Directions (next six questions) : Refer to the table and answer the given questions.

Data regarding number of books sold in either hard bounds or paperback editions and also the categories of books sold in Fiction and Non-Fiction categories of books sold in Fiction and Non-Fiction category, by four different shops, in a particular month (January 2014)

Book Shops	Respective ratio between hard bounds sold and number of paperbacks sold	Number of paperbacks sold out of total number of books sold	Percentage of fictions (hardbound + paperback) sold out of total books sold
A	2;3	600	45
B	3:5	450	75
C	1:3	450	50
D	2:7	1400	60

[Please note : Total books sold = Number of hardbounds sold + Number of paperbacks sold]

(Applicable only to the following question)

In February 2014, the number of paperback editions sold by shop D was 5% more than the same sold by the same shop in the previous month. The number of paperback editions sold in February 2014 by shop D constituted 75% of the total number of books sold by shop D in February 2014. What was the total number of books sold in February 2014 by shop D

1840
2040
1960
2080
2400

Explanation:

Number of paperback editions sold by shop D in February 2014

=1400×105=1470

100

Let the total number of books sold by shop D in February 2014=x

According to question,

x×75/100=1470

x=1470×100/75

x=1960

Required ratio = 300=5:3

180

Book shop	Total number of books	Number of paper back books	Number of hard bound books	Number of fiction books	Number of Non-fiction books
A	600×5/3=1000	600	1000-600 =400	1000×45/100=450	1000-450=550
B	450×8/5=720	450	720-450=270	720×75/100=540	720-540=180
C	450×4/3=600	450	600-450=150	600×50/100=300	600-300=300
D	1400×9/7=1800	1400	1800-1400=400	1800×60/100=1080	1800-1080=720

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Data regarding number of books sold in either hard bounds or paperback editions and also the categories of books sold in Fiction and Non-Fiction categories of books sold in Fiction and Non-Fiction category, by four different shops, in a particular month (January 2014)

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B	3:5	450	75
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[Please note : Total books sold = Number of hardbounds sold + Number of paperbacks sold]

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