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Question : The following table shows the percentage population of four towns below the poverty line and the proportion of males and females:

Town Percentage of the population below the poverty line Below Poverty line Above Poverty line
Male: Female Male: Female
A 10 1 : 3 3 : 2
B 15 3 : 4 1 : 2
C 20 2 : 3 5 : 3
D 25 4 : 5 5 : 4

If the total population of town C is 8000, then what is the number of females above the poverty line in state C?

Option 1: 2000

Option 2: 2200

Option 3: 2400

Option 4: 2600


Team Careers360 9th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 2400


Solution : Total population of C = 8000
Population above the poverty line in C = 80%
80% of C = $\frac{80}{100}\times8000$
= 6400
Number of females above the poverty line = $\frac{\text{Ratio of females above the poverty line}}{\text{Sum of the ratio of males and females above the poverty line }}\times$population above the poverty line
= $\frac{3}{8}\times6400$
= 2400
Hence, the correct answer is 2400.

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