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Question 170

The population of a town is 450772. In a survey, it was reported that one out of every 14 people, is illiterate. In all, how many illiterate people are there in the town?

Answer 1

Given, the total population of town= 450772

One out of every 14 people, is illiterate.

Now, total illiterate persons = $\frac{\text{Total population of town}}{14}=\frac{450772}{14}$ = 32198

Hence, the number of illiterate people in the town is 32198.