CGPSC 2011 · Question 76 of 146

A city has a population of 3,00,000 out of which 1,80,000 are males. 50% of the population is literate. If 70% of the males are literate, then the number of literate females would be

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Answer: C. 24,000

Total literates = 1,50,000; literate males = 70% of 1,80,000 = 1,26,000; literate females = 1,50,000 - 1,26,000 = 24,000.

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