2023 · Q79
Directions: The next three items are based on a survey on occurrence of vowels in a certain book irrespective of whether they are in upper or lower case.
Vowel: A=20%, E=45%, I=15%, O=8%, U=12%
Among the three vowels which occur minimum number of times, what is the percentage of occurrence of the letter that occurs the maximum number of times among them?
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- A42 6/7%
- B41 5/7%
- C40 4/7%
- D39 2/7%
Explanation
The three vowels occurring the minimum number of times are O (8 percent), U (12 percent) and I (15 percent). Among these, the letter occurring the maximum number of times is I at 15 percent. Its share of their combined 35 percent is 15/35 = 3/7, which equals 42 and 6/7 percent. Hence option A.