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Study the following table showing monthly sales data (in lakhs of rupees) for a retail company over 6 months and answer the questions.

Month	January	February	March	April	May	June
Sales	120	150	180	210	240	300

Q1Easy

What is the average monthly sales for the entire 6-month period?

Q2Easy

What is the average sales for April, May, and June?

Q3Easy

By what percentage did sales increase from January to June?

Q4Easy

What is the total sales for the first three months (January to March)?

Q5Easy

What is the ratio of sales in May to sales in February?

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Study the following table showing monthly sales (in lakhs of rupees) of five retail stores and answer the questions.

Store	January	February	March	April	May
Store A	45	50	55	60	70
Store B	30	35	40	45	50
Store C	60	60	65	70	75
Store D	25	30	35	40	45
Store E	40	45	50	55	60

Q3Easy

Which store had the highest average monthly sales over the five months?

Q4Easy

What is the ratio of Store D's sales in May to Store A's sales in January?

Q5Easy

What is the difference between the total sales of Store B and Store D across all five months?

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Study the following table and answer the questions. The table below shows the sales figures (in lakhs of rupees) of five branches of a retail company across four quarters of a financial year.

Branch	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Delhi	120	150	180	210
Mumbai	140	160	200	240
Bangalore	100	120	140	160
Chennai	80	100	120	140
Kolkata	110	130	150	170

Q4Easy

What is the average sales of Bangalore branch across all four quarters?

Q5Easy

What is the total sales of the Mumbai branch across all four quarters?

Q6Easy

What is the difference between the total sales of Mumbai and Kolkata across all four quarters?

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Study the following table showing monthly sales (in lakhs) of five retail stores and answer the questions.

Store	January	February	March	April	May
Store A	12	15	18	21	24
Store B	20	20	25	30	35
Store C	10	12	14	16	18
Store D	18	21	24	27	30
Store E	15	18	21	24	27

Q7Easy

What is the average monthly sales of Store C across all five months?

Q8Easy

What is the ratio of Store D's sales in May to Store C's sales in May?

Q9Easy

Which store had the highest total sales across all five months?

Q10Easy

What is the total sales of Store B across all five months?

Q11Easy

By what percentage did Store A's sales increase from January to May?

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Study the following tables and answer the questions. Table 1: Monthly Sales (in lakhs ₹) of Electronics Store - 2023

Month	Laptops	Mobiles	Tablets	Accessories
Jan	12	18	8	4
Feb	15	20	10	5
Mar	18	22	12	6
Apr	20	25	14	7
May	22	28	16	8
Jun	25	30	18	9

Table 2: Year-on-Year Growth Rate (%) - 2022 to 2023

Category	Growth Rate
Laptops	20%
Mobiles	25%
Tablets	30%
Accessories	25%

Q12Easy

What is the total sales of Mobiles for the first three months (Jan to Mar)?

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Study the following table carefully and answer the questions based on the data provided. The table below shows the sales figures (in lakhs of rupees) of five branches of a retail company across four quarters of a financial year.

Branch	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Delhi	120	150	180	210
Mumbai	140	160	200	240
Bangalore	100	120	140	160
Chennai	80	100	120	140
Kolkata	110	130	150	170

Q17Easy

Which branch had the highest average quarterly sales?

Q18Easy

What is the total sales of the Mumbai branch for the entire financial year?

📊Data / Passage

Directions

Study the following table showing monthly sales data (in lakhs of rupees) for a retail company over 6 months and answer the questions.

Month	January	February	March	April	May	June
Sales	120	150	180	210	240	300

Q20Easy

What is the total sales for the first three months (January to March)?

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