In a group of people, 28% of the members are young while the rest are old. If 65% of the members are literates, and 25% of the literates are young, then the percentage of old people among the illiterates is nearest to
Correct Answer :
66
Solution :
Let the total number of people in the group be 100.
Number of young people = 28
Number of old people = 100 − 28 = 72
Number of literate people = 65% of 100 = 65
Number of illiterate people = 100 − 65 = 35
Out of the literates, 25% are young:
Number of young literates = 25% of 65 = 16.25
Since the total number of young people is 28, the number of young illiterates must be:
Young illiterates = 28 − 16.25 = 11.75
We need to find the percentage of old people among the illiterates. The number of old illiterates is:
Old illiterates = Total illiterates − Young illiterates = 35 − 11.75 = 23.25
The percentage of old people among the illiterates is:
Nearest to 66.
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