number of deaths due to cancer is 5290.
Shortcut Trick
The number of deaths due to heart disease is 6900.
⇒ 30% = 6900
⇒ 1% = 230
Then,
According to the question and pie chart
⇒ 23% = 23 × 230
⇒ 5290
∴ Number of deaths due to cancer is 5290.
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