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The population of a village is 11000. If the number of children increase by 11% and the number of adults increase by 20%, the population becomes 12660. Find the population of children and adults separately in the village.

Options

A

7000, 4000

B

4500, 6500

C

6000, 5000

D

5500, 5500

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Correct Answer :

Option C

6000, 5000

Solution :

The correct option is 6000, 5000.

Let us find the population of children and adults in the village step-by-step.

Let the initial number of children in the village be C and the initial number of adults be A.
According to the problem, the total initial population is 11,000. Therefore, we can write our first equation as:
C+A=11000
Let this be Equation (1).

Next, we are given that the number of children increases by 11% and the number of adults increases by 20%, making the new total population 12,660.
The new population of children is:
C+0.11C=1.11C
The new population of adults is:
A+0.20A=1.20A
The sum of these new populations is 12,660. This gives us our second equation:
1.11C+1.20A=12660
Let this be Equation (2).

To solve this system of linear equations, we can express A in terms of C using Equation (1):
A=11000-C
Now, substitute this expression for A into Equation (2):
1.11C+1.20(11000-C)=12660

Expand the equation:
1.11C+13200-1.20C=12660
Combine the terms containing C:
-0.09C+13200=12660
Subtract 13,200 from both sides:
-0.09C=12660-13200
-0.09C=-540
Divide both sides by -0.09 to solve for C:
C=-540-0.09
C=6000
Thus, the population of children is 6,000.

Now, find the population of adults by substituting the value of C back into Equation (1):
A=11000-6000
A=5000
Thus, the population of adults is 5,000.

Therefore, the population of children is 6,000 and the population of adults is 5,000.

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