XAT 2023QA & DI Question 26

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Go through the information given below, and answer the THREE questions that follow.

The table captures Age and Gender distribution of Covid Positive Cases in a country. However, a part of data is missing, represented through unknown categories.

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In which age category, the percentage of female covid patients is the HIGHEST? 

Answer & solution

  • A

    61-70

  • B

    31-40

  • C

    41-50

  • D

    51-60

  • 81+

Solution

Percentage of females in category:

31-40 = 12693/24110 × 100% = 52.6%

41-50 = 7264/14120 × 100% = 51.4%

51-60 = 5567/11174 × 100% = 50%

61-70 = 3756/7300 × 100% = 51.4%

81+ = 1276/1996 × 100% = 63.9%

∴ Percentage of females is highest for 81+ age category.

Hence, option (e).

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