Postal or Sorting Assistants Model Paper 6 With Solutions

Question : 12 of 100

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Out of the 1000 inhabitants of a town, 60% are male of whom 20% are literate. If amongst all the inhabitants, 25% are literate, then what percentage of the females of the town are literate?

22.5
32.5
27.5
37.5

Validate

Solution:

(b) T otal number of males those are literate = 60% of 20%of 1000

=60/100×20/100×1000=120

Total number of males in the town = 600
Total number of females in the town = 400
Total number of all inhabitants those are literate = 25% of 1000 = 250
Remaining females those are literates = 250 -120 = 130
∴Required %

=130/400×100

=32.5%

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