Department A has 40 wooden desks and 120 metal desks. Department B has 90 wooden desks and 60 metal desks.?

Question

What is the difference between the percentages of wooden desks in each department?

Answer 1

Dept-A has 25 % of wooden desk

Dept-B has 60 % of the wooden desk

The difference = 35 %

Answer 2

Although Dept A has 25% wooden desks, and Dept B has 60% wooden desks; all together there are 130 wooden desks and 180 metal desks in both departments. The % of wooden is 41.9, and of metal is 58.1, and the difference is 16.2%.

Answer 3

Dept. A has 25% wooden desks (40/160*100), and dept. B has 60% (90/150*100).

Answer 4

35%