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Study the following graph and the table and answer the questions given below.

Data of different states regarding population of states in the year 1998

Total population of the given States = 3276000.

States Sex and Literacy wise Population Ratio
Sex Literacy
M F Literate Illiterate
A.P 5 3 2 7
M.P 3 1 1 4
Delhi 2 3 2 1
Goa 3 5 3 2
Bihar 3 4 4 1
U.P. 3 2 7 2
T.N. 3 4 9 4


1.
What will be the percentage of total number of males in U.P., M.P. and Goa together to the total population of all the given states?
25%
27.5%
28.5%
31.5%
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Number of males in U.P = [ 3 of (15% of N) ]   = 3 x 15 x N   = 9 x N .
5 5 100 100

where N = 3276000.

Number of males in M.P = [ 3 of (20% of N) ]   = 3 x 20 x N   = 15 x N .
4 4 100 100

Number of males in Goa = [ 3 of (12% of N) ]   = 3 x 12 x N   = 4.5 x N .
8 8 100 100

Therefore Total number of males in these three states
= (9 + 15 + 4.5) x N
100
= ( 28.5 x N ) .
100

Therefore Required Percentage = [
( 28.5 x N )
100
x 100 ] % = 28.5%.
N

Discussion:
16 comments Page 2 of 2.

Sai said:   1 decade ago
Can anyone tell me how did come 15%? I cannot understand this problem?

Rani said:   1 decade ago
Directly we can take the male percentages to total.

i.e. U.P. Male = 3% of 15% 3276000.

Like this we can take M.P and GOA then we add.

Rajapriya said:   1 decade ago
Shailesh. See the pie chart. Its show the percentage.

UP - 15%.
MP - 20%.
Goa - 12%.

I Hope that you Got My Point.

Shailesh said:   1 decade ago
Can any one tell me that how did come 15%, 20% and 12%?

Sundar said:   1 decade ago
How 3/5 comes at first step?

Ans:

Ratio of males and females in UP = 3 : 2

Number of Males = 3/(3+2) = 3/5 of 15% of N.

Sathish said:   1 decade ago
Can't get how 3/5 comes in step 1 ?


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