Direction for questions 1 to 5:
Based on the data in the table, answer the questions that follow. The following table presents the percentage breakup of employees and the ratio of male to female employees working in five different organisations (A to E). There is a total number of 35,000 employees working in all five organisations.
The total number of employees in Organisation D is approximately what percent of the total number of employees in Organisation C?
48.39%
44.56%
48.20%
45.38%
48.39%
The correct option is 48.39%.
Step 1: Identify the relevant data from the table
Based on the table provided in the image:
• The percentage of employees in Organisation D is 15%.
• The percentage of employees in Organisation C is 31%.
• The total number of employees working across all five organisations is 35,000.
Step 2: Set up the percentage relationship
We want to find what percentage the total number of employees in Organisation D is of the total number of employees in Organisation C. This relationship is represented as:
Since both employee counts are calculated using the same total base (35,000 employees), the ratio of their actual counts is equal to the ratio of their percentages. We can calculate this directly to save time:
Step 3: Verify using absolute employee counts
To verify this step-by-step, let's find the actual number of employees in each organisation first:
• Total employees in Organisation D:
• Total employees in Organisation C:
Now, calculate the percentage of Organisation D's employees relative to Organisation C's:
Simplifying the fraction by dividing the numerator and denominator by 350:
Step 4: Solve the final division
Dividing 1500 by 31 gives:
Rounding to two decimal places, we get approximately 48.39%.