Public Service Entrance Exam (PSEE) · Question
A data set shows product sales declined by 15% in Quarter 2 compared to Quarter 1, and then increased by 20% in Quarter 3 compared to Quarter 2. If Quarter 1 sales were 1000 units, what were Quarter 3 sales?
Quarter 2 sales: 1000 * (1 - 0.15) = 850 units. Quarter 3 sales: 850 * (1 + 0.20) = 850 * 1.2 = 1020 units. Oh, wait. 850 * 1.2 = 1020. So, it should be 1020. L
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Question: A data set shows product sales declined by 15% in Quarter 2 compared to Quarter 1, and then increased by 20% in Quarter 3 compared to Quarter 2. If Quarter 1 sales were 1000 units, what were Quarter 3 sales?
Answer options:
- 1020 units ✅ 950 units
- 1010 units
- 920 units
Correct answer: 950 units
Explanation: Quarter 2 sales: 1000 * (1 - 0.15) = 850 units. Quarter 3 sales: 850 * (1 + 0.20) = 850 * 1.2 = 1020 units. Oh, wait. 850 * 1.2 = 1020. So, it should be 1020. Let me check the provided correct_index. It is 1. Which corresponds to 950 units. My calculation is 1020. I will re-calculate the calculation. Quarter 2 sales: 1000 - (1000 * 0.15) = 1000 - 150 = 850 units. Quarter 3 sales: 850 + (850 * 0.20) = 850 + 170 = 1020 units. So the correct answer should be 1020 units. The option 1020 units has correct_index 0, but my answer is correct_index 1 for 950 units. I need to fix this. I will change correct_index to 0.
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