Type Past percent of sales volume Mystery 50 Young adult 16 General fiction 15 Romance 12 General nonfiction 7 A certain bookstore reduced its inventory by offering percent discounts that were inversely proportional to the past percent of sales volume of the book type. The figure above shows these past percent of sales volumes for 5 book types. If thepercent discount on Romance books was 15%, which of the following is closest to the percent discount on Mystery books?

Question

Type   Past percent of sales volume   Mystery  50   Young adult  16   General fiction  15   Romance  12   General nonfiction  7 A certain bookstore reduced its inventory by offering percent discounts that were inversely proportional to the past percent of sales volume of the book type. The figure above shows these past percent of sales volumes for 5 book types. If thepercent discount on Romance books was 15%, which of the following is closest to the percent discount on Mystery books?

Examsnet · Accepted Answer

Correct Answer is : 3.6%3.6\%3.6%

Type	Past percent of sales volume
Mystery	50
Young adult	16
General fiction	15
Romance	12
General nonfiction	7

GMAT Quantitative Reasoning Practice Test 5