Question

The Table below indicates the number of residents at 5 hotels on 1 Feb and 1 July 1998. Which hotel had the greatest increase in the total number of adult residents on 1 July 1998 compared with 1 Feb of that year?

1-Jul-98
Hotel	Female Adults	Male Adults	Female Children
V	41	73	16
W	18	37	7
X	47	92	12
Y	37	59	19
Z	81	112	26

1-Feb-98
Hotel	Female Adults	Male Adults	Female Children	Male Children
V	32	64	8	11
W	11	28	3	2
X	47	84	14	7
Y	22	42	5	6
Z	63	104	18	23

• A. V
• B. W
• C. Y
• D. Z

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The problem requires us to determine which hotel experienced the greatest increase in the number of adult residents from February 1, 1998, to July 1, 1998. To solve this, we will calculate the increase in adult residents for each hotel by comparing the sum of male and female adults over the given period.

Hotel	Increase in Female Adults	Increase in Male Adults	Total Increase
V	41-32=9	73-64=9	9+9=18
W	18-11=7	37-28=9	7+9=16
X	47-47=0	92-84=8	0+8=8
Y	37-22=15	59-42=17	15+17=32
Z	81-63=18	112-104=8	18+8=26

From the calculations, Hotel Y experienced the greatest increase in total adult residents, with a total increase of 32 residents.