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Population of three towns (in thousands) in four years given in bar graph and percentage of literate population of the towns given in line graph (some of the data is missing in the line graph).…

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Population of three towns (in thousands) in four years given in bar graph and percentage of literate population of the towns given in line graph (some of the data is missing in the line graph).

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Following Table shows partial data of Percentage growth rate of literate population (year over
year)

Town 1Town 2Town 3
2020(50/7)%------
2021(155/3)%- (6800/203)%36%
2022---(200/3)%- (1600/51)%


Number of literate population of town 2 in year 2019 is approximately what percent of literate population of town 1 in the year 2021?
  1. 53.85%
  2. 52.75%
  3. 51.65%
  4. 50.62%

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C - 51.65%
Town 2 2019 literate = 60% of 470k = 282k. Town 1 2021 literate = 360k x (1 + 155/300) = 546k. 282/546 = 51.65%.

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