NIELIT Scientific Assistant A 2020 November: 18

Question

Answer the question on the basic of the following information provided:

The students of a school participates in various sports activities, the distribution of the same is given below:

• $\text{Football} – 17\%$
• $\text{Handball} – 26\%$
• $\text{Badminton} – 16\%$
• $\text{Table Tennis} – 22\%$
• $\text{Basketball} – 19\%$

Total number of students in the school are $800.$

If out of the number of students in Basketball, $69$ are girls, what is the difference between the number of boys and girls taking part in Basketball?

• A. $17$
• B. $23$
• C. $86$
• D. $14$

Answer 1

Given: Total number of students=$800$

Total number of student in basketball=$800*(19\%)  =\frac{800*19}{100}=152$

So total number of student who plays basketball=$152$

It’s given that number of the girl who plays basketball=$69$

So number o boy who plays basketball=$152-69=83$

Difference between boys & girls=$83-69=14$

Option $D$ is correct.