If the population of village R in 1997 is 32000, then what will be the population of village Y below poverty line in that year?
Population of village R = 32000 (given).
Let the population of village Y be y.
Then, 16:15=32000:y⇒y=(15×3200016)=30000
∴ Population of village Y below poverty line = 52% of 30000 = 15600.