The worked question on this page is original educational practice. It is not represented as a question from an official previous-year examination paper.
01 / UNDERSTANDING
Review the question
Create an original two-period table and ask separate share and growth questions about the same category. Require the denominator in each solution to expose accidental substitution.
02 / UNDERSTANDING
The concept in context
Check whether categories overlap and whether totals include all relevant groups. A table of amounts in thousands cannot be compared directly with one stated in individual units without conversion. Use a small extraction note for multi-step questions so repeated reading does not cause a later calculation to borrow a figure from the wrong year.
03 / UNDERSTANDING
A worked learning case
Original educational case. An original training table lists Team A with 40 completions in June and 50 in July, and Team B with 60 and 70. July totals 120. A’s July share is 50/120, while its growth from June is 10/40 = 25%. The numerator 50 appears in both contexts but does not create the same denominator.
ORIGINAL EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE
Try it before you check.
Original practice: A table shows July values of 30, 45 and 75. What percentage of the total is the category with value 45?
Show the answer and reasoning
30%.
Add all three July values to obtain a total of 150. Divide the selected category’s 45 by 150 and multiply by 100, giving 30%. Using only the other categories as a denominator would answer a comparison with the rest rather than the requested share of the complete total.
Two traps to watch for.
- Using a prior-year value when the question asks total share.
- Combining overlapping categories as if they were disjoint.
YOUR TOPIC-SPECIFIC LEARNING MAP
Learn from the attempt
Read headings and units aloud.
Mark the requested cells and denominator.
Check totals before computing shares.
Explain the idea, apply it to a new situation, then check what changed in your reasoning.
BANKERS TUTORIAL · SOURCE NOTES
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Official links provide subject context and authoritative reference material. This guide’s explanation, scenario and question are original Bankers Tutorial learning content.
- sbi.bank.in https://sbi.bank.in/web/careers/current-openings
- sbi.bank.in https://sbi.bank.in/webfiles/uploads/files_2627/09/SBI_JA-Customer_Support_Sales-IH_Pre-2026-27_Eng.pdf
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