Study the given pie chart and answer the question that follows:

The pie chart shows the break-up of the total number of employees of a company in 2019, in five departments A, B, C, D and E.

Total number of employees - 4500

The average number of employees of the company in departments D and E is what percentage of the number of employees in department A (correct to one decimal place)?

A

56.2 %

B

54.4%

C

55.8%

D

55.5%