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In a city 30% of adults are illiterate while 80% of the children are literate. If the ratio of the…

Taking Adults = 300 and Children = 400 (ratio 3:4, total = 700): literate adults = \(70\%\text{ of }300 = 210\) and literate children = \(80\%\text{ of }400 = 320\). Total…

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In a city 30% of adults are illiterate while 80% of the children are literate. If the ratio of the adult to that of the children is 3:4, then what percentage of the population is literate?

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Taking Adults = 300 and Children = 400 (ratio 3:4, total = 700): literate adults = 70% of 300=21070\%\text{ of }300 = 210 and literate children = 80% of 400=32080\%\text{ of }400 = 320. Total literate percentage = 210+320700×100%=5307%=75.71%\frac{210 + 320}{700} \times 100\% = \frac{530}{7}\% = 75.71\%.

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