Problem Statement

Additional Votes Needed by A and B to Beat D's September Total by 7 Percent Direction: Study the following line graph carefully to answer the question that follows. 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, whose readings 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 How many additional votes are needed by A and B combined to achieve a total that is 7% more than D's total votes in September?