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No of illiterate females

Question:
DIRECTIONS: Study the following table carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Village

Literate: illiterate

Population

Nathupur

9:2

2354

Dhankot

4: 1

2540

Basal

7:2

2709

Badshahpur

13:4

5100

Kadipur

5:3

3248

Pataudi

5:2

4921

Bilaspur

13: 6

3990

If 42% of the illiterates in Badshahpur are males, then what is the number of illiterate women in this village?
Options:
A) 632 
B) 598
C) 546 
D) 696
Solution:

Number of illiterates in Badshahpur = \(\cfrac{4}{17}\) × 5100 = 1200

Number of illiterate females = 58% of 1200 = 696


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