which one of the following statements defines "literacy rate"
1) total literate population divided by total population
2) total literate population divided by total illeterate population
3) proportion of literate population in the 18 and above age group
4) proportion of literate population in the 7 and above age group

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4) proportion of literate population in the 7 and above age group

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The population of Mallapur village is 4,500, of which 1,350 are literates. Find

(i) the ratio of total population to the number of illiterates in the simplest form.

(ii) the ratio of total population to the number of literates in the simplest form.

(iii) the ratio of literates to the illiterates in its simplest form.

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