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by baladon99 » Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:31 am
Per capita consumption = Total number of cigars consumed / Total population

Total number of cigars increased by 3.4 % whereas total population increased by more than 3.4 % i.e. 5 %

So new per capita consumption would be lower . --> option B

option C talks about non smokers. We are given no info about proportion of non-smokers. So this option is not right.
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by thestartupguy » Sat Aug 27, 2011 3:53 pm
There is no mention about the number of non smokers. The consumption increase can be in three ways

1) Numbers reduce and consumption/no of smokers increases
2) Numbers stay same and the consumption/no of smokers increases
3) Numbers increase and the consumption/no of smokers increases or decreases accordingly

Hence the argument. :)
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