PSEE Data Interpretation and Tables

Question 1

A department's budget was $850,000 last year and is $935,000 this year. What is the percentage increase?

Accepted Answer

10%

Answer

Percentage increase = (935,000 − 850,000) / 850,000 × 100 = 85,000 / 850,000 × 100 = 10%.

Question 2

A table shows that Agency A processed 1,200 applications in Q1, 1,450 in Q2, 1,100 in Q3, and 1,650 in Q4. What was the average quarterly output?

Accepted Answer

1,350

Answer

Total applications = 1,200 + 1,450 + 1,100 + 1,650 = 5,400; average = 5,400 ÷ 4 = 1,350 per quarter.

Question 3

A pie chart shows that 35% of government employees work in administration, 25% in operations, 20% in finance, and 20% in legal. If there are 4,000 employees total, how many work in operations?

Accepted Answer

1,000

Answer

25% of 4,000 = 0.25 × 4,000 = 1,000 employees work in operations.

Question 4

If a government project is 60% complete and has used $720,000 of its budget, what is the total estimated project budget?

Accepted Answer

$1,200,000

Answer

If 60% = $720,000, then 100% = $720,000 ÷ 0.60 = $1,200,000 total budget.

Question 5

A bar graph shows complaints received: January=45, February=38, March=52, April=41. Which month had the highest number of complaints?

Accepted Answer

March

Answer

March had 52 complaints, which is the highest value among the four months shown.

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PSEE Data Interpretation and Tables