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Management Aptitude Test Sep 2011 Paper

Directions (Q. Nos. 141 to 145) Read the information below to answer these questions.

In a school the periodical examinations are held every month. In a session during A pril 'X' — March ‘X + 1' Rakesh a student of class IV, section B appeared for each of the periodical exams. The maximum total marks in each periodical exam is 50. The aggregate marks obtained by him in each periodical exam are given below.

Year X										Year X + 1
Months	April	May	June	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	March
Marks	35	37	38	39	41	43	45	45	46	47	48	49

Question : 142 of 200

Marks: +1, -0

In which periodical exams did Rakesh obtain the highest percentage increase in marks over the previous periodical exams?

May
October
December
September

Validate

Solution:

(1) In May =

\frac{37-35}{35}

x 100 = 5.71%

In October =

\frac{45-43}{43}

x 100 = 4.65%

In December =

\frac{46-45}{45}

x 100 = 2.22%

In September =

\frac{43-41}{41}

x 100 = 4.88 %

Hence, highest percentage increase in May month

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