Problem Statement

Percentage Increase A Needs to Match D Over Six Poll Months Opinion polls were conducted about the popularity of four IT companies (A, B, C and D) in alternate months. All the people who participated in the opinion poll each month cast their vote in favour of exactly one of the four companies. The results (in lakhs of votes) are shown by the line graph, in which the plotted values are: A: Jan 1.5, Mar 1, May 1, July 1.5, Sept 2, Nov 2 B: Jan 2.5, Mar 3, May 1, July 1, Sept 2, Nov 2 C: Jan 3, Mar 2, May 2.5, July 2.5, Sept 3.5, Nov 4 D: Jan 4, Mar 4, May 3.5, July 4.5, Sept 4.5, Nov 4 What percentage of additional votes would A have needed to acquire over the six combined months to equal the total votes acquired by D over that same period?