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Question 150
The average life expectancies of males for several states are shown in the table. Express each decimal in the form $\frac{p}{q}$ and arrange the states from the least to the greatest male life expectancy.
State-wise data are included below: more indicators can be found in the "FACTFILE" section on the homepage for each state.
$\begin{array}{cccc}\text{State}& \text{Male}& \frac{p}{q}\text{form}& \text{Lowest terms}\\ \text{Andhra Pradesh}& 61.6& & \\ \text{Assam}& 57.1& & \\ \text{Bihar}& 60.7& & \\ \text{Gujarat}& 61.9& & \\ \text{Haryana}& 64.1& & \\ \text{Himachal Pradesh}& 65.1& & \\ \text{Karnatak}& 62.4& & \\ \text{Kerala}& 70.6& & \\ \text{Madhya Pradesh}& 56.5& & \\ \text{Maharashtra}& 64.5& & \\ \text{Orissa}& 57.6& & \\ \text{Punjab}& 66.9& & \\ \text{Rajasthan}& 59.8& & \\ \text{Tamil Nadu}& 63.7& & \\ \text{Uttar Pradesh}& 58.9& & \\ \text{West Bengal}& 62.8& & \end{array}$
Source Registrar General of India (2003) SRS Based Abridged Lefe Tables. SRS Analytical Studies, Report No. 3 of 2003, New Delhi: Registrar General of India.
The data are for the 1995-99 period; states subsequently divided are therefore included in their pre-partition states (Chhatisgarh in MP, Uttaranchal in UP and Jharkhand in Bihar)

Answer 1

$\begin{array}{cccc}\text{State}& \text{Male}& \frac{p}{q}\text{form}& \text{Lowest terms}\\ \text{Andhra Pradesh}& 61.6& \frac{616}{10}& \frac{308}{5}\\ \text{Assam}& 57.1& \frac{571}{10}& \frac{571}{10}\\ \text{Bihar}& 60.7& \frac{607}{10}& \frac{607}{10}\\ \text{Gujarat}& 61.9& \frac{619}{10}& \frac{619}{10}\\ \text{Haryana}& 64.1& \frac{641}{10}& \frac{641}{10}\\ \text{Himachal Pradesh}& 65.1& \frac{651}{10}& \frac{651}{10}\\ \text{Karnataka}& 62.4& \frac{624}{10}& \frac{312}{5}\\ \text{Kerala}& 70.6& \frac{706}{10}& \frac{353}{5}\\ \text{Madhya Pradesh}& 56.5& \frac{565}{10}& \frac{113}{2}\\ \text{Maharashtra}& 64.5& \frac{645}{10}& \frac{129}{2}\\ \text{Orissa}& 57.6& \frac{576}{10}& \frac{288}{5}\\ \text{Punjab}& 66.9& \frac{669}{10}& \frac{669}{10}\\ \text{Rajasthan}& 59.8& \frac{598}{10}& \frac{299}{5}\\ \text{Tamil Nadu}& 63.7& \frac{637}{10}& \frac{637}{10}\\ \text{Uttar Pradesh}& 58.9& \frac{589}{10}& \frac{589}{10}\\ \text{West Bengal}& 62.8& \frac{628}{10}& \frac{314}{5}\end{array}$
Arrangement of the states from the least to the greatest male life expectancy, Kerala, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Karnataka, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Assam, Madhya Pradesh.