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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)%


What was the number of literate population in the year 2019 in town 1?
  1. 336000
  2. 393000
  3. 363000
  4. 339000

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A - 336000
Town 1 2019 literate = 60% of 560k = 336k = 336000. Check with table: 2020 literate = 50% of 720k = 360k, and 336k x (1 + 50/700) = 360k.

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