GATE EE 2014 Set 2 — Question 9
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The ratio of male to female students in a college for five years is plotted in the following line graph. If the number of female students doubled in 2009, by what percent did the number of male students increase in 2009?

Correct answer
140 to 140
Solution
From the graph, the ratio of male () to female () students is:
In 2008:
In 2009:
Given that the number of female students doubled in 2009:
Substitute into the equation for :
Percentage increase in male students =
.
In 2008:
In 2009:
Given that the number of female students doubled in 2009:
Substitute into the equation for :
Percentage increase in male students =
.
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