CAT 2017 Slot 2 QA Q10 Percentages & Profit-Loss

Question 10 of the Quantitative Ability (QA) section, CAT 2017 Slot 2, with CAT's official answer.

In a village, the production of food grains increased by 40% and the per capita production of food grains increased by 27% during a certain period. The percentage by which the population of the village increased during the same period is nearest to
  1. A
    16
  2. B
    13
  3. C
    10
  4. D
    7

Answer: (C) 10 Percentages & Profit-Loss MCQ

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