Instructions
A sample of 100 people were tested for protein and vitamin deficieny every year for five years. The number of patients with protein and vitamin deficiency is as shown in the table below. Note that no patient has both vitamin and protein deficiency.
Study the table carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Question 148
Which year has seen the maximum percentage drop in number of vitamin deficiency patients?
Solution
Patients with vitamin deficieny fell only in 2001 and 2002. % fall from 2001 to 2002 = 100* (50 - 60)/60 = 16.67% fall
%fall from 2002 to 2003 = 100 * (15 - 50)/50 = 70% fall
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