Question

The above graph shows a municipality’s expenditure on different services for the financial year 2018-19. If the municipality spent a total of Rs. 50 crore during this period, the expenditure on ‘Education’ was :

• A. Rs. 7 crores more than that spent on ‘street lighting’
• B. Rs. 0.5 crore
• C. Rs. 1 crore
• D. Rs. 3 crores less than that spent on ‘social security’.

Hint:

Read the percentage shares from the pie chart and convert them to crores using the total of Rs. 50 crore.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

From the pie chart: Education = 10%, Street Lighting = 3%, Social Security = 16%.
Education = 10% of 50 = Rs. 5 crore.
Street Lighting = 3% of 50 = Rs. 1.5 crore; Social Security = 16% of 50 = Rs. 8 crore.
Option (1): 1.5 + 7 = 8.5, not 5. Options (2) and (3): 0.5 and 1 are not 5. Option (4): 8 - 3 = 5, which matches.
Answer: (4) Rs. 3 crores less than that spent on ‘social security’.