Multiple choice

The table below gives information about the different types of frozen snacks sold (in units) by a departmental store during different months of an year: Type/Month January February March April Veg Patties 520 200 400 300 Frozen Vegetables 120 350 200 600 Sausages 300 400 400 300 Mayonaisse 600 300 100 400 Sea Food 700 500 300 400 Yoghurt 300 350 140 120 Which of the following pieces of information can be concluded from the given data?

  1. The sale of Yoghurt increased by 18% from January to February.

  2. The sale of Veg Patties decreased by 25% from January to March.

  3. The sale of Mayonaisse was the highest in the month of March.

  4. None of these

  5. e
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Explanation

Yoghurt increased from 300 to 350, which is an increase of about 16.7%, not 18%. Veg Patties decreased from 520 to 400, which is about 23.1%, not 25%, and Mayonnaise was not highest in March. Hence none of the listed statements can be concluded.

AI explanation

Evaluate the first statement by finding the percentage decrease for Yoghurt from January to February using the percentage change formula: ((300 minus 350) divided by 350) multiplied by 100, which equals a decrease of about 14.3 percent. For the second statement, calculate the Veg Patties decrease from 520 in January to 400 in March, resulting in a 23.1 percent drop. The third statement is false because Mayonnaise sales in March were only 100 units, which was not the highest. Since all three provided statements are false, none of the conclusions can be drawn from the data.

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