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Question 112

The population of a village is 8000. Out of these, 80% are literate and of these literate people, 40% are women. Find the ratio of the number of literate women to the total population.

Answer 1

We have, total population = 8000
Literate people = 80% of total population = $\frac{80}{100}\times 80000=6400$
Literate women = 40% of literate people = $\frac{40}{100}\times 6400=2560$
Ratio of literate women to total population = 2560 : 8000 = $\frac{2560}{8000}:\frac{8000}{320}=8:25$
Hence, the ratio of women to total population is 8: 25.