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The following table shows the percentage (%) distribution of children in five different villages…

Villages V4 and V5 have 1044 + 1798 = 2842 children in all, while those not attending school number 288 + 1006 = 1294. \[\frac{2842-1294}{1294}\times100=119.6\%\] which is…

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The following table shows the percentage (%) distribution of children in five different villages (V1V_1 to V5V_5) and percentage (%) distribution of children attending school from these five villages. Total number of children in all the five villages is 5800 and total number of children attending school from these five villages is 3600. Based on the data in the table, answer the question:

Village-wise percentage distribution of children
Village Percentage Distribution of
Number of children (5800) Number of children attending school (3600)
V1V_1 16% 15%
V2V_2 24% 28%
V3V_3 11% 14%
V4V_4 18% 21%
V5V_5 31% 22%

Question: The total number of children from the village V4 and V5 together is approximately ______% more than the total number of children who do not attend school from the same two villages.

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Villages V4 and V5 have 1044 + 1798 = 2842 children in all, while those not attending school number 288 + 1006 = 1294. 2842−12941294×100=119.6%\frac{2842-1294}{1294}\times100=119.6\% which is approximately 120 per cent.

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