Question

Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions given below.
Q. By what per cent is the literate population of Alaska more than the illiterate population of Utah?(Approximated to the nearest integer)

• A. 87%
• B. 78%
• C. 95%
• D. 81%
• E. 81%

Answer 1

The correct option is A 87%

Literate population of Alaska $=\frac{9}{100}\times \frac{9}{13}\times 3276000=204120$
Illiterate population of Utah $=\frac{15}{100}\times \frac{2}{9}\times 3276000=109200$
Reqd. percentage $=\frac{204120-109200}{109200}\times 100=86.92\%\simeq 87\%$