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First, try to see if there is any shortcut / trick. None found.

So, we have to calculate total expenses: 360
And the expense for advertising: 160
Percentage should be 160/360 = 16/36 = 8 / 18 = 4 / 9 = 44.44%
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Sajjad1994 the Error Log is displaying I missed the question, although I chose the correct answer. It seems like a formatting problem on the question.
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Sajjad1994 the Error Log is displaying I missed the question, although I chose the correct answer. It seems like a formatting problem on the question.

The reason is that each question has two drop downs and here, the drop down for second had invalid entry.
Choose drop down for second portion and you will get actual answer.
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I solved it in 2 min 40 sec is it good enough or need to be more faster
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1. What percentage of McQUEEN’s total expenditure on marketing in Year 4 was spent on advertising?

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This is a fairly easy question so probably 40 to 45 seconds max. Can I know what took you over 2.5 mins? If its because of confusion regarding drop down, just chill. Its not your mistake. The question is not properly formatted.
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I solved it in 2 min 40 sec is it good enough or need to be more faster
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1. What percentage of McQUEEN’s total expenditure on marketing in Year 4 was spent on advertising?

2. Choose drop-down
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Thanks, actually it was the dropdown issue, so got confused and thought over the answer again
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This is a fairly easy question so probably 40 to 45 seconds max. Can I know what took you over 2.5 mins? If its because of confusion regarding drop down, just chill. Its not your mistake. The question is not properly formatted.
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I solved it in 2 min 40 sec is it good enough or need to be more faster
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1. What percentage of McQUEEN’s total expenditure on marketing in Year 4 was spent on advertising?

2. Choose drop-down
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