6 votes 6 votes The data given in the following table summarizes the monthly budget of an average household. $$\begin{array}{|l|c|c|} \hline \textbf{Category} & \textbf{Amount(Rs.)} \\\hline \text{Food} & \text{4000} \\\hline \text{Rent} & \text{2000} \\\hline \text{Savings} & \text{1500} \\\hline \text{Other expenses} & \text{1800} \\\hline \text{Clothing} & \text{1200} \\\hline\end{array}$$ The approximate percentage of the monthly budget NOT spent on savings is $10\%$ $14\%$ $81\%$ $86\%$ Quantitative Aptitude gate2012-cy quantitative-aptitude percentage + – Akash Kanase asked Feb 15, 2016 • edited Jun 2, 2019 by Lakshman Bhaiya Akash Kanase 2.7k views answer comment Share Follow See all 4 Comments See all 4 4 Comments reply Himanshu1 commented Feb 21, 2016 reply Follow Share (D) 86℅ 4 votes 4 votes sutanay3 commented Jul 24, 2018 reply Follow Share Include in calculation Clothing 1200 2 votes 2 votes Karthik Selvam commented Jan 2, 2020 reply Follow Share In GO Pdf , Table is Incomplete(Clothing is missing.) 1 votes 1 votes KUSHAGRA गुप्ता commented Jan 7, 2020 reply Follow Share $10500-\dfrac{x}{100}\times 10500=1500$ $9000=105x$ $\dfrac{9000}{105}=x$ $85.71=x$ 1 votes 1 votes Please log in or register to add a comment.
Best answer 10 votes 10 votes $\dfrac{9000}{10500}\times 100 = 85.7 \%$ Correct Answer: $D$ srestha answered Feb 21, 2016 • edited Apr 27, 2019 by Naveen Kumar 3 srestha comment Share Follow See 1 comment See all 1 1 comment reply jjayantamahata commented Jul 12, 2017 reply Follow Share Monthly budget not spent on savings is:- (4000+1200+2000+1800)=9000 Total budget=(4000+1200+2000+1500+1800)=10500 Percentage%=(9000/10500)*100~=86.7% 2 votes 2 votes Please log in or register to add a comment.
1 votes 1 votes we know , INCOME -EXPENDITURE=SAVINGS income = 9000+1500=10,500 here,(NOT spent on savings) is equivalent to (expenditure) therefore ,percentage of expenditure out of income =(9000/10,500)*100=85.7% which is close to 86% answer is 86% naniraj answered Nov 16, 2018 naniraj comment Share Follow See all 0 reply Please log in or register to add a comment.